CPI Trauma-Informed Care & Mental Health Awareness Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of conducting a trauma-informed assessment before developing a crisis prevention plan?
Answer: To identify trauma history and triggers so individualized, safe interventions can be planned
Trauma-informed assessment identifies history, triggers, and strengths so that crisis plans address root causes rather than only reactive symptoms.
Cultural humility in trauma-informed CPI practice requires staff to:
Answer: Recognize their own cultural biases and adapt communication to the individual's cultural context
Cultural humility involves ongoing self-reflection about bias and flexible adaptation of communication strategies to honor each person's cultural context.
Self-regulation by CPI staff during a crisis interaction is important because:
Answer: Staff emotional regulation models calmness and prevents escalation through emotional contagion
Emotional contagion means people unconsciously mirror each other's affect; a calm staff member helps regulate the dysregulated individual.
Which of the following is considered a trauma-sensitive environment modification in a care setting?
Answer: Reducing noise levels, providing choice of seating, and ensuring visible exits
Trauma-sensitive environments minimize sensory overwhelm and maximize perceived safety through noise control, choice, and visibility of exits.
A person with an intellectual disability experiencing a crisis may require CPI staff to:
Answer: Simplify language, use visual supports, and allow more processing time
Simplified language, visual supports, and extra processing time accommodate cognitive and communication differences in individuals with intellectual disabilities.
In trauma-informed CPI, 'retraumatization' during an intervention can be minimized by:
Answer: Involving the person in developing their own crisis plan and offering choices whenever safe
Giving individuals agency in their crisis plan restores a sense of control, which is often stripped away by traumatic experiences, reducing retraumatization risk.