QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Two goals of crisis intervention - Answer - Support & Teach
5 spaces of therapeutic milieu - Answer - Physical, Social, Cultural, Emotional, Ideological
Definition of setting condition - Answer - Anything that makes challenging behavior, or traumatic stress
responses more or less likely to occur
Label the stress model of crisis - Answer - Baseline
Triggering Event (agitation)
Escalation (aggression)
Outburst (violence)
Recovery
Skills needed for successful "Intentional Use of Self" - Answer - self-awareness and self-care
3 basic processing regions of the triune brain - Answer - Thinking (neocortex)
Emotional (limbic system/amygdala)
Survival (brain stem)
Letting Go Process - Answer - -States what is expected of the young person
-Is directed by the team leader
Definition of asphyxia - Answer - the deprivation of oxygen to living cells
, Improper Restraint Techniques - Answer - -Pressure on neck or chest
-Obstructing mouth or nose
What to monitor during restraints - Answer - -Make sure position is correct
-skin color
Restraints should be avoided or discontinued when: - Answer - -Public place
-Child has a weapon
-Medical condition
Predisposing risk factors that will put a child at greater risk of serious injury (asphyxia) during restraint -
Answer - -Obesity
-Influence of drugs/alcohol
-Certain medications
8 Behavior Support Techniques - Answer - 1. Managing the environment
2. Prompting
3. Caring gesture
4. Hurdle help
5. Redirection and distractions
6. Proximity
7. Directive statements
8. Time away
Four elements of a potentially violent situation - Answer - Spark, Target, Weapon, Level of stress or
motivation
Goals of emotional first aid - Answer - -Provide immediate support to reduce emotional intensity
-Identify and resolve the underlying concerns causing distress