TCI Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Test Review | Study Guide | 2026

TCI,./-,./Therapeutic,./Crisis,./Intervention,./Test,./Review


TCI,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ purpose:

-,./trauma,./informed,./care/de-escalate,./
-,./having,./physical,./presence
-,./this,./technique,./works,./for,./ages,./5,./and,./up,./(no,./one,./younger,./than,./5)
-,./all,./feelings,./are,./valid,,./how,./you,./respond,./is,./what,./is,./important


developmental,./relationships,./are,./characterized,./by:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔
✔ -,./attachment

-,./reciprocity,./(ex:,./throwing,./a,./ball,./back,./and,./forth)
-,./progressive,./complexity,./(ex:,./the,./medal,./system)
-,./balance,./of,./power


a,./trauma,./informed,./organization:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ -
,./supports,./and,./facilitates,./trauma-informed,./care,./through:

,-,./policies
-,./procedures
-,./practice



a,./trauma,./informed,./organization,./ensures,./that,./staff:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔
✔ -,./understand,./-
,./understand,./what,./trauma,./is/how,./it,./impacts,./everyone,./within,./the,./system,
./


-,./recognize,./-
,./recognize,./behaviors,./and,./patterns,./that,./reflect,./trauma,./(past,./or,./present)



-,./respond,./-,./respond,./in,./ways,./that,./avoid,./bringing,./up,./trauma


the,./TCI,./system,./assists,./organizations,./to:,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ -
,./prevent,./crisis,./from,./occurring



-,./de-escalate,./potential,./crises
-,./manage,./-,./acute,./physical,./behavior
-,./reduce,./-,./potential,./and,./actual,./injury,./to,./young,./people,./and,./staff
-,./teach,./-,./young,./people,./adaptive,./coping,./skills
-,./develop,./-,./a,./learning,./organization



competencies,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
1.),./be,./able,./to,./prevent,./and/or,./de-
escalate,./a,./potential,./crisis,./situation,./with,./a,./child/young,./person

,2.),./be,./able,./to,./safely,./and,./therapeutically,./manage,./a,./crisis,./situation,./
3.),./be,./able,./to,./process,./with,./children,./-
,./help,./improve,./their,./capacity,./to,./regulate,./their,./emotions,./and,./use,./positiv


e,./coping,./strategies


therapeutic,./milieu,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
("the,./living"),./the,./combination,./of,./people,,./emotions,,./attitudes,,./and,./obj
ects,./that,./create,./a,./sense,./of,./safety,,./respect,,./belonging,,./care,./and,./account
ability


spaces,./within,./therapeutic,./milieu,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
(these,./are,./the,./things,./that,./we,./can,./control,./-,./the,./spaces),./
-,./ideological,./-,./connection/programming
-,./physical,./-,./safe/clean,./environment,./
-,./cultural,./-,./diversity,./-,./accept/celebrate,./cultural,./differences
-,./social,./-,./attachments/relationships,,./develop,./skills
-,./emotional,./-,./safety/acceptance,,./effects,./of,./trauma



setting,./conditions,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
anything,./that,./makes,./challenging,./behavior/traumatic,./stress,./responses,./
more,./or,./less,./likely,./to,./occur

, foundations,./for,./intentional,./use,./of,./self,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ -
,./self,./awareness,./-


,./knowing,./own,./attitudes,,./beliefs,,./values,./(ready/willing/able,./-


,./'neutrality)



-,./self,./regulation,./-
,./focus,./attention,,./awareness,./of,./physical/emotional,./state,./(regulate,./behavi


ors)
-,./relationship,./skills/attunement,./-,./listen/engage,,./"tune-
in",./respond,./to,./child,,./be,./aware,./of,./own,./feelings,./(be,./present,./and,./aware)
-,./self,./care,./-
,./monitor,./personal,,./levels,./of,./stress,,./healthy,./lifestyle/reflexive,./supervisi


on



the,./triune,./brain,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ -,./practiced,./process

-,./co-regulation,./techniques
(neocortex)
1.),./the,./thinking,./brain,./-,./reasoning,,./higher,./functioning,,./thinking
2.),./the,./emotional,./brain,./(limbic,./system),./emotions,./and,./motivations
3.),./the,./survival,./brain,./-,./(brain,./stem),./heart,./rate,,./breathing,,./automatic



pain-based,./behavior,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ (fight,,./flight,,./or,./freeze)

-,./behaviors,./that,./are,./the,./result,./of,./emotional,./and,./psychological,./pain