Life space crisis intervention
According to LSCI, Life Space Crisis Intervention is defined as, "a
nationally recognized, professional training and certification program
sponsored by the Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute of Hagerstown,
Maryland" (Long and Fecser). LSCI
is a therapeutic strategy that turns crisis situations into to learning experiences.
This method works well with students from preschool to high school who are
experiencing challenging behaviors at school. LSCI continues to state,
"LSCI views problems or stressful incidents as opportunities for learning,
growth, insight, and change" (Long and Fecser). Life Space Crisis Intervention is a method
that provides teachers with behavior management and problem solving strategies (Long and Fecser).
One great fact about Life Space Crisis Intervention is that it can easily be incorporated into the schools Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) and Response to Intervention (RTI) programs for students with challenging behavior. Some benefits of LSCI are that it can be used with students from preschool to high school. It works with students in all tiers of PBS and RTI, in addition to students in special education. All of the methods and strategies that LSCI trains teachers to know are researched based and should help teachers reduce crisis situations. LSCI urges teachers to teach students how to behave appropriately and how to build valuable relationships with adults and peers. The program also explains to teachers that challenging behaviors are a form of communication and can be prevented once the student’s triggers are identified (Long and Fecser).
In order to understand a student’s behavior Life Space Crisis Intervention has created a Conflict Cycle that teachers can use. Life Space Crisis Intervention crisis cycle is broken down into seven parts and they are as follows:
One great fact about Life Space Crisis Intervention is that it can easily be incorporated into the schools Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) and Response to Intervention (RTI) programs for students with challenging behavior. Some benefits of LSCI are that it can be used with students from preschool to high school. It works with students in all tiers of PBS and RTI, in addition to students in special education. All of the methods and strategies that LSCI trains teachers to know are researched based and should help teachers reduce crisis situations. LSCI urges teachers to teach students how to behave appropriately and how to build valuable relationships with adults and peers. The program also explains to teachers that challenging behaviors are a form of communication and can be prevented once the student’s triggers are identified (Long and Fecser).
In order to understand a student’s behavior Life Space Crisis Intervention has created a Conflict Cycle that teachers can use. Life Space Crisis Intervention crisis cycle is broken down into seven parts and they are as follows:
- An incident occurs (frustration, failure, etc.) that ACTIVATES a troubled student’s irrational beliefs (e.g., “Nothing good ever happens to me,” “Adults are unfair!”), which in turn defines it as a stressful incident
- These negative beliefs and thoughts determine and TRIGGER the intensity of the student’s feelings.
- These intense feelings – not the student’s rational forces – DRIVE his or her inappropriate behaviors.
- The inappropriate behaviors (yelling, threatening, sarcasm, refusing to speak) INCITE adults.
- Adults not only pick up the student’s feelings, but also they frequently MIRROR the student’s behaviors (yell back, threaten, etc.).
- These negative adult REACTIONS increase the student’s level of stress, escalating the conflict into a self-defeating crisis.
- Although the student may lose this battle (i.e., he or she is punished), the student wins the war! His or her SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY (irrational belief about adults) is REINFORCED. Therefore, the student has no motivation to change or alter the irrational beliefs or the inappropriate behaviors. (Long and Fecser)
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References
Information from:
Long, N. J., & Fecser, F. A. (n.d.). What is LSCI. In LSCI. Retrieved February 24, 2013, from http://www.lsci.org/
Picture from:
Conflict Cycle (n.d.). In LSCI. Retrieved February 24, 2013, from http://www.lsci.org/conflict_cycle
Video from:
Whitson, S. (2013, January 7). Life Space Crisis Intervention Training: Making a Difference. In YouTube. Retrieved
February 24, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kHKSmRI3jyw
Long, N. J., & Fecser, F. A. (n.d.). What is LSCI. In LSCI. Retrieved February 24, 2013, from http://www.lsci.org/
Picture from:
Conflict Cycle (n.d.). In LSCI. Retrieved February 24, 2013, from http://www.lsci.org/conflict_cycle
Video from:
Whitson, S. (2013, January 7). Life Space Crisis Intervention Training: Making a Difference. In YouTube. Retrieved
February 24, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kHKSmRI3jyw