TCI (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention) Exam
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TCI - answer-purpose:
- trauma informed care/de-escalate
- having physical presence
- this technique works for ages 5 and up (no one younger than 5)
- all feelings are valid, how you respond is what is important
developmental relationships are characterized by: - answer-- attachment
- reciprocity (ex: throwing a ball back and forth)
- progressive complexity (ex: the medal system)
- balance of power
a trauma informed organization: - answer-- supports and facilitates trauma-informed care
through:
- policies
- procedures
- practice
a trauma informed organization ensures that staff: - answer-- understand - understand what
trauma is/how it impacts everyone within the system
- recognize - recognize behaviors and patterns that reflect trauma (past or present)
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,- respond - respond in ways that avoid bringing up trauma
the TCI system assists organizations to: - answer-- prevent crisis from occurring
- de-escalate potential crises
- manage - acute physical behavior
- reduce - potential and actual injury to young people and staff
- teach - young people adaptive coping skills
- develop - a learning organization
competencies - answer-1.) be able to prevent and/or de-escalate a potential crisis situation with
a child/young person
2.) be able to safely and therapeutically manage a crisis situation
3.) be able to process with children - help improve their capacity to regulate their emotions and
use positive coping strategies
therapeutic milieu - answer-("the living") the combination of people, emotions, attitudes, and
objects that create a sense of safety, respect, belonging, care and accountability
spaces within therapeutic milieu - answer-(these are the things that we can control - the spaces)
- ideological - connection/programming
- physical - safe/clean environment
- cultural - diversity - accept/celebrate cultural differences
- social - attachments/relationships, develop skills
- emotional - safety/acceptance, effects of trauma
setting conditions - answer-anything that makes challenging behavior/traumatic stress
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, responses more or less likely to occur
foundations for intentional use of self - answer-- self awareness - knowing own attitudes,
beliefs, values (ready/willing/able - 'neutrality)
- self regulation - focus attention, awareness of physical/emotional state (regulate behaviors)
- relationship skills/attunement - listen/engage, "tune-in" respond to child, be aware of own
feelings (be present and aware)
- self care - monitor personal, levels of stress, healthy lifestyle/reflexive supervision
the triune brain - answer-- practiced process
- co-regulation techniques
(neocortex)
1.) the thinking brain - reasoning, higher functioning, thinking
2.) the emotional brain (limbic system) emotions and motivations
3.) the survival brain - (brain stem) heart rate, breathing, automatic
pain-based behavior - answer-(fight, flight, or freeze)
- behaviors that are the result of emotional and psychological pain
- inability to regulate emotions, overreaction to situations, outbursts, withdrawl, running away
through anger/fear/defiance (depends on emotions displayed
feelings/needs/behaviors - answer-- child's behaviors (top of the iceberg - visible/surface level)
- child's feelings and needs/memories/thoughts (under the surface iceberg)
assessing behavior - answer-all behavior has meaning
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100% Correct
TCI - answer-purpose:
- trauma informed care/de-escalate
- having physical presence
- this technique works for ages 5 and up (no one younger than 5)
- all feelings are valid, how you respond is what is important
developmental relationships are characterized by: - answer-- attachment
- reciprocity (ex: throwing a ball back and forth)
- progressive complexity (ex: the medal system)
- balance of power
a trauma informed organization: - answer-- supports and facilitates trauma-informed care
through:
- policies
- procedures
- practice
a trauma informed organization ensures that staff: - answer-- understand - understand what
trauma is/how it impacts everyone within the system
- recognize - recognize behaviors and patterns that reflect trauma (past or present)
1
,- respond - respond in ways that avoid bringing up trauma
the TCI system assists organizations to: - answer-- prevent crisis from occurring
- de-escalate potential crises
- manage - acute physical behavior
- reduce - potential and actual injury to young people and staff
- teach - young people adaptive coping skills
- develop - a learning organization
competencies - answer-1.) be able to prevent and/or de-escalate a potential crisis situation with
a child/young person
2.) be able to safely and therapeutically manage a crisis situation
3.) be able to process with children - help improve their capacity to regulate their emotions and
use positive coping strategies
therapeutic milieu - answer-("the living") the combination of people, emotions, attitudes, and
objects that create a sense of safety, respect, belonging, care and accountability
spaces within therapeutic milieu - answer-(these are the things that we can control - the spaces)
- ideological - connection/programming
- physical - safe/clean environment
- cultural - diversity - accept/celebrate cultural differences
- social - attachments/relationships, develop skills
- emotional - safety/acceptance, effects of trauma
setting conditions - answer-anything that makes challenging behavior/traumatic stress
2
, responses more or less likely to occur
foundations for intentional use of self - answer-- self awareness - knowing own attitudes,
beliefs, values (ready/willing/able - 'neutrality)
- self regulation - focus attention, awareness of physical/emotional state (regulate behaviors)
- relationship skills/attunement - listen/engage, "tune-in" respond to child, be aware of own
feelings (be present and aware)
- self care - monitor personal, levels of stress, healthy lifestyle/reflexive supervision
the triune brain - answer-- practiced process
- co-regulation techniques
(neocortex)
1.) the thinking brain - reasoning, higher functioning, thinking
2.) the emotional brain (limbic system) emotions and motivations
3.) the survival brain - (brain stem) heart rate, breathing, automatic
pain-based behavior - answer-(fight, flight, or freeze)
- behaviors that are the result of emotional and psychological pain
- inability to regulate emotions, overreaction to situations, outbursts, withdrawl, running away
through anger/fear/defiance (depends on emotions displayed
feelings/needs/behaviors - answer-- child's behaviors (top of the iceberg - visible/surface level)
- child's feelings and needs/memories/thoughts (under the surface iceberg)
assessing behavior - answer-all behavior has meaning
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