your suggested solution works fine in the test project.
Unfortunately in the "real world" application IsExpanded gets inverted at HandleClick of TreeViewItem.
Telerik.Windows.Controls.Navigation.dll!Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeViewItem.HandleClick() Line 1023 C#
Telerik.Windows.Controls.Navigation.dll!Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadTreeViewItem.OnHeaderMouseLeftButtonUp(object sender = {System.Windows.Controls.Grid}, System.Windows.Input.MouseEventArgs e = {System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs}) Line 1606 C#
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs.InvokeEventHandler(System.Delegate genericHandler, object genericTarget) + 0x31 bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs.InvokeHandler(System.Delegate handler, object target) + 0x29 bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.RoutedEventHandlerInfo.InvokeHandler(object target, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs) + 0x3e bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(object source = {System.Windows.Controls.Grid}, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs args = {System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs}, bool reRaised = true) + 0xbe bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.UIElement.ReRaiseEventAs(System.Windows.DependencyObject sender = {System.Windows.Controls.Grid}, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs args = {System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs}, System.Windows.RoutedEvent newEvent) + 0x114 bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.UIElement.OnMouseUpThunk(object sender, System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs e) + 0xc5 bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs.InvokeEventHandler(System.Delegate genericHandler, object genericTarget) + 0x31 bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs.InvokeHandler(System.Delegate handler, object target) + 0x29 bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.RoutedEventHandlerInfo.InvokeHandler(object target, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs) + 0x3e bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(object source = {System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock}, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs args = {System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs}, bool reRaised = false) + 0xbe bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEventImpl(System.Windows.DependencyObject sender = {System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock}, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs args = {System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs}) + 0x79 bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseTrustedEvent(System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs args = {System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs}) + 0x41 bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEvent(System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs args, bool trusted) + 0x2c bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.Input.InputManager.ProcessStagingArea() + 0x1ff bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.Input.InputManager.ProcessInput(System.Windows.Input.InputEventArgs input) + 0x45 bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.Input.InputProviderSite.ReportInput(System.Windows.Input.InputReport inputReport) + 0x62 bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.Interop.HwndMouseInputProvider.ReportInput(System.IntPtr hwnd, System.Windows.Input.InputMode mode, int timestamp, System.Windows.Input.RawMouseActions actions, int x, int y, int wheel) + 0x2c2 bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.Interop.HwndMouseInputProvider.FilterMessage(System.IntPtr hwnd = 657448, MS.Internal.Interop.WindowMessage msg = WM_LBUTTONUP, System.IntPtr wParam = 0, System.IntPtr lParam = 4522048, ref bool handled = false) + 0x67d bytes
PresentationCore.dll!System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.InputFilterMessage(System.IntPtr hwnd = 657448, int msg = 514, System.IntPtr wParam = 0, System.IntPtr lParam = 4522048, ref bool handled = false) + 0x75 bytes
WindowsBase.dll!MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(System.IntPtr hwnd = 657448, int msg = 514, System.IntPtr wParam = 0, System.IntPtr lParam = 4522048, ref bool handled = false) + 0xbe bytes
WindowsBase.dll!MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(object o) + 0x7d bytes
WindowsBase.dll!System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate callback, object args, int numArgs) + 0x53 bytes
WindowsBase.dll!MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(object source = {System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher}, System.Delegate method, object args, int numArgs, System.Delegate catchHandler = null) + 0x42 bytes
WindowsBase.dll!System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.InvokeImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority priority, System.TimeSpan timeout, System.Delegate method, object args, int numArgs) + 0xb4 bytes
WindowsBase.dll!MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(System.IntPtr hwnd = 657448, int msg = 514, System.IntPtr wParam = 0, System.IntPtr lParam = 4522048) + 0x104 bytes
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WindowsBase.dll!System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrameImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherFrame frame = {System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherFrame}) + 0xc1 bytes
WindowsBase.dll!System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrame(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherFrame frame) + 0x49 bytes
PresentationFramework.dll!System.Windows.Application.RunDispatcher(object ignore) + 0x5b bytes
PresentationFramework.dll!System.Windows.Application.RunInternal(System.Windows.Window window) + 0x74 bytes
PresentationFramework.dll!System.Windows.Application.Run(System.Windows.Window window) + 0x2b bytes
PresentationFramework.dll!System.Windows.Application.Run() + 0x1b bytes
Shell.exe!Shell.App.Main() + 0x5e bytes C#
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mscorlib.dll!System.AppDomain.nExecuteAssembly(System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly assembly, string[] args) + 0x9 bytes
mscorlib.dll!System.Runtime.Hosting.ManifestRunner.Run(bool checkAptModel) + 0x6e bytes
mscorlib.dll!System.Runtime.Hosting.ManifestRunner.ExecuteAsAssembly() + 0x90 bytes
mscorlib.dll!System.Runtime.Hosting.ApplicationActivator.CreateInstance(System.ActivationContext activationContext, string[] activationCustomData) + 0x65 bytes
mscorlib.dll!System.Runtime.Hosting.ApplicationActivator.CreateInstance(System.ActivationContext activationContext) + 0xd bytes
mscorlib.dll!System.Activator.CreateInstance(System.ActivationContext activationContext) + 0x44 bytes
Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.Utilities.dll!Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssemblyDebugInZone() + 0x23 bytes
mscorlib.dll!System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(object state) + 0x63 bytes
mscorlib.dll!System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext executionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback callback, object state, bool ignoreSyncCtx) + 0xb0 bytes
mscorlib.dll!System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext executionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback callback, object state) + 0x2c bytes
mscorlib.dll!System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart() + 0x44 bytes