DAY+15+LIFE+SPACE+CRISIS+INTERVENTION+(LSCI)

WHAT IS LSCI?

Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) is a strategy that attempts to turn crisis situations into learning opportunities for youth with chronic patterns of self-defeating behaviors. LSCI views stressful incidents as opportunities for learning, growth, insight, and change practicing responsible behavior.

The skills of LSCI empower the teacher to convert a conflict into a meaningful learning experience for the student by discovering what drives his or her behavior and by defining clear outcome goals.

__ **CONFLICT CYCLE** __

Mentors: Review the Conflict Cycle and the steps below with the class... Students: Think about a time when you have been caught in the Conflict Cycle... **//Student’s Self Concept - Irrational Beliefs//** A stressful incident occurs (i.e., frustration, failure) which ACTIVATES a troubled student’s irrational beliefs (i.e., "Nothing good ever happens to me!" "Adults are unfair.").
 * 1)  These negative thoughts determine and trigger his feelings.
 * 2)  His feelings and not his rational forces DRIVE his inappropriate behavior.
 * 3)  His inappropriate behaviors (yelling, threatening, sarcasm, refusing to speak) INCITE adults.
 * 4)  Adults not only pick up the student’s feelings, but also they frequently MIRROR his behaviors (yell back, threaten, etc.)
 * 5)  This negative adult REACTION increases the student’s stress escalating the conflict into a self-defeating power struggle.
 * 6)  Although the student may lose the battle (i.e., he is punished), he wins the war! His SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY (i.e. irrational belief) is REINFORCED and therefore, he has no motivation to change or alter his beliefs or his inappropriate behaviors.