TCIS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What is the most important tool in therapeutic interventions with children and young people? -
ANS Ourselves
What are the six domains of successful TCI implementation? - ANS 1. Leadership & admin
support
2. Student & family inclusion
3. Clinical & social work participation
4. Coaching & post crisis response
5. Training and competency standards
6. Documentation, incident monitoring & data driven decision making and feedback
A setting condition is defined as: - ANS Anything that makes challenging behavior or
traumatic stress responses more or less likely to occur
List 5 spaces within a caring and responsive trauma-sensitive classroom: - ANS (SPICE)
Social
Physical
Ideological
Cultural
Emotional
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, When applying the Intentional "Use of Self" one should consider the following skills: -
ANS Self awareness
Self regulation
Self care
Relationship skills and attunement
Behaviors recognized as normal leveling of functioning for a particular young person are coined
as ______________ in the stress model of crisis. - ANS Baseline
List the 5 stages/phases of the Stress Model of Crisis: - ANS Baseline
Triggering Event
Escalation
Outburst
Recovery
In the Stress Model of Crisis, what are the behavioral changes associated with each
phase/stage? - ANS Triggering event: agitation
Escalation phase: aggression
Outburst/crisis: violence
What are the two goals of crisis intervention? - ANS 1. Support
2. Teach
What are the possible outcomes during the recovery phase? - ANS Higher
No change
Lower
Self-awareness is a key element in a crisis situation. What is the first question we should ask
ourselves when confronted with a difficult situation? - ANS What am I feeling right now?
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GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What is the most important tool in therapeutic interventions with children and young people? -
ANS Ourselves
What are the six domains of successful TCI implementation? - ANS 1. Leadership & admin
support
2. Student & family inclusion
3. Clinical & social work participation
4. Coaching & post crisis response
5. Training and competency standards
6. Documentation, incident monitoring & data driven decision making and feedback
A setting condition is defined as: - ANS Anything that makes challenging behavior or
traumatic stress responses more or less likely to occur
List 5 spaces within a caring and responsive trauma-sensitive classroom: - ANS (SPICE)
Social
Physical
Ideological
Cultural
Emotional
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, When applying the Intentional "Use of Self" one should consider the following skills: -
ANS Self awareness
Self regulation
Self care
Relationship skills and attunement
Behaviors recognized as normal leveling of functioning for a particular young person are coined
as ______________ in the stress model of crisis. - ANS Baseline
List the 5 stages/phases of the Stress Model of Crisis: - ANS Baseline
Triggering Event
Escalation
Outburst
Recovery
In the Stress Model of Crisis, what are the behavioral changes associated with each
phase/stage? - ANS Triggering event: agitation
Escalation phase: aggression
Outburst/crisis: violence
What are the two goals of crisis intervention? - ANS 1. Support
2. Teach
What are the possible outcomes during the recovery phase? - ANS Higher
No change
Lower
Self-awareness is a key element in a crisis situation. What is the first question we should ask
ourselves when confronted with a difficult situation? - ANS What am I feeling right now?
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
