Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)

Helps residential child care organizations to:

• Create a trauma-sensitive environment where children and adults are safe and feel safe
• Pro-actively prevent and/or de-escalate potential crisis situations with children
• Manage a crisis situation in a therapeutic manner, and, if necessary, intervene physically in a manner that reduces the risk of harm to children and staff
• Process the crisis event with children to help improve their coping strategies
• Effectively deliver in-house TCI training

To understand the TCI system, please download the TCI System Bulletin.

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools (TCIS)

Helps schools to:

• Create a trauma-sensitive environment where students and adults are safe and feel safe
• Pro-actively prevent and/or deescalate potential crisis situations with students
• Manage a crisis situation in a therapeutic manner, and, if necessary, intervene physically in a manner that reduces the risk of harm to students and staff
• Process the crisis event with students to help improve their coping strategies
• Effectively deliver in-house TCIS training

To understand the TCIS system, please download the TCIS System Bulletin.

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Families (TCIF)

Helps adults to:

• Prevent or de-escalate crises
• Acquire the skills and knowledge to help children improve their coping strategies
• Use crises as an opportunity to help children learn and grow

To understand the TCIF system, please download the TCIF Informational document.

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Trainer Updates

Certified TCI/TCIS/TCIF trainers are required to attend TCI Updates to maintain certification.

For a full course description, please download the TCI Course Bulletin.