TCIS QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
In a therapeutic crisis 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 past crisis support
Learning and competency standards
Data-driven incident monitoring and feedback
A setting condition is defined as - Answers - anything that makes challenging behavior
more or less likely to occur
5 categories of setting conditions - Answers - Organizational Culture
Environment
Instruction, activities, and routines
Personal
Relationship-based
Self-regulation of emotions is - Answers - the ability to manage ones own emotions
especially during a crisis.
Behaviors recognized as "typical" for a particular person is coined as - Answers -
Baseline behavior
In the Stress Model of Crisis, list each phase (in order) and corresponding level of
stress or behaviors that can be observed - Answers - Baseline- typical everyday
behavior
Triggering Event-Phase-agitation (stress sue to lack of sleep)
Out Burst
Escalation Phase-loss of control, yelling, aggressive
Out Burst Phase-Act out in a dangerous manner, violent
Recovery Phase-calm, maybe depressed
What are the two goals of crisis intervention - Answers - -Support environmentally and
emotionally to reduce stress and risk
-Teach students better ways to cope with stress
What are the 3 possible outcomes during the recovery phrase of the stress model of
crisis - Answers - Lower outcome-abuser
No Change-firefighter
Higher outcome- learn from the incident
, 4 Key Questions that we should ask ourselves when confronted with a behavioral crisis
situation - Answers - What am I feeling now?
What does this student feel, need, or want?
How is the environment affecting the situation?
How do I best respond?
In dealing with a potential crisis situation asking the question - Answers - what does the
student, need, feel, or want
can lead us to a discovery of what the child's goals are or what purpose the aggression
or challenging behavior serves for the young person
Pain-based behaviors includes - Answers - Impulsive outbursts
Aggression
Running Away
Self-injury
defiance
All behavior has________therefore, __________reflects needs. - Answers - meaning
behavior
Defined as repeated acts of aggression, intimidation, or coercion against a victim who is
weaker 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 students on anti-bullying
-Open discussions
-Pro-social skills training
In order, name the 4 stages if the Power Struggle - Answers - -Stressful
Situation/Incident
-Student's Feeling
-Students Behaviors
-Adults Responses
What are some strategies you can use to avoid the power struggle? - Answers - -Use
positive self-talk
-Listening and validating feelings
-Managing the environment
-Giving choices and time to decide
-Redirecting the student to another positive activity
-Appealing to student's self-interest
In a therapeutic crisis 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 past crisis support
Learning and competency standards
Data-driven incident monitoring and feedback
A setting condition is defined as - Answers - anything that makes challenging behavior
more or less likely to occur
5 categories of setting conditions - Answers - Organizational Culture
Environment
Instruction, activities, and routines
Personal
Relationship-based
Self-regulation of emotions is - Answers - the ability to manage ones own emotions
especially during a crisis.
Behaviors recognized as "typical" for a particular person is coined as - Answers -
Baseline behavior
In the Stress Model of Crisis, list each phase (in order) and corresponding level of
stress or behaviors that can be observed - Answers - Baseline- typical everyday
behavior
Triggering Event-Phase-agitation (stress sue to lack of sleep)
Out Burst
Escalation Phase-loss of control, yelling, aggressive
Out Burst Phase-Act out in a dangerous manner, violent
Recovery Phase-calm, maybe depressed
What are the two goals of crisis intervention - Answers - -Support environmentally and
emotionally to reduce stress and risk
-Teach students better ways to cope with stress
What are the 3 possible outcomes during the recovery phrase of the stress model of
crisis - Answers - Lower outcome-abuser
No Change-firefighter
Higher outcome- learn from the incident
, 4 Key Questions that we should ask ourselves when confronted with a behavioral crisis
situation - Answers - What am I feeling now?
What does this student feel, need, or want?
How is the environment affecting the situation?
How do I best respond?
In dealing with a potential crisis situation asking the question - Answers - what does the
student, need, feel, or want
can lead us to a discovery of what the child's goals are or what purpose the aggression
or challenging behavior serves for the young person
Pain-based behaviors includes - Answers - Impulsive outbursts
Aggression
Running Away
Self-injury
defiance
All behavior has________therefore, __________reflects needs. - Answers - meaning
behavior
Defined as repeated acts of aggression, intimidation, or coercion against a victim who is
weaker 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 students on anti-bullying
-Open discussions
-Pro-social skills training
In order, name the 4 stages if the Power Struggle - Answers - -Stressful
Situation/Incident
-Student's Feeling
-Students Behaviors
-Adults Responses
What are some strategies you can use to avoid the power struggle? - Answers - -Use
positive self-talk
-Listening and validating feelings
-Managing the environment
-Giving choices and time to decide
-Redirecting the student to another positive activity
-Appealing to student's self-interest
