Behavior Support Techniques
Stress Model of Crisis
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Miscellaneous
Safety
100

This behavioral support technique is the least intrusive and easiest to modify. 

Managing the environment

100

A child's "normal" state of functioning. 

Baseline

100

You need to take your written TCI test this often. 

Annually

100

This plan guides staff on effective strategies for preventing, de-escalating and intervening in potential crisis with individual children.

Individual Crisis Support Plan
100

These include staying on your feet, using a balanced stance and are meant to be quick ways to release or move away from a potentially dangerous youth. 

Protective Interventions
200

A youth must have demonstrated an ability to self regulate for this technique. 

time away

200

Something has occurred to increase the child's arousal/stress level. 

Triggering Event

200

The youth ends up on their stomach in the final position of this restraint. 

Prone

200

Anything that makes challenging behavior or traumatic stress responses more or less likely to occur

Setting Condition

200

Do not use restraints on children under this age. 

Five
300

Using this intervention has the risk of further escalating the situation, and the request is made respectfully and calmly. 

Directive statement

300

The child is becoming more and more upset or agitated and less able to manage their emotions. 

Escalation

300

Within the therapeutic milieu we have 5 spaces. This space makes good use of space for personal and public space. It is clean, orderly and inviting. 

Physical space

300

These are the three components of the triune brain model. 

-Thinking

-Emotional

-Survival

300

The deprivation of oxygen to living cells. 

Asphyxia

400

Expressing warm feelings of liking and caring for a child, such as, "You are important to me," or "I care about what happens to you."  

Caring gesture

400

The child is in survival mode and may explode in a manner that could be dangerous to themselves, other children, and to us. 

Outburst

400

The first question you ask yourself in a crisis situation. 

What am I feeling now. 

400

There are 4 elements of a potentially violent situation. 

-the spark

-the target

-the weapon

-the level of stress or motivation

400

Predisposing risk factors for asphyxia (provide at least 2)

-obesity

-influence of alcohol or drugs

-prolonged violent agitation

-underlying natural disease 

-hot humid environment

-certain types of medication

-effects of severe trauma history

500

When a situation is or activity is stressful, moving to a less stimulating or more desirable activity can help children stay in control or their emotions and behavior. 

Redirections and Distractions

500

This phase provides the opportunity to repair and help the child (and ourselves) learn and grow from the crisis experience. It has three possible outcomes. 

Recovery phase: higher, no change, lower

500

These behaviors are a result of emotional and psychological pain. 

Pain Based behaviors

500

The foundations for intentional use of self ( name 2 of the 4). 

-Self-awareness

-Self regulation

-relationship skills and attunement

-self care

500

This states what is expected of the young person, is directed by the leader, is supportive of the young person, and it sets the tone for the recovery phase. 

The Letting Go Process