Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Final Exam
Review|| 2024 LATEST UPDATE|| CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|| VERIFIED
The goal of the TCI system is to - ANSWER -Prevent and de-escalate potential crises
-Build the capacity of staff to manage aggressive and violent behaviors avoiding potential injuries &
-To create a learning culture where everyone, children and adults, learn from experience.
A trauma informed organization supports and facilitates trauma informed care through it's policies,
procedures and practices. Specifically this involves ensuring that staff: - ANSWER 1. Understand what
trauma is and how it impacts all individuals within the system and the system itself
2. Are able to recognize when behaviors and patterns reflect the children's and staff's past or present
trauma experience.
3. Know how to avoid re-traumatization by responding to and interacting with children and families in
ways that convey safety, trust, support, collaboration, and autonomy.
4. Are sensitive to young peoples' unique perspectives and circumstances.
The TCI system helps organizations to: - ANSWER -Prevent Crises.
-De-escalate potential crises
-Manage acute Physical behavior
-Reduce potential and actual injury to children and staff
-Teach children adaptive coping skills
-Develop a learning organization.
For TCI to be an effective crisis management system, the following 6 domains need to be addressed: -
ANSWER 1. Leadership and program support
2. Child and family inclusion.
3. Clinical participation.
4. Supervision and post-crisis response.
, 5. Training and competency standards.
6. Documentation, incident monitoring, and feedback.
ICSP, short for _____________ is most effective when they are written by clinical or social work staff with
input from team members as well as the child and the child's family. - ANSWER Individual Crisis Support
Plan
ICSPs include strategies for - ANSWER -Preventing, de-escalating, and managing potential high-risk
behavior specific to the child.
-Specific techniques, to help de-escalate the child as well as specific physical interventions, if
appropriate, or
-Alternative strategies if physical intervention is not an option are prescribed.
A child's milieu is made up of - ANSWER -People
-Emotions
-Physical objects, and is about physical, social, cultural, emotional and ideological space where children
and staff can live and work.
A therapeutic milieu offers a safe, nurturing environment in which children can - ANSWER heal,
continually learn, practice important life skills, develop, and thrive.
The way the physical environment is set up can contribute to or detract from the possibility of crisis,
considerations are: - ANSWER - Is it safe and does it feel safe and nurturing to the children and staff?
- Is the physical environment conducive to self-discipline and emotional regulation?
- Are there spaces for reflection and privacy?
- Are the children able to personalize their own private spaces?
- Are the bathrooms clean and do they offer privacy and quality toiletries?
- Are kitchens well stocked and accessible to the children?
- Are there enough chairs for all children and staff to eat together at the dining table?
- Do the common spaces encourage positive interactions and a sense of community?
- Are there spaces for families and children to relax and interact?
Review|| 2024 LATEST UPDATE|| CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|| VERIFIED
The goal of the TCI system is to - ANSWER -Prevent and de-escalate potential crises
-Build the capacity of staff to manage aggressive and violent behaviors avoiding potential injuries &
-To create a learning culture where everyone, children and adults, learn from experience.
A trauma informed organization supports and facilitates trauma informed care through it's policies,
procedures and practices. Specifically this involves ensuring that staff: - ANSWER 1. Understand what
trauma is and how it impacts all individuals within the system and the system itself
2. Are able to recognize when behaviors and patterns reflect the children's and staff's past or present
trauma experience.
3. Know how to avoid re-traumatization by responding to and interacting with children and families in
ways that convey safety, trust, support, collaboration, and autonomy.
4. Are sensitive to young peoples' unique perspectives and circumstances.
The TCI system helps organizations to: - ANSWER -Prevent Crises.
-De-escalate potential crises
-Manage acute Physical behavior
-Reduce potential and actual injury to children and staff
-Teach children adaptive coping skills
-Develop a learning organization.
For TCI to be an effective crisis management system, the following 6 domains need to be addressed: -
ANSWER 1. Leadership and program support
2. Child and family inclusion.
3. Clinical participation.
4. Supervision and post-crisis response.
, 5. Training and competency standards.
6. Documentation, incident monitoring, and feedback.
ICSP, short for _____________ is most effective when they are written by clinical or social work staff with
input from team members as well as the child and the child's family. - ANSWER Individual Crisis Support
Plan
ICSPs include strategies for - ANSWER -Preventing, de-escalating, and managing potential high-risk
behavior specific to the child.
-Specific techniques, to help de-escalate the child as well as specific physical interventions, if
appropriate, or
-Alternative strategies if physical intervention is not an option are prescribed.
A child's milieu is made up of - ANSWER -People
-Emotions
-Physical objects, and is about physical, social, cultural, emotional and ideological space where children
and staff can live and work.
A therapeutic milieu offers a safe, nurturing environment in which children can - ANSWER heal,
continually learn, practice important life skills, develop, and thrive.
The way the physical environment is set up can contribute to or detract from the possibility of crisis,
considerations are: - ANSWER - Is it safe and does it feel safe and nurturing to the children and staff?
- Is the physical environment conducive to self-discipline and emotional regulation?
- Are there spaces for reflection and privacy?
- Are the children able to personalize their own private spaces?
- Are the bathrooms clean and do they offer privacy and quality toiletries?
- Are kitchens well stocked and accessible to the children?
- Are there enough chairs for all children and staff to eat together at the dining table?
- Do the common spaces encourage positive interactions and a sense of community?
- Are there spaces for families and children to relax and interact?
