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Crisis occurs when
A young person's inability to cope results in a change in behavior
The Goals of a crisis intervention are to
SUPPORT : environmentally and emotionally to reduce stress and risk
TEACH: children better ways to cope with stress
SUPPORT : environmentally and emotionally to reduce stress and risk
TEACH: children better ways to cope with stress
Skills Building Pyramid
LSI
Crisis CoRegulation
Emotional First Aid
Behavior Support Techniques
Active Listening Crisis Communication
Self Awareness - Four Questions
Stress model of crisis
Pre-crisis State (Baseline)
Triggering Event - Agitation
Escalation Phase - Aggression
Outburst CRISIS - Violence
Recovery
FOUR questions to ask ourselves in a crisis situation
What am I feeling now?
What does this young person feel
need
want
How is the environment affecting the young person?
How do I respond?
How do I best respond?
Provide environmental support by managing the environment to neutralize potential
triggers
Provide emotional support by engaging the young person
Exercise self-control over your own feelings
What am I feeling now?
Anger can undermine objectivity
Anger is an emotional and physical response
Cognitive abilities are reduced
Pain based behavior includes
Impulsive outbursts
Aggression
, Running away
Self Injury
Defiance
Inability to regulate emotions
Trauma reenactment
Substance Abuse
Managing environment
Possible weapons
Stimulating lights or noise
Crowding
Chaotic, messy, disorganized messages
Behavior Support Techniques
*More effective in warning phase
Managing the Environment
Prompting
Caring gesture
Hurdle help
Redirection and Distraction
Proximity
Directive statements
Time away
Goals of Emotional First Aid
1. Provide immediate help and support to reduce emotional intensity (co-regulation)
2. Resolve the immediate crisis
3. Keep the child in the program/activity
Emotional First Aid
Quick intervention to get back to baseline behavior
Crisis is a good time to teach
Conflict Cycle
Stressful situation/incident
Young person's Feelings
Young Person's Behavior
Adult's response
Ways to avoid the conflict Cycle
Using positive self talk
Listening and validating feelings
Managing the environment - ie removing others
Giving choices and the time to decide
Redirecting the young person to another positive activity
Appealing to the young person's self-interest
Dropping or changing the expectation
Understanding Aggressive Behaviors - Types
Reactive Aggression
Proactive Aggression