TCI (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention)
Created for MPA Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
TCI - Correct answer-Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
AOD - Correct answer-Administrator on Duty Report
IR - Correct answer-Incident Report
TCI Theory of Change - Correct answer-1) Supervisors
2) Caregivers
3) Children
4) Child Outcomes
TCI: The Six Domains - Correct answer-1) Child & Family Inclusion
2) Clinical Participation
3) Supervision & Post-Crisis Response
4) Training & Competency Standards
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,5) Documentation, Incident Monitoring & Feedback
6) Leadership & Program Support
Therapeutic Milieu - Correct answer-A safe, nurturing environment in which
children can heal and continually learn and practice important life skills.
Milieu - Correct answer-Made up of people, emotions, attitudes, and physical
objects and is about the physical, social, cultural, emotional, and ideological space
where children and staff live and work.
Setting Conditions - Correct answer-Anything that makes challenging behavior and
traumatic stress responses more or less likely to occur.
(S-Social): Programs & Activities, boring, no activities, over-stimulation, too many
activities and expectations, inadequate staffing, change in routine.
(P-Physical): Physical Setting, room too hot or too crowded
(I-Ideological): Culture & Climate of the Organization, valuing control over
relationships, unrealistic expectations of management or staff
(C-Cultural):
(E-Emotional): traumatic stress the child has experienced, medication related
problems, physical discomfort
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, SUDs - Correct answer-Subjective units of distress scale
5 Therapeutic Milieu Spaces - Correct answer-1) (S) Social
2) (P) Physical
3) (I) Ideological
4) (C) Cultural
5) (E) Emotional
Asphyxia - Correct answer-the deprivation of oxygen to living cells
Self-Awareness - Correct answer-An understanding of how one's values, beliefs,
perceptions, and thoughts influence one's interactions with children.
Self-Regulation - Correct answer-The ability to regulate one's behavior, emotions,
and thoughts in order to achieve a longer-term goal.
Skills we Need to Self-Regulate - Correct answer-1) The ability to consciously
focus attention
2) Awareness of one's own physical and emotional state
3) The ability to manage one's own emotions and behaviors
4) The ability to draw on memory and experience to adapt effectively in the present
situation
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Created for MPA Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
TCI - Correct answer-Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
AOD - Correct answer-Administrator on Duty Report
IR - Correct answer-Incident Report
TCI Theory of Change - Correct answer-1) Supervisors
2) Caregivers
3) Children
4) Child Outcomes
TCI: The Six Domains - Correct answer-1) Child & Family Inclusion
2) Clinical Participation
3) Supervision & Post-Crisis Response
4) Training & Competency Standards
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,5) Documentation, Incident Monitoring & Feedback
6) Leadership & Program Support
Therapeutic Milieu - Correct answer-A safe, nurturing environment in which
children can heal and continually learn and practice important life skills.
Milieu - Correct answer-Made up of people, emotions, attitudes, and physical
objects and is about the physical, social, cultural, emotional, and ideological space
where children and staff live and work.
Setting Conditions - Correct answer-Anything that makes challenging behavior and
traumatic stress responses more or less likely to occur.
(S-Social): Programs & Activities, boring, no activities, over-stimulation, too many
activities and expectations, inadequate staffing, change in routine.
(P-Physical): Physical Setting, room too hot or too crowded
(I-Ideological): Culture & Climate of the Organization, valuing control over
relationships, unrealistic expectations of management or staff
(C-Cultural):
(E-Emotional): traumatic stress the child has experienced, medication related
problems, physical discomfort
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, SUDs - Correct answer-Subjective units of distress scale
5 Therapeutic Milieu Spaces - Correct answer-1) (S) Social
2) (P) Physical
3) (I) Ideological
4) (C) Cultural
5) (E) Emotional
Asphyxia - Correct answer-the deprivation of oxygen to living cells
Self-Awareness - Correct answer-An understanding of how one's values, beliefs,
perceptions, and thoughts influence one's interactions with children.
Self-Regulation - Correct answer-The ability to regulate one's behavior, emotions,
and thoughts in order to achieve a longer-term goal.
Skills we Need to Self-Regulate - Correct answer-1) The ability to consciously
focus attention
2) Awareness of one's own physical and emotional state
3) The ability to manage one's own emotions and behaviors
4) The ability to draw on memory and experience to adapt effectively in the present
situation
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