AASCIN strategic plan--1993-1998.

A long-standing commitment to planned growth and development are essential for the AASCIN to be effective in influencing the direction of spinal cord injury (SCI) nursing. Recognizing these needs, a long-range planning initiative was supported by the Board of Directors in March, 1990. A task force was charged with the responsibility for outlining the future of the AASCIN through the development of a five-year strategic plan. The long-range planning initiative was divided into two segments. First, a Delphi Study was developed to obtain membership input into AASCIN's priorities. Once this data was collected, the Strategic Planning Task Force synthesized the results of the study and developed a five-year AASCIN strategic plan. The purpose of this article is to describe the process and content of the proposed AASCIN strategic plan. The report begins with a brief description of the Delphi Survey, which forms the foundation for the strategic plan. Since the strategic plan needs to be congruent with the organization's mission statement and goals, the organizational plan of AASCIN is presented. Lastly, a brief summary of how the organization proposes to use this strategic planning document is provided.