Behavioral Risk Assessment & Intervention Flashcards
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In a CPI-trained environment, 'baseline behavior' is important to establish because it:
Answer: Helps staff recognize meaningful deviations that may signal risk
Knowing a person's baseline allows staff to detect deviations that may indicate rising risk before a crisis fully develops.
A CPI Risk Assessment should be reviewed and updated MOST appropriately:
Answer: Continuously as the individual's presentation and circumstances change
CPI teaches that risk assessments are dynamic and should be updated whenever significant changes occur in the person's presentation or environment.
Which scenario BEST represents a 'triggering' event according to CPI's behavioral risk framework?
Answer: A client becomes agitated immediately after another client takes their seat at lunch
An immediate, identifiable event such as having one's seat taken is a classic triggering event that precipitates behavioral escalation.
When multiple staff members are responding to a behavioral crisis, CPI recommends that:
Answer: One designated staff member should take the lead verbal role
CPI advises that one staff member takes the lead communicator role to reduce confusion and overstimulation during a crisis.
Which of the following represents the HIGHEST level of risk in assessing potential for harm to self or others according to CPI?
Answer: A specific, current plan combined with access to means and stated intent
The combination of a specific plan, access to means, and stated intent represents the highest and most immediate level of risk.
A client in the 'Tension Reduction' phase following a crisis MOST needs:
Answer: Therapeutic communication and supportive rapport-building
After a crisis, CPI directs staff to use therapeutic communication and support during Tension Reduction to help the person reconnect and recover.
According to CPI risk assessment principles, which internal factor MOST contributes to a person's potential for behavioral escalation?
Answer: Unmet emotional or physical needs such as pain or fear
CPI teaches that unmet needs — such as pain, fear, or frustration — are key internal precipitating factors that drive behavioral escalation.