TCI - Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Test, Final Exam,
TCI study Card, TCI Training Test, TCI STUDY GUIDE,
TCI Edition Seven, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
(TCI) Overview|| LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
TCI -CORRECTANSWER 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: -CORRECTANSWER - attachment
- reciprocity (ex: throwing a ball back and forth)
- progressive complexity (ex: the medal system)
- balance of power
a trauma informed organization: -CORRECTANSWER - supports and facilitates trauma-
informed care through:
- policies
- procedures
- practice
,a trauma informed organization ensures that staff: -CORRECTANSWER - understand -
understand what trauma is/how it impacts everyone within the system
- recognize - recognize behaviors and patterns that reflect trauma (past or present)
- respond - respond in ways that avoid bringing up trauma
the TCI system assists organizations to: -CORRECTANSWER - 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 -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER ("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 -CORRECTANSWER (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 -CORRECTANSWER anything that makes challenging
behavior/traumatic stress responses more or less likely to occur
foundations for intentional use of self -CORRECTANSWER - 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 -CORRECTANSWER - practiced process
- co-regulation techniques
(neocortex)
1.) the thinking brain - reasoning, higher functioning, thinking
TCI study Card, TCI Training Test, TCI STUDY GUIDE,
TCI Edition Seven, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
(TCI) Overview|| LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
TCI -CORRECTANSWER 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: -CORRECTANSWER - attachment
- reciprocity (ex: throwing a ball back and forth)
- progressive complexity (ex: the medal system)
- balance of power
a trauma informed organization: -CORRECTANSWER - supports and facilitates trauma-
informed care through:
- policies
- procedures
- practice
,a trauma informed organization ensures that staff: -CORRECTANSWER - understand -
understand what trauma is/how it impacts everyone within the system
- recognize - recognize behaviors and patterns that reflect trauma (past or present)
- respond - respond in ways that avoid bringing up trauma
the TCI system assists organizations to: -CORRECTANSWER - 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 -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER ("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 -CORRECTANSWER (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 -CORRECTANSWER anything that makes challenging
behavior/traumatic stress responses more or less likely to occur
foundations for intentional use of self -CORRECTANSWER - 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 -CORRECTANSWER - practiced process
- co-regulation techniques
(neocortex)
1.) the thinking brain - reasoning, higher functioning, thinking
