CPI NONVIOLENT CRISIS INTERVENTION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

CPI NONVIOLENT CRISIS
INTERVENTION

Integrated Experience - ANSWERS-behavior influences behavior


Decision Making: Key legal and Professional Considerations - ANSWERS-
Accreditation and regulation
professional codes of practice
benchmarks for good practice
criminal/civil law


Decision Making: Key Themes - ANSWERS-Duty of Care
Best interests
Reasonable and proportionate
last resort and least restrictive
The risk of doing something and the risk of doing nothing
Human rights


Two ways the Decision Making Matrix is used to consider risk - ANSWERS-
Likelihood of behavior and possible outcome (severity of harm) if behavior
occurs


The RESPONSE Continuum - ANSWERS-Relax and downplay
Explain or Ask
State or Tell
Prompt, Gesture, or Sign

, Option to use physical interventions
(After Crisis:)
Nurture Recovery
Support
Engage and Learn


Biomechanical Benefits in holding skills - ANSWERS-Outside/Inside
Limit the range of motion


*Consider the individual, behavior, and risk


Key Principles for Physical Interventions - ANSWERS-Position, Posture,
Proximity


Team vs. Solo Intervention - ANSWERS-1. Safety
2. (Protection from) litigation - more witnesses
3.professionalism - greater accountability, different perspectives


Team Control Position Dynamics - ANSWERS-outside/inside
limit range of motion
manage the arms, incline, mobility


Determining a Team Leader - ANSWERS-1. First on scene
2. Competent, confident
3. Best rapport