Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Families (TCI-F) is a crisis intervention model developed alongside CARE at the Cornell University. Carers who have undertaken TCIF learn to support children with the development of constructive and adaptive ways to deal with feelings of frustration, anger and loss in more developmentally appropriate ways.
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
The TCIF program includes:
• Research on trauma, attachment, and the brain
• Strategies to help a traumatized child avoid stress and remain calm
• Ideas to help adults remain calm even when faced with extreme behavior
• Techniques and ideas to respond with sensitivity to a child’s feelings and needs and to build relationships
• A wide range of practical skills to help children and de-escalate challenging behavior
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Families is run over 6 sessions which is usually 3 days a week for 2 weeks.
If you would like to be considered to undertake this course please use the “register” button to send through an expression of interest and we will place your name on the contacts list for when a session becomes available.
