Karin E. Fried of Organizational Consulting Services Earns a Level II: Hoarding Specialist Certificate

    MISSOULA, MT, October 13, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Karin E. Fried of Organizational Consulting Services has earned her advanced Level II: Hoarding Specialist Certificate from the Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD). The purpose of ICD's study series is to provide both basic and specialized topic education on issues, concepts, and challenges presented by client work with the chronically disorganized.

The Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD) promotes continued learning in this highly specialized field. ICD's mission is to provide education, research and strategies to benefit people challenged by chronic disorganization. ICD explores, develops and communicates information, organizing techniques and solutions to professional organizers, related professionals and the public.

This certificate focus on the advanced study of hoarding issues. To earn this certificate, Fried was required to attend numerous courses that explore topics such as "How to Effectively Work with a Hoarder and their Family", "Advanced Hoarding", "Hoarding Disorder: Comorbidities and Complexities", "Understanding & Overcoming Triggers for Excessive Acquiring & Saving", "Uncovering the Elephant in the Room: The Impact of Hoarding in Families", "Treatment for People with Hoarding Disorder", "Helping the Families of Treatment Refusing Hoarders" and more. Fried also had to study numerous books such as "Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding", "Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding", "Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding, and Compulsive Acquiring", "Life in rewind: The Story of a Young Courageous Man Who Persevered Over OCD and the Harvard Doctor Who Broke the Rules to Help Him" and other books by the leading experts in the field of Hoarding and OCD.

Prior to completing this coursework, Fried has also earned her Level II Chronic Disorganization (CD) Specialist Certificate, a Certificate of Study in Chronic Disorganization, a Certificate in Basic Hoarding Issues with the CD Client, a Certificate of Study in Understanding the Needs of the Elderly CD Client, a Certificate of Study in Basic ADD Issues with the CD Client, a Certificate of Study in CD Client Administration, a Certificate of Study in Life Transitions, a Certificate of Study in Interpersonal Intelligence, a Certificate of Study in Time Management and Productivity, and a Certificate of Study in Mental Health Conditions and Challenges Affecting the CD Client.

The Specialist Certificate provides in-depth information on hoarding and how to help clients manage more effectively in relation to stopping the acquiring and saving and staying organized.

"My ongoing education allows me to work with clients who are challenged by hoarding in a very specific manner" said Fried. Increasing my knowledge will enable me to provide the highest quality individualized services to my clients".

Organizational Consulting Services provides both business and residential organizing services. As a Professional Organizer and Productivity Consultant, Fried works with a variety of clientele, from people who need just basic organizing help, people with chronic disorganization and hoarding issues, people with all types of issues such as TBI's, Asperger's, ADD; clients that need help with paper and time management, clients that need help with estate or life management and anything in between. Fried also provides virtual organizing to clients all over the world.

For more information, please visit http://www.organizationalconsultingservices.com

Organizational Consulting Services provides Professional Organizing and Productivity Consulting to both business and residential clients.

Organizing your business, home or life. Paper & Time Management. Estate & Life Management. Life Coach. Seminars.

Works with businesses to create workflow efficiency.

Works with people that have ADHD, Aspergers, TBI's, mental health issues and more.

Works with people that have issues with clutter, chronic disorganization and hoarding.

Virtual Organizing all over the world.

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