TCI WRITTEN PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026.
⫸ a trauma informed organization ensures that staff. Answer:
Understand- Understand what trauma is and how it impacts everyone
in the system.
Recognize- Recognize behaviors and patterns that reflect past and
present trauma.
Respond- Respond in ways that avoid re-traumatization
⫸ a therapeutic millie is a combination of. Answer: people, emotions,
attitudes, objects
⫸ a therapeutic milieu creates. Answer: care, accountability, respect,
belonging, safety
⫸ Spaces within the therapeutic milieu. Answer: S.P.I.C.E. (social,
physical, ideological, cultural, emotional)
⫸ Setting Conditions. Answer: Any thing that makes challenging
behavior or traumatic stress responses more or less likely to occur
, ⫸ is it more important for a child to feel safe or be safe. Answer: feel
safe
⫸ a therapeutic cultural space. Answer: develops culturally
competent staff, accepts and celebrates cultural differences, supports
family connections and involvement, allows for culturally diverse
staff-child interactions
⫸ foundations of intentional use of self. Answer: Self-awareness,
self-regulation, relationship skills and attunement, self-care
⫸ Goals of Crisis Intervention. Answer: SUPPORT: provide
immediate emotional and environmental support to reduce stress and
risk and increase child's sense of safety
TEACH: help children learn and practice ways to regulate their
emotions and behaviors
⫸ 4 questions to ask yourself in a crisis situation. Answer: what am i
feeling now?, what does this child feel, need, expect, or want?, how is
the environment affecting the situation?, how do i best respond?
⫸ triune brain. Answer: survival, emotional, thinking
⫸ stress model of crisis. Answer: baseline, triggering event,
escalation, outburst, recovery
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026.
⫸ a trauma informed organization ensures that staff. Answer:
Understand- Understand what trauma is and how it impacts everyone
in the system.
Recognize- Recognize behaviors and patterns that reflect past and
present trauma.
Respond- Respond in ways that avoid re-traumatization
⫸ a therapeutic millie is a combination of. Answer: people, emotions,
attitudes, objects
⫸ a therapeutic milieu creates. Answer: care, accountability, respect,
belonging, safety
⫸ Spaces within the therapeutic milieu. Answer: S.P.I.C.E. (social,
physical, ideological, cultural, emotional)
⫸ Setting Conditions. Answer: Any thing that makes challenging
behavior or traumatic stress responses more or less likely to occur
, ⫸ is it more important for a child to feel safe or be safe. Answer: feel
safe
⫸ a therapeutic cultural space. Answer: develops culturally
competent staff, accepts and celebrates cultural differences, supports
family connections and involvement, allows for culturally diverse
staff-child interactions
⫸ foundations of intentional use of self. Answer: Self-awareness,
self-regulation, relationship skills and attunement, self-care
⫸ Goals of Crisis Intervention. Answer: SUPPORT: provide
immediate emotional and environmental support to reduce stress and
risk and increase child's sense of safety
TEACH: help children learn and practice ways to regulate their
emotions and behaviors
⫸ 4 questions to ask yourself in a crisis situation. Answer: what am i
feeling now?, what does this child feel, need, expect, or want?, how is
the environment affecting the situation?, how do i best respond?
⫸ triune brain. Answer: survival, emotional, thinking
⫸ stress model of crisis. Answer: baseline, triggering event,
escalation, outburst, recovery
