(Grade A+)
Main Competencies -
correct answer ✅1. Prevent & de-escalate potential crises with
children or young people
2. Safely & therapeutically manage crisis situations
3. Be able to process with children & young people to help improve
their coping strategies
1981 -
correct answer ✅TCI was created to give staff a list of skills to help
them safely & responsibly work with youth
Goal of TCI -
correct answer ✅Train care workers to prevent crisis through an
understanding of how the environment & the workers' interactions
with youth affect children
Minimum Time for TCI Training w/Physical Restraints -
correct answer ✅28 hours (30-32 is recommended)
Trainer to Learner Ratio -
correct answer ✅1 trainer : 10 learners
,TCI TxT Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Caveat to Physical Intervention Practice -
correct answer ✅1. only if physically and medically able to
2. no resistance (unless asked to)
3. remove objects that may cause injury
4. appropriate attire
5. only practice what's demonstrated
Effective TCI implementation Includes (Domains) -
correct answer ✅1. Leadership & Program Support
2. Clinical Participation
3. Supervision & Post-Crisis Response
4. Training & Competency Standards
5. Documentation & Incident Monitoring and Feedback
Co-Operative Learning -
correct answer ✅-builds upon the ideas of others
-shares in learning tasks the entire time
Small Group Learning -
correct answer ✅-small groups
,TCI TxT Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
-no whole-group thought exploration
Setting Conditions (def.) -
correct answer ✅Anything that makes a challenging behavior
more or less likely to occur
Emotional Competence -
correct answer ✅-being aware of personal goals, values, beliefs
-understand cultural & ethnic differences & other's worldviews
-demonstrating self-regulation skills
-know personal triggers
Crisis occurs when... -
correct answer ✅a young person's inability to cope results in a
change in behavior
Goals of Crisis Intervention -
correct answer ✅1. SUPPORT: environmentally & emotionally to
reduce stress & risk
2. TEACH: children better ways to cope with stress
, TCI TxT Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Baseline -
correct answer ✅an individual's normal state of functioning
Triggering Event -
correct answer ✅-an event that sparks a child's initial agitation
-conditions are present that make it more likely a child will escalate
Escalation Phase -
correct answer ✅-phase where a child becomes aggressive
-as the intensity of the behavior increases, the likelihood of a
response to intervention decreases
Outburst Phase (Crisis) -
correct answer ✅-phase where a child displays violence
-child may explode in a manner that could be dangerous to others
3 Possible Outcomes of the Recovery Phase -
correct answer ✅1. Higher (educateur)
2. No change (fire fighter)
3. Lower (abuser)