Recognizing a crisis

Question 1

What are the two goals of crisis intervention?

Answer 1

 teach and support

Question 2

What are the phases of the stress model?

Answer 2

Baseline, triggering, escalation, outburst, and recovery 

Question 3

What kind of behavior can be observed in the baseline phase?

Answer 3

The child’s normal state of functioning

Question 4

What kind of behavior can be observed in the triggering phase?

Answer 4

Pacing, clenching fists

Question 5

What kind of behavior can be observed in the escalation phase?

Answer 5

Yelling, demanding, threatening, and destroying property

Question 6

What kinds of behaviors can be observed in the outburst phase?

Answer 6

Hitting others or harming self

Question 7

What kinds of behaviors can be observed in the recovery phase?

Answer 7

Signs of calming down, withdrawn, fatigued

Question 8

Describe the three possible outcomes of recovery

Answer 8

A higher level outcome where safety is restored and child and adults learn from the situation. No change, no growth where the crisis was handled, everything is back to normal, but the child did not learn anything and lower level, where the child is damaged by the crisis such as reduced and less likely to tolerate future situations 

Question 9

What are the four questions in order?

Answer 9

What am I feeling?
What does the child feel need want or expect?
How is the environment affecting the child?
How do I best respond?