International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Inc
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Mission
The mission of the ICISF is to be the leader in providing education, training, consultation, and support services in comprehensive crisis intervention and disaster behavioral health services to emergency responders, and other professions, organizations and communities worldwide.
Ruling year
1991
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Richard Barton
Main address
3290 PINE ORCHARD LANE, SUITE 106
ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21042 USA
Formerly known as
American Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.
EIN
52-1676953
NTEE code
Other Mental Health, Crisis Intervention N.E.C. (F99)
Health - General and Rehabilitative N.E.C. (E99)
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. (ICISF) has a mission to be the leader in providing education, training, consultation, and support services in comprehensive crisis intervention and disaster behavioral health services to emergency responders, and other professions, organizations and communities worldwide. Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) is a method of helping first responders and others who have been involved in critical incidents that leave them emotionally and/or physically affected by those incidents. Our CISM model of peer support has been used throughout the US and the world. It is based on providing pre-incident education and training to those who care about, and often put first, their colleagues and communities in times of disaster and crises. This process also helps people prepare to continue to perform their services or in some cases return to a normal lifestyle after a critical incident.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
ICISF Conferences
The ICISF Conferences are “must attend” experiences for anyone working in the fields of Crisis Intervention, Disaster Response, Education, Emergency Services, Employee Assistance, Healthcare, Homeland Security, Human Resources, Mental Health, Military, Spiritual Care, Transportation and Traumatic Stress.
A variety of courses are taught by our renowned faculty during a four- or five-day training. Registrants have the opportunity to attend several courses, earn Continuing Education, network with CISM practitioners from around the world, discuss CISM team issues with ICISF faculty and staff, and fulfill program requirements for ICISF’s Certificate of Specialized Training Program.
Online Courses
ICISF utilizes electronic technologies to enable affordable, global access of our education and training outside of the traditional classroom.
Online Courses: These online courses are self-paced and fully asynchronous, meaning there is no instructor. These courses will allow you to acquire new skills according to your own schedule. Courses include content and rich media, along with interactive activities to promote deep learning in an online format.
Speakers Bureau
Group training is a flexible and cost effective option that can reduce costs and drastically cut time-to-completion for an entire organization, agency or department. Our faculty are extremely dynamic and are renowned within the field of comprehensive crisis intervention and disaster behavioral health services. The ICISF Speakers Bureau Program can arrange to present any course or can be customized to fit with the needs of your organization from Keynote Presentations to week long training. ICISF will arrange for a faculty that shares similar experiences to your projected attendees and will work with you to setup all details of the program.
Approved Instructor Candidate Program
An Approved Instructor is a person who has successfully completed an ICISF Approved Instructor Candidate Program. They are able to teach ICISF courses to others.
Instructor Programs are held several times per year all over the world. A list of upcoming Approved Instructor Candidate Programs can be found here. We do our very best to offer the programs in as many regions as we can. Traditionally they are held in conjunction with an ICISF Regional Training.
Virtual Training
Join ICISF Faculty as they present live, virtual training. Each course includes content of traditional in-person classroom training via Zoom technology with Real-time presentations, Faculty Interaction, Small group breakouts and Live Question & Answer.
World Congress 18: Resolve to Evolve
The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation's World Congress 18 promises to be a groundbreaking event, focusing on the theme "Resolve to Evolve." This theme encapsulates the steadfast dedication of crisis intervention professionals worldwide who tirelessly support and protect communities facing adversity.
This year's congress aims to harness the invaluable insights and experiences of those who confront challenges head-on. It recognizes the profound impact of untreated critical incident stress and emphasizes the urgent need for effective strategies to address these issues. By convening at this congress, participants will collaborate to identify and promote healing and resilience within their communities.
Where we work
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of clients who self-report increased skills/knowledge after educational program/intervention
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Emergency responders, Military personnel, Retired people, Self-employed people, Veterans
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
# of individuals that have attended our Critical Incident Stress Management Courses within the Global Learning & Approved Instructor Courses
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The challenge is to identify the most effective strategies, tactics, actions and tasks to best achieve the mission and thus contribute positively to the vision. The following information seeks to provide that plan, serving as guidance to the Board of Directors, employees and partners of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. The primary objective of the ICISF is to nurture the field in regard to the work and values of CISM.
Six essential goals support the vision and carry out the mission. Those goals are listed below but not in order of priority. These goals merit periodic review and update.
1)Enhance international activity and support
2)Disseminate information
3)Maintain financial stability, expansion, and accountability
4)Expand the networking of people and organizations; promote missions of like-minded partners
5)Create updated and improved educational programs
6)Ensure succession of key personnel
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
These strategies list areas of work of the ICISF that support the achievement of the Goals. Each tactic needs a plan to identify the logistics, marketing, and project management. They are listed in no specific order.
•World Congress
•Regional trainings
•Approved Instructor
•Online training
•Speaker’s Bureau
•Team Support and nurturing
•Membership
•Employee direction, engagement and leadership
•CISM certification
•Student manual sales online
•Management of a public bookstore
•Strategic plan including thoughtful growth of the ICISF
•LMO and partner relationships
•Instructor support and nurturing
•Program Excellence including quality assurance
•Course updates and new courses
•Support the values of CISM worldwide
•Development program including donations and corporate sponsorship
•Social media
•Open access academic journal
•Website as a key informational and marketing instrument
•Consultation for teams and members
•Support research conduct by academic institutions
•Modern multimedia technology such as podcasts and videos to support mission delivery including enhancing training courses
•Board of Directors operation and support
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our organization has produced tasks associated with completely each goal, which are listed in our 2023 Strategic Plan.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Inc
Board of directorsas of 08/27/2024
CPA Dave Evans
Anne B. Balboni, Psy.D.
John Durkin, Ph.D.
Wilbert B. Forbes, Sr. LTC
US Army (ret)
John Scholz
Deputy Chief
Francis A. Sullivan, LCSW-C
Sheila Dail
Alan L. Gunnerson, D.B.A.
CGI Federal
Patty Stewart-McCord, BGS
Lt. Steven J. Thomas
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Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable -
Board composition
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Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
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