Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI)
Program/Intervention Name
Category
Crisis Intervention, Staff Training and Development
Program/Intervention Description
What: LSCI is an advanced, interactive therapeutic strategy for turning crisis situations into learning opportunities for children and youth with chronic patterns of self-defeating behaviors. LSCI views problems or stressful incidents as opportunities for learning, growth, insight, and change. This non-physical intervention program uses a multi-theoretical approach to behavior management and problem solving. How: LSCI teaches professionals and parents the therapeutic talking strategies they will need to help children during stressful moments, as well as the awareness and skills to understand and manage their own feelings and counter-aggressive tendencies when intervening with aggressive or out-of-control behaviors by using a 6-step process. LSCI offers a course for parents (LSCI Skills for Parents) that teaches parents and caregivers the fundamental concepts of LSCI in a 1-day and/or 8-session training program.
Intervention Target Population Identified (Age Group)
Parent/Adult
Program Goals/Outcomes
Articulate the dynamics of conflict cycles which lead to self-defeating behavior, Diagnose student thinking errors that interfere with communication and problem-solving, Identify and intervene effectively with the process of staff counter-aggression which precludes effective intervention, Demonstrate effective de-escalation, decoding, and counseling strategies for youth in crisis.
QIC Target Group
Both Target 1 and Target 2
QIC Adoption/Guardianship Relevance Levels
LEVEL 5: Other Human Services
QIC level of Evidence
LEVEL 3: Emerging Practice
Intervention Web Site/URL
Contact Person/Purveyor
Agency/Affiliation
Contact Email
Contact Phone
External Links (Registry/Other Catalog)
- California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse: www.cebc4cw.org/program/life-space-crisis-intervention-lsci
