CPI Training Flashcards

Core Values of CPI

• Care: Emphasizes respect, dignity, nonjudgmental attitudes, and empathy toward individuals.
• Welfare: Focuses on providing emotional and physical support while prioritizing the client's best interests.
• Safety: Involves protecting human rights and managing risks effectively.
• Security: Aims to maintain a therapeutic relationship that relies on collaboration.

Definitions of Aggression and Violence

• Aggression: External expression of anger through behaviors like yelling, grunting, and verbal outbursts.
• Violence: Physical manifestation of anger, such as throwing objects or engaging in physical fights.

Learning Objectives and Crisis Development

• Objective: Recognize behaviors that indicate escalation toward aggression or violence and take measures to avoid and decelerate crises.
• Crisis Development Model: Illustrates behavior levels and staff responses.

Behavior Levels

• Anxiety: Signs include wringing hands, sweating, rocking, or talking rapidly.
• Defensive: Indicates loss of rationality with disproportionate responses like swearing and posturing.
• Risk: Involves behaviors that could harm self or others, potentially leading to physical violence.
• Tension Reduction: Characterized by reduced emotional and physical energy, leading to improved rationality.

Staff Approaches to Different Behavior Levels

• Anxiety: Utilize a supportive attitude to provide empathy and tools for calming.
• Defensive: Adopt a directive approach by decelerating behavior, offering choices, and managing the environment.
• Risk: Implement physical intervention strategies such as disengagement and holding techniques, focusing on proportional responses.
• Tension Reduction: Foster therapeutic rapport by re-establishing communication and providing post-crisis debriefing and coping skills.

Nonverbal Communication Techniques

• Types: Proxemics, kinesics, and haptics play crucial roles in crisis management.
• Proxemics: Refers to the personal space maintained, which can help de-escalate situations.
• Kinesics: Includes body language such as posture and eye contact, which can aid de-escalation.
• Haptics: Involves communication through touch or the absence thereof, influencing crisis dynamics.

Supportive Stance and Communication

• Definition: Staff should maintain a distance of a leg's length and adopt a wide stance to project non-threatening support.
• Reasons for Supportive Stance: Communicates respect, non-threatening presence, and ensures safety.
• Three Ps of Supportive Stance: Position (relationship to the individual), proximity (distance), and posture (body stance).

Test your knowledge on the core values of CPI with these flashcards. This quiz covers essential concepts such as Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security, ensuring a comprehensive understanding for all involved. Perfect for anyone looking to enhance their skills in crisis prevention and intervention.