What is Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI)?
LSCI is about listening to the students and choosing which behaviour technique to use that is best for them based on what you heard.
The LSCI strategy empowers the teacher to convert a conflict into a meaningful and useful learning experience for the student by discovering what drives their behavior and by creating clear goals.
6 Stages of LSCI:
1) Crisis -Drain of and calm the student down, thank them for talking with you, tell them they made a good choice. Let them know your situation.
2) time line- children have different perceptions and distorted reality. Identify the central issue through a discussion. Use listening and affirming skills.3) Central issues- identify the main issue and choose the appropriate intervention.
4) Insight- question the student using reflective questions to help them recognize and change their behaviour: giving the student insight into why they are behaving that way.
5) New Skills- teach the skills needed to change their behaviour.
6) Transfer of training- prepare the student to go back into the classroom setting, reassure them and encourage them to apply their insight and new skills in this situation if they come across it again.
The image is a picture of the book 'The Angry Smile' which is a useful tool when working with children who are passive aggressive using the LSCI strategy.
Useful Websites for further information:
http://cecp.air.org/interact/authoronline/april98/1.htm
http://www.reclaiming.com/content/trainings/life-space-crisis-intervention
The LSCI strategy empowers the teacher to convert a conflict into a meaningful and useful learning experience for the student by discovering what drives their behavior and by creating clear goals.
6 Stages of LSCI:
1) Crisis -Drain of and calm the student down, thank them for talking with you, tell them they made a good choice. Let them know your situation.
2) time line- children have different perceptions and distorted reality. Identify the central issue through a discussion. Use listening and affirming skills.3) Central issues- identify the main issue and choose the appropriate intervention.
4) Insight- question the student using reflective questions to help them recognize and change their behaviour: giving the student insight into why they are behaving that way.
5) New Skills- teach the skills needed to change their behaviour.
6) Transfer of training- prepare the student to go back into the classroom setting, reassure them and encourage them to apply their insight and new skills in this situation if they come across it again.
The image is a picture of the book 'The Angry Smile' which is a useful tool when working with children who are passive aggressive using the LSCI strategy.
Useful Websites for further information:
http://cecp.air.org/interact/authoronline/april98/1.htm
http://www.reclaiming.com/content/trainings/life-space-crisis-intervention