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TCIS Review Exam Questions with
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In therapeutic crisis interventions with children and
young people, what is the most important tool adults
have? Ans: Ourselves
5 components/domains of successful TCIS
implementation... Ans: 1. Leadership & Administrative
Support
2. Social work & Clinical services
3. Supervision & Post crisis intervention
4. Training & Competency Standards
5. Data driven incident monitoring & feedback
Setting condition Ans: Anything that makes challenging
behavior more or less likely to occur.
5 Categories of Setting Condition Ans: 1. Organizational
Culture (Control oriented, Poor Communication)
2. Environmental (Hot, Crowded, Too Noisy)
3. Instruction, Activity, Routine (Staffing quality of
instruction)
4. Personal (Illness, Trauma, Feeling unsafe)
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5. Relationship Based (lack of caring, "us vesus them"
culture)
Self regulation of emotions Ans: Ability to control and
manage emotion while maintaining focus and attention.
Baseline Behavior Ans: Behavior recognized as "typical"
for a particular student in the Stress Model of Crisis.
Phases of the Stress Model of Crisis and observed
behaviors Ans: 1. Pre-crisis (baseline)
2. Triggering event - Agitation
3. Escalation Phase - Aggression
4. Outburst Crisis - Violence
5. Recovery
Two goals of crisis intervention (TCIS) Ans: 1. Support:
environmentally and emotionally to reduce stress and
risk
2. Teach: students better ways to cope with stress.
3 Possible Outcomes During Recovery Phase of the Stress
Model of Crisis Ans: 1. Lower - Abuser (Makes the
problem worse)
2. No Change - Fire fighter (Dean puts out fires)
3. Higher - Educateur (Teaches coping skills & strategies)
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TCIS Review Exam Questions with
Correct Answers latest
In therapeutic crisis interventions with children and
young people, what is the most important tool adults
have? Ans: Ourselves
5 components/domains of successful TCIS
implementation... Ans: 1. Leadership & Administrative
Support
2. Social work & Clinical services
3. Supervision & Post crisis intervention
4. Training & Competency Standards
5. Data driven incident monitoring & feedback
Setting condition Ans: Anything that makes challenging
behavior more or less likely to occur.
5 Categories of Setting Condition Ans: 1. Organizational
Culture (Control oriented, Poor Communication)
2. Environmental (Hot, Crowded, Too Noisy)
3. Instruction, Activity, Routine (Staffing quality of
instruction)
4. Personal (Illness, Trauma, Feeling unsafe)
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5. Relationship Based (lack of caring, "us vesus them"
culture)
Self regulation of emotions Ans: Ability to control and
manage emotion while maintaining focus and attention.
Baseline Behavior Ans: Behavior recognized as "typical"
for a particular student in the Stress Model of Crisis.
Phases of the Stress Model of Crisis and observed
behaviors Ans: 1. Pre-crisis (baseline)
2. Triggering event - Agitation
3. Escalation Phase - Aggression
4. Outburst Crisis - Violence
5. Recovery
Two goals of crisis intervention (TCIS) Ans: 1. Support:
environmentally and emotionally to reduce stress and
risk
2. Teach: students better ways to cope with stress.
3 Possible Outcomes During Recovery Phase of the Stress
Model of Crisis Ans: 1. Lower - Abuser (Makes the
problem worse)
2. No Change - Fire fighter (Dean puts out fires)
3. Higher - Educateur (Teaches coping skills & strategies)
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