Day 2 Flashcards
(21 cards)
What are the elements of the cultural space?
- develops culturally competent staff
- accepts and celebrates cultural differences
- supports family connections and involvement
- allows for culturally diverse staff-child interactions
What are the 8 behavior support techniques?
- managing the environment
- prompting
- caring gesture
- hurdle help
- redirection and distractions
- proximity
- directive statements
- time away
What do behavior support techniques do?
helps manage stress and behaviors and return to baseline before someone becomes violent
What are the goals of emotional first aid?
- provide immediate support to REDUCE emotional intensity
- identify and RESOLVE the underlying concerns causing distress
- keep the child REMAINING in the activity (RRR)
What are the strategies for emotional first aid?
- co-regulate emotions
- maintain the relationship and lines of COMMUNICATION
- plan and anticipate/ be a COACH
CCC
What happens in the brain during a power struggle?
anger or fear triggers a fight, flight, or freeze response and the amygdala sends a danger message straight to the survival brain making it hard to be objective
We can avoid or end the power struggle by…
LISTENING and validating feelings
MANAGING the environment
GIVE choices and time to decide what to do next
DROPPING or changing the expectation
(LMGD/ Let Me Get Down)
What are elements of nonverbal messaging/consideration?
- eye contact
- body language
- personal space
- height and gender
- sensitivity to cultural issues
What are the elements of a potentially violence situation?
- the spark
- the target
- the weapon
- level of stress or motivation
How can you remove the spark?
avoid aggressive moves and provocative statements, avoid the power struggle, remove others
What is the objective of crisis co-regulation?
to provide support in a way that reduces stress and risk and increases the child’s sense of safety
What is step 1 of crisis co-regulation?
self-talk/ asking the 4 questions
What is step 2 of crisis co-regulation?
nonverbal strategies
What are nonverbal strategies for crisis co-regulation?
taking a deep breath, give the child space and time, using silence, step away, neutral stance, concerned facial expression
What is step 3 of crisis co-regulation?
verbal strategies
What are verbal strategies for crisis co-regulation?
speak calmly and assertively, affirm and validate the child’s feelings, offer an apology, communicate understanding before making a request, speak very little
What is the 5 step timeline of a post-crisis multi-level response?
- immediate response
- LSI with the child
- documentation
- incident review with staff
- incident review with team
What is the life space interview?
a verbal process that helps turn crisis events into learning experiences
What are the goals of the LSI?
- emotional safety
- clarify events
- repair and restore the relationship
- teach how to regulate emotions
- re-enter back into the routine
What are the steps to the LSI?
IDENTIFY a place and time to talk
EXPLORE child’s point of view
SUMMARIZE feelings and content
CONNECT trigger to feelings to behavior
ALTERNATIVE responses to feelings discussed
PLAN developed/ PRACTICE
ENTER child back into the routine
(I ESCAPE)
Who completes the LSI?
a trusted adult who supported the child through the outburst
