Elements of a Potentially Violent Situation
This includes discreetly removing objects and staying a safe distance away
What is the weapon
This space makes good use of space for personal and public use, is clean, orderly and inviting, and feels safe and nurturing
Physical Space
This behavior can lead to a child being hurt due to self-infliction
This technique is simply expressing that we care about a child that helps reduce their stress, including phrases like "You are important to me"
What are caring gestures
The two goals of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
What are support and teach?
This may include removing others, avoiding the power struggle, and never touching an angry child
What is the spark
This space develops a culturally competent staff, accepts and celebrates cultural differences, and supports family connections
Cultural Space
This behavior can lead to a child shutting down and not responding to any external influences
What is withdrawal
This technique is used when the child's frustration with a task may overwhelm them.
What is hurdle help
The three parts of the brain
What are the survival, emotional, and thinking (survival, triune, and cognitive)
This consists of asking the targeted person to leave
If it’s you, reminding the child of your relationship or leaving the situation and asking a “neutral” staff to manage the incident
What is the target
This space takes into consideration specific effects of trauma, promotes an atmosphere of safety and acceptance, and encourages warm relationships
Emotional Space
This behavior is rigid patterns of behavior that contrast with the need to be adaptable to changing environmental demands
What is inflexibility
This technique considers the fact of having a trusted adult close by will be calming for some young people
What is proximity
The two effects of anger during a stressful situation
What are/is:
Anger is an emotional and physical state
Cognitive abilities are reduced
This technique involves using your relationship with the child, actively listening to identify feelings and communicate understanding, or removing the audience
This space values attachments and developments relationships, balances structure and flexibility to meet, and offers opportunities to participate
Social Space
This behavior is the unconscious tendency to repeat past traumatic experiences in the present
What is trauma re-enactment
These techniques may be indicated when children’s behavior escalates, their abilities to make rational decisions decrease, and they become increasingly agitated or even aggressive.
What are directive statements
These are the 4 ways to avoid or end a power struggle
What are:
Listening and validating feelings, managing the environment, giving choices and time to decide what to do next, dropping or changing the expectation
This is the point in the stress model of crisis (the rollercoaster) where these techniques are most useful
When the child is nearing outburst
This space communicates a philosophy of care, supports developmentally appropriate practice, and creates a learning environment
Ideological Space
The two emotions that are pain based for a child who runs away
What are anger or fear
This technique includes moving the child away from noisy children to a quiet room to talk can reduce the simulation for an anxious child.
What is managing the environment
The 4 skills that adults need for successful "Intentional Use of Self" with children
What are:
Self-awareness
Self-regulation
Relationship skills an attunement
Self-care