TCIS-Therapeutic Crisis Intervention For Schools Actual Exam
TCIS-THERAPEUTIC CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR SCHOOLS ACTUAL EXAM
/TCIS-THERAPEUTIC CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR SCHOOLS EXAM
PREPARATION/TCIS-THERAPEUTIC CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR SCHOOLS
PRACTICE EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the four questions that we ask ourselves before intervening in a
potential crisis? - Correct Answer-1. What am I feeling now?
2. What does this child feel, need, or want?
3. How is the environment affecting the child?
4. How do I best respond?
Behavior Support Techniques (need to know 4) - Correct Answer-1. Managing the
environment
2. Prompting
3. Caring gesture
4. Hurdle help
5. Redirection and distractions
6. Proximity
7. Directive statements
8. Time away
What are the three goals of emotional first aid?
**Be able to write these out - Correct Answer-1. Co-regulation (provide
immediate help and support to reduce emotional intensity)
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2. Resolve the immediate crisis
3. Re-enter the child back into the program
Strategies for Emotional First Aid
**Need to know terms and be able to write them out - Correct Answer-1. Drain
off emotions
2. Clarify events
3. Maintain the relationship and lines of communication
4. Remind the child of expectations and mediate the situation if necessary
Conflict Cycle - Correct Answer-1. Stressful situation/incident
2. Young person's feelings
3. Young person's behavior
4. Adult's response
Avoid the conflict cycle by:
**Know at least four of these and be able to write them out! - Correct Answer-1.
Listen and validate the child's feelings
2. Manage the environment
3. Give the young person choices and the time to decide what to do next.
4. Redirect the young person to another positive activity
5. Appeal to the young person's self interest
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6. Drop or change the expectation
7. Use positive self-talk
Reactive vs. Proactive Aggression - Correct Answer-Reactive Aggression
-emotions are dominant
-loss of control and emotional flooding
-eg. impulsive, angry, loud, highly aroused emotions
Proactive Aggression
-cognitions are dominant
-goal oriented
-eg. impassive, staring, smiling/smirking, firm, calm
What are the four elements of a potentially violent situation? - Correct Answer-1.
Trigger
2. Target
3. Level of Stress
4. Weapon
True or False
The goal in crisis intervention is to lower the stress and risk by providing
emotional and environmental support? - Correct Answer-TRUE
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TCIS-THERAPEUTIC CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR SCHOOLS ACTUAL EXAM
/TCIS-THERAPEUTIC CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR SCHOOLS EXAM
PREPARATION/TCIS-THERAPEUTIC CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR SCHOOLS
PRACTICE EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the four questions that we ask ourselves before intervening in a
potential crisis? - Correct Answer-1. What am I feeling now?
2. What does this child feel, need, or want?
3. How is the environment affecting the child?
4. How do I best respond?
Behavior Support Techniques (need to know 4) - Correct Answer-1. Managing the
environment
2. Prompting
3. Caring gesture
4. Hurdle help
5. Redirection and distractions
6. Proximity
7. Directive statements
8. Time away
What are the three goals of emotional first aid?
**Be able to write these out - Correct Answer-1. Co-regulation (provide
immediate help and support to reduce emotional intensity)
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2. Resolve the immediate crisis
3. Re-enter the child back into the program
Strategies for Emotional First Aid
**Need to know terms and be able to write them out - Correct Answer-1. Drain
off emotions
2. Clarify events
3. Maintain the relationship and lines of communication
4. Remind the child of expectations and mediate the situation if necessary
Conflict Cycle - Correct Answer-1. Stressful situation/incident
2. Young person's feelings
3. Young person's behavior
4. Adult's response
Avoid the conflict cycle by:
**Know at least four of these and be able to write them out! - Correct Answer-1.
Listen and validate the child's feelings
2. Manage the environment
3. Give the young person choices and the time to decide what to do next.
4. Redirect the young person to another positive activity
5. Appeal to the young person's self interest
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6. Drop or change the expectation
7. Use positive self-talk
Reactive vs. Proactive Aggression - Correct Answer-Reactive Aggression
-emotions are dominant
-loss of control and emotional flooding
-eg. impulsive, angry, loud, highly aroused emotions
Proactive Aggression
-cognitions are dominant
-goal oriented
-eg. impassive, staring, smiling/smirking, firm, calm
What are the four elements of a potentially violent situation? - Correct Answer-1.
Trigger
2. Target
3. Level of Stress
4. Weapon
True or False
The goal in crisis intervention is to lower the stress and risk by providing
emotional and environmental support? - Correct Answer-TRUE
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