Pacing, stimming, echolalia, perseveration, non-responsive, increase in questioning, etc.
What are signs of anxiety?
100
In this level, the individual may question you, refuse to follow directives, yell/vent, and may threaten you.
What is the CPI Verbal Escalation Continuum?
100
A weapon coming in contact with a target.
What is a Strike?
100
The main purpose of the Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training Program.
What is providing Care, Welfare, Safety and Security to all?
100
A decrease in energy and an increase in rationality such as crying, apologizing, asking questions, sleeping, or returning to task.
What is Tension Reduction?
200
The area surrounding the body, approximately 1.5 - 3 feet which may include sensory needs, familiarity, gender/cultural differences, safety, hygiene, etc.
What is Proxemics (personal space)?
200
An active process to figure out what a person is saying.
What is Empathic Listening?
200
An attempt to control and/or destroy a part of one's anatomy.
What is a Grab?
200
Identify the weak point, use leverage and momentum.
What is a grab release?
200
The approach in which staff attempt to re-establish communication with the individual?
What is Therapeutic Rapport?
300
The staff approach when an individual is displaying signs of anxiety such as increasing visual supports, offering breaks, providing choice, decreasing difficult demands, increasing access to reinforcement, etc.
What is Supportive?
300
The concept that behaviours and attitudes of staff impact behaviours and attitudes of individuals and vice versa.
What is the Integrated Experience?
300
This intervention is used as a last resort when an individual becomes a danger to themselves or others and is only used by trained staff members.
What is Nonviolent Physical Crisis Intervention?
300
The physical intervention used with children smaller than yourself and/or below your chest level.
What is CPI Children's Control Position?
300
Ensuring individuals are under control, looking for patterns in behaviour and investigating alternatives.
What is the CPI Coping Model?
400
The vocal part of speech, excluding the actual words one uses (tone, volume, cadence).
What is Paraverbal Communication?
400
Internal or external causes of an acting-out behavior over which a staff member has little or no control. This may include weather, hunger, medication changes, change in routine, illness, etc.
What are Precipitating Factors?
400
The first person on the scene, may have the best rapport and is competent and confident in NVCI.
Who is the team leader?
400
Immobilize the person's hand(s) on your head. Move your head toward the person. Wait for opportunity to release.
What is a Hair Pull Release?
400
A team control position was used. This documentation must be reported and submitted within 24 hours.
What is a serious occurrence incident report?
500
When your body is positioned at least one leg-length away from the individual and at an angle that communicates respect, is non threatening and safe.
What is the CPI Supportive Stance?
500
The ability to stay in control of your own behaviour and not take the individuals acting-out behaviour personally.
What is Rational Detachment?
500
Litigation, Safety and Professionalism
What is the value of using the team approach?
500
This technique is used to safely manage individuals who have become dangerous to themselves or others with assistance from additional staff members.