International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.

Approved Instructor Candidate Program Schedule

As Approved Instructor Candidate Programs are scheduled they will be posted here.  Can’t find an Approved Instructor Candidate Program close to you or at the dates you need?  Please check back.  This list will be updated as soon as we finalize the next program.  Should you have any questions please email [email protected].

Upcoming Approved Instructor Programs

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The current approved instructor candidate program course listing is subject to change.  Prices and prerequisites for all approved instructor candidate program courses are forthcoming, so please refrain from reaching out to the Approved Instructor Support Department until after they are announced.  

Registration for all courses listed will be announced soon!  All registrations will be announced on our website and social media.

We encourage everyone to refrain from making ANY TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS until they apply and get OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED into the applied program.  

Approved Instructor Candidate Program Courses

August 22, 2025: De-Escalation Skills for the Front Line: A Practical Approach

Prerequisite Training: August 8, 2025 (Via Zoom) – Register Today!

August 25-26, 2025: Assisting Individuals in Crisis

September 8-9, 2025: Assisting Individuals in Crisis

September 10-11, 2025: Group Crisis Intervention

November 6, 2025: De-Escalation Skills for the Front Line: A Practical Approach

Prerequisite Training: November 5, 2025 (In-Person: Baltimore, MD) – Registration TBD

November 7-8, 2025: Group Crisis Intervention

Upcoming ICISF Training 

These courses are prerequisites for the associated Approved Instructor Candidate Program courses. Please refer to the corresponding dates.

(Virtual Training) August 8, 2025: De-Escalation Skills for the Front Line: A Practical Approach

(In-Person Training) November 5, 2025: De-Escalation Skills for the Front Line: A Practical Approach

Registration & Details Coming Soon - Stay Tuned!

(Virtual Training) December 10-11, 2025: Crisis Informed Peer Paracounseling: Intervention Enhancement to the CISM Continuum