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Stress model of crisis - ANSWER -Pre-crisis State (Baseline)
Triggering Event - Agitation
Escalation Phase - Aggression
Outburst CRISIS - Violence
Recovery
FOUR questions to ask ourselves in a crisis situation - ANSWER -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? - ANSWER -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? - ANSWER -Anger can undermine objectivity
Anger is an emotional and physical response
Cognitive abilities are reduced
Pain based behavior includes - ANSWER -Impulsive outbursts
Aggression
Running away
Self Injury
Defiance
Inability to regulate emotions
Trauma reenactment
Substance Abuse
Managing environment - ANSWER -Possible weapons
Stimulating lights or noise
Crowding
Chaotic, messy, disorganized messages
Behavior Support Techniques - ANSWER -*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 - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -Quick intervention to get back to baseline behavior
Crisis is a good time to teach
Conflict Cycle - ANSWER -Stressful situation/incident
Young person's Feelings
Young Person's Behavior
Adult's response
Ways to avoid the conflict Cycle - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -Reactive Aggression
Proactive Aggression
Reactive Aggression - - ANSWER -no planning, reaction, may not even remember, it's
over
Affective or expressive aggression
Loss of control and emotional flooding
Emotions are dominant
Proactive Aggression - ANSWER -involves planning, remembers, may take time to
carry out
Instrumental or operant
Goal oriented
Cognitions are dominant
Immediate response priorities - REACTIVE Aggression - ANSWER -SAFETY
Understanding and support
Remove or reduce stimulus