TCIS CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
In therapeutic crisis interventions with children and young people, what is the most
important tool adults have - Answers - Ourselves
What are the 5 components/domains of successful TCIS implementation? - Answers -
Leadership and Administrative support, social work and clinical services participation,
supervision and post crisis response, training and competency standards, data and
driven incident monitoring and feedback.
A setting condition is defined as - Answers - anything that makes challenging behavior
more or less likely to occur.
List 5 categories of setting conditions - Answers - Organizational Culture ( positive)
Environment (calming place)
Instruction, activities and routines
Personal/Individual student (treat each students as individual)
Relationships and caring community development.
Describe Self-Regulation of emotions: - Answers - To be aware of your own emotions
and abilities to manage them ourselves.
In the Stress Model of Crisis, behaviors recognized as "typical" for a particular young
person is coined as - Answers - Baseline (behavior, a student's inability to cope)
In the Stress Model of Crisis, list each phase and the corresponding level of stress or
behavior that can be observed. - Answers - - Precrisis
- Triggering event
- Escalation phase-
- Outburst crisis
- recovery
(agitation, aggression, violence) increasing
What are the 3 possible outcomes during the Recovery phase of the Stress Model of
Crisis? - Answers - Higher (Educator/Educateur) Student learn from experience.
No change (Fire fighter)
Lower (Student walk away and no lesson learned)
Whatever are the two goals of crisis intervention: - Answers - Support - reduce stress
and risk
Teach - teach student to cope
, Self-awareness is a key element in a crisis situation. In order, list the 4 key questions
that we should ask ourselves when confronted with a behavioral crisis situation? -
Answers - What am I feeling now?
What does the student feel, need or want?
How is the environment affecting the student?
How do I best respond?
In dealing with a potential crisis situation asking the following question
_________________________ can lead to to a discovery of what the child's goals are
or what purpose the aggression or challenging behavior serves for the young person. -
Answers - What the student need, feel or want.
Pain-based behavior includes: - Answers - Impulsive outburst, aggression, running
away, self-injury, defiance, inability to regulate emotions, trauma re-enactment. (what
we see in the classrooms.
All behaviors has ____________ therefore, ____________ reflect needs. - Answers -
meaning, behavior (Trauma affects how student behave.)
____________ is defined as repeated act of aggression, intimidation. or coercion
against a victim who is weather than the perpetrator in terms of physical size,
psychological/social power, or other factors that might result in a notable power
differential. - Answers - Bullying
School-wide programs to reduce bullying should begin with development of a Caring
community, followed by: - Answers - Policies against bullying
Instruction for staff and student on anti-bullying.
Open discussion
Pro-social skills training.
In order, name the 4 stages of the Power Struggle. - Answers - 1. Stressful
student/Incident (look at triggers)
2. Student' feeling (feeling about the situation.)
3. Student's behavior
4. Adult response.(step back and take deep breath)
What are some strategies you can use to avoid the power struggle? - Answers - - Using
positive self-talk
- Listening and validating feelings
- Managing the environment (removing others if necessary)
- Giving choices and the time to decide.
- Redirecting the student to another positive activity.
- Appealing to the student's self-interest.
- Dropping or changing the expectation.
Name 4 nonverbal techniques used during Active Listening: - Answers - - Silence
VERIFIED ANSWERS
In therapeutic crisis interventions with children and young people, what is the most
important tool adults have - Answers - Ourselves
What are the 5 components/domains of successful TCIS implementation? - Answers -
Leadership and Administrative support, social work and clinical services participation,
supervision and post crisis response, training and competency standards, data and
driven incident monitoring and feedback.
A setting condition is defined as - Answers - anything that makes challenging behavior
more or less likely to occur.
List 5 categories of setting conditions - Answers - Organizational Culture ( positive)
Environment (calming place)
Instruction, activities and routines
Personal/Individual student (treat each students as individual)
Relationships and caring community development.
Describe Self-Regulation of emotions: - Answers - To be aware of your own emotions
and abilities to manage them ourselves.
In the Stress Model of Crisis, behaviors recognized as "typical" for a particular young
person is coined as - Answers - Baseline (behavior, a student's inability to cope)
In the Stress Model of Crisis, list each phase and the corresponding level of stress or
behavior that can be observed. - Answers - - Precrisis
- Triggering event
- Escalation phase-
- Outburst crisis
- recovery
(agitation, aggression, violence) increasing
What are the 3 possible outcomes during the Recovery phase of the Stress Model of
Crisis? - Answers - Higher (Educator/Educateur) Student learn from experience.
No change (Fire fighter)
Lower (Student walk away and no lesson learned)
Whatever are the two goals of crisis intervention: - Answers - Support - reduce stress
and risk
Teach - teach student to cope
, Self-awareness is a key element in a crisis situation. In order, list the 4 key questions
that we should ask ourselves when confronted with a behavioral crisis situation? -
Answers - What am I feeling now?
What does the student feel, need or want?
How is the environment affecting the student?
How do I best respond?
In dealing with a potential crisis situation asking the following question
_________________________ can lead to to a discovery of what the child's goals are
or what purpose the aggression or challenging behavior serves for the young person. -
Answers - What the student need, feel or want.
Pain-based behavior includes: - Answers - Impulsive outburst, aggression, running
away, self-injury, defiance, inability to regulate emotions, trauma re-enactment. (what
we see in the classrooms.
All behaviors has ____________ therefore, ____________ reflect needs. - Answers -
meaning, behavior (Trauma affects how student behave.)
____________ is defined as repeated act of aggression, intimidation. or coercion
against a victim who is weather than the perpetrator in terms of physical size,
psychological/social power, or other factors that might result in a notable power
differential. - Answers - Bullying
School-wide programs to reduce bullying should begin with development of a Caring
community, followed by: - Answers - Policies against bullying
Instruction for staff and student on anti-bullying.
Open discussion
Pro-social skills training.
In order, name the 4 stages of the Power Struggle. - Answers - 1. Stressful
student/Incident (look at triggers)
2. Student' feeling (feeling about the situation.)
3. Student's behavior
4. Adult response.(step back and take deep breath)
What are some strategies you can use to avoid the power struggle? - Answers - - Using
positive self-talk
- Listening and validating feelings
- Managing the environment (removing others if necessary)
- Giving choices and the time to decide.
- Redirecting the student to another positive activity.
- Appealing to the student's self-interest.
- Dropping or changing the expectation.
Name 4 nonverbal techniques used during Active Listening: - Answers - - Silence
