TCIS THERAPEUTIC CRISIS INTERVENTION
FOR SCHOOLS EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL SOLVED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
⩥ developmental relationships are characterized by: Answer: -
attachment
- reciprocity (ex: throwing a ball back and forth)
- progressive complexity (ex: the medal system)
- balance of power
⩥ a trauma informed organization: Answer: - supports and facilitates
trauma-informed care through:
- policies
- procedures
- practice
⩥ a trauma informed organization ensures that staff: Answer: -
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: Answer: - 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. Answer: 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. Answer: ("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. Answer: (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. Answer: anything that makes challenging
behavior/traumatic stress responses more or less likely to occur
⩥ foundations for intentional use of self. Answer: - 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. Answer: - practiced process
- co-regulation techniques
(neocortex)
1.) the thinking brain - reasoning, higher functioning, thinking
2.) the emotional brain (limbic system) emotions and motivations
3.) the survival brain - (brain stem) heart rate, breathing, automatic
FOR SCHOOLS EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL SOLVED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
⩥ developmental relationships are characterized by: Answer: -
attachment
- reciprocity (ex: throwing a ball back and forth)
- progressive complexity (ex: the medal system)
- balance of power
⩥ a trauma informed organization: Answer: - supports and facilitates
trauma-informed care through:
- policies
- procedures
- practice
⩥ a trauma informed organization ensures that staff: Answer: -
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: Answer: - 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. Answer: 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. Answer: ("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. Answer: (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. Answer: anything that makes challenging
behavior/traumatic stress responses more or less likely to occur
⩥ foundations for intentional use of self. Answer: - 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. Answer: - practiced process
- co-regulation techniques
(neocortex)
1.) the thinking brain - reasoning, higher functioning, thinking
2.) the emotional brain (limbic system) emotions and motivations
3.) the survival brain - (brain stem) heart rate, breathing, automatic
