PCM 101
Level P is a minimum of __ hours, P1 is __ hours and P2P, P2S, and P2PS are ___ hours.
What are "14, 16, and 22"
All PCM procedures place an individual in a natural and comfortable position and horizontal procedures always use a ______ for the comfort and protection of the individual.
What is "safety mat"
PCM's use of the "least restrictive intervention" results in more opportunities for individuals to _____ even during crisis intervention.
What is "make choices"
Off-task behavior can happen when there is not enough ___ for doing the task or the task is difficult or uninteresting.
What is "reinforcement"
When dealing with ___, staff should remain "non-reactive," that is to keep emotions low. Staff respond, but it's with little interest.
What is "junk"
The PCM system strives to protect an individual's ___ during all phases of the Cycle of Crisis.
What is "dignity"
Prevention is used to increase on-task or "engaged" behaviors which are ___ with crisis behaviors.
What is "incompatible"
PCM transportation procedures include the automatic use of behavioral ___ and ___ principles, referred to as Dynamic Holding.
What are "shaping" and "fading"
Minor behavior problems, whether predictable or unpredictable, can very often be eliminated using ___ and de-escalation strategies.
What is "prevention"
Staff can increase their proximity by moving closer in a non-threatening way and avoiding ____.
What is "eye contact"
PCM horizontal immobilizations require at least ___ staff for prone and at least ___ staff for supine.
What are "2" and "3"
CRITICAL
In the ___ BARR, during the grips prompt, the individual's palms should be facing up. In the ___ BARR, during the grips prompt, the individual's palms should be facing down.
What are "Prone' and "Supine"
Behavior and physiology change in ___ ways when moving through the cycle of crisis.
What is "predictable"
De-escalation strategies are used the moment behavior moves from stable functioning to ____.
What is "pre-crisis"
For individuals who are motivated to escape from tasks, staff should try to minimize the delay between the crisis behavior and the ____.
What is "return to task"
Only ___ or higher are authorized to use vertical immobilization.
What is "P1"
Practitioners only use the procedures needed to stop crisis, that is, nothing more ____ than necessary.
What is "restrictive"
For each level on the Cycle or Crisis, there are four strategies for staff to use:
- Stable functioning: ____ strategies
- Pre-crisis: ____ strategies
- Crisis: ____ intervention procedures
- Post-crisis: _____ strategies
What are "prevention, de-escalation, crisis, and reintegration"
If individuals are seeking ___ and staff decide to ignore their behavior, a temporary ___ in problem behavior called an extinction burst can occur.
What are "attention" and "increase"
After using a personal safety release, if staff don't immediately use transportation or immobilization, the individual will very likely ______.
What is "attack again"
CRITICAL
The criteria for horizontal immobilization are:
- ____ or a breakdown or imminent breakdown of transportation or vertical immobilization.
- Staff must always use a ______.
- Can only be done by practitioners who are at least level ___ or instructors of the same level.
What are "CASH, Safety Mat, and P2"
When managing tasks and activities in Post-Crisis Level 2: at first, tasks should be familiar to the individual, but avoid using ___ tasks.
What is "preferred"
CRITICAL
The criteria for transportation require the same conditions as crisis:
- Continuous _____
- Continuous _____, and
- Continuous High Magnitude ______
What are "aggression, self-injury, and disruption"
Individuals in PreCL2 are off-task and also visibly ____.
What is "upset/agitated"
Once at Post-Crisis Level 1, the individual should quickly be re-engaged in _____ behaviors and possibly contrived tasks.
What is "high probability"