ACRONYMS
LRA?
Least restrictive alternative
Yelling at a youth and telling them their no good?
Emotional.
Failing to react during escalated situations? BRRRR.
Freezing
Blue tinge to nails, extremities are cold?
Circulatory.
All involved in the ESPI should be asked what occurred before, during and after the incident?
Debriefing.
S.T.A.R?
Stop, Think, Analyze, Respond.
Inappropriate touching or sexual favors?
Sexual.
Fumbling to open a door lock, dropping keys or stuttering when they normally do not?
Disrupted motor responses.
Vomiting, diarrehea?
Gastrointestinal.
Accurate accounting of the situation, incident?
Documentation.
M.O.O.?
Measurable, observable, objectionable.
Hitting, striking, punching?
Physical.
Staff prompting the escalation of an individuals behavior?
Aggression (passive, counter or active).
Absence of breathing?
Respiratory.
The 5 W's?
Who, What, When, Where and Why.
The 5 C's?
Committed, Care, Consistency, Competency, Courage.
Refusing to give a child a meal or medications?
Neglect.
Calling a code 4 for a youth not eating?
Overreacting.
Joint swelling, bruising.
Musculoskeletal.
Juli, Joe and Jimmie responsible for this after the incident is concluded and reports submitted?
Incident Review.
S.O.L.E.R? Active listening.
Show empathy, openness, lean forward, eye contact, relax.
Use of excessive force whether intended or not?
Assault.
Allowing another individual to assist, leaving, physically intervening when there are no safety issues?
Irrational thought process.
Confusion, seizures, headache?
Neurological.
Developing an action plan to help with the identified behavior? S.M.A.R.T.acronym?
Specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic and restorative, time based.