TCI(Therapeutic Crisis
Intervention)for
Schools
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, What are developmental relationships characterized by?
Characterized by:
-attachment
-reciprocity
-progressive complexity
-balance of power
What are the three areas of the triune brain?
Thinking (Neocortex)
Emotional (Limbic)
Survival (Brain Stem/Reptilian)
When does crisis occur?
Occurs when a student's fight, flight, or freeze response is activated and they are unable to
regulate their emotions and behaviors
What are the goals of crisis intervention?
1. SUPPORT: provide immediate emotional and environmental support to reduce stress and
risk and increase student's sense of safety
2. TEACH: help students learn and practice ways to regulate their emotions and behaviors
Define a setting condition
Anything that makes challenging behavior or traumatic stress responses more or less likely to
occur
What are the spaces within a trauma sensitive classroom?
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Intervention)for
Schools
Page 1 of 11
, What are developmental relationships characterized by?
Characterized by:
-attachment
-reciprocity
-progressive complexity
-balance of power
What are the three areas of the triune brain?
Thinking (Neocortex)
Emotional (Limbic)
Survival (Brain Stem/Reptilian)
When does crisis occur?
Occurs when a student's fight, flight, or freeze response is activated and they are unable to
regulate their emotions and behaviors
What are the goals of crisis intervention?
1. SUPPORT: provide immediate emotional and environmental support to reduce stress and
risk and increase student's sense of safety
2. TEACH: help students learn and practice ways to regulate their emotions and behaviors
Define a setting condition
Anything that makes challenging behavior or traumatic stress responses more or less likely to
occur
What are the spaces within a trauma sensitive classroom?
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