TCI Training of Trainers (TxT)

This intensive five-day train-the-trainer course provides organizations with an in-house training capacity in the TCI curriculum. Participants have the chance to practice conducting activities to gain immediate training experience. Training techniques such as the use of role plays, small group discussions, guided fantasies; conducting practice sessions, and using audiovisual aids will be demonstrated.

Program Objectives
Participants will be able to:
—Proactively prevent and/or de-escalate a potential crisis situation with a child or young person
—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 and young people to help improve their coping strategies
—Effectively deliver TCI training in their agencies

Intended Audience
This course is for trainers, managers, counselors, and care workers capable of training therapeutic crisis intervention techniques. If participating in the physical intervention part of the program, participants must be capable of moderate physical activity Materials Participants receive a trainer's reference and activity guide, a DVD and PowerPoint CD, and a student workbook.

Program Outline
Day 1: Crisis as Opportunity. Crisis is defined and ways that adults can prevent a crisis situation are identified. Participants are taught how to maintain self-control in preventing or handling a crisis through awareness of personal feelings and values, the young person's needs and wants, and environmental effects on behavior.
Day 2: Triggering and Escalation. Verbal and nonverbal techniques for crisis prevention and de-escalation are presented. How to avoid crisis cycles, use protective interventions, and methods to de-escalate a potentially violent child are practiced.
Day 3: Escalation, Outburst and Recovery. Life Space Interviewing techniques are taught and methods to deescalate a potentially violent child are practiced. The rationale for safety interventions is explained and situations when restraint should and should not be used are discussed. The use of various physical intervention techniques and safety concerns are discussed and practiced.
Day 4: Outburst and Recovery. Participants practice Life Space Interviewing. Safety concerns and documentation issues are discussed. Participants have opportunities to practice the use of various physical intervention techniques.
Day 5: Implementing the TCI System. Life Space Interviewing is practiced and the elements of the TCI system are reviewed. All participants are tested for certification.

 

Signing Up For TCI Train-the-Trainer Program

Regularly Scheduled Training TCI programs are offered on a fee-for-service basis throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia. Courses are limited to 18 participants. Please click the button below for a current schedule and application form.

On-Site Training The Residential Child Care Project is also prepared to bring the TCI training program to your organization. Organizations can arrange, on a fee-for-service basis, to offer this program to their staff or member organizations. This assists organizations with their efforts to implement uniform standards for practice among staff. For details on how to go about setting up this type of training at your organization, please click on the button below: 

TCI Assessment and Implementation Package To discuss the implementation of TCI at your organization, contact: Martha Holden or Eugene Saville, The Residential Child Care Project, Family Life Development Center, Beebe Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853 Tel. 607.254.5337 Fax. 607.255.4837. For general information about setting up a TCI assessment and implementation program, please click on the button below: