ICDVP Prevention Education 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which curriculum is a well-known evidence-based teen dating violence prevention program widely used in Illinois schools?
- Duluth Model
- Safe Dates (Correct answer)
- Coordinated Community Response
- VAWA Training Module
Correct answer: Safe Dates
Safe Dates is a research-validated program specifically designed to prevent teen dating violence through school-based education.
Question 2: When adapting a prevention program for a specific cultural community, which step is most critical?
- Translating materials word-for-word without other changes
- Involving community members in the adaptation process (Correct answer)
- Reducing the number of sessions to save time
- Removing discussion of gender roles to avoid controversy
Correct answer: Involving community members in the adaptation process
Meaningful community involvement ensures that adaptations are culturally grounded and increases participant engagement and trust.
Question 3: In prevention education, what does the term 'dosage' refer to?
- The amount of medication survivors may need
- The intensity and amount of exposure participants receive to a program (Correct answer)
- The number of hotline calls received
- Funding levels for prevention programs
Correct answer: The intensity and amount of exposure participants receive to a program
Dosage in prevention science describes the frequency, duration, and intensity of program delivery, which affects outcomes.
Question 4: Which of the following best describes an 'upstream' approach to domestic violence prevention?
- Providing emergency shelter after an assault
- Prosecuting abusers after charges are filed
- Addressing root social causes such as gender inequality and poverty (Correct answer)
- Offering court-mandated batterer intervention
Correct answer: Addressing root social causes such as gender inequality and poverty
Upstream approaches tackle structural and societal factors that contribute to violence rather than responding to violence after it occurs.
Question 5: What is the Illinois Domestic Violence Act's relevance to prevention educators?
- It provides a framework for understanding legal protections and rights that can be incorporated into education (Correct answer)
- It exclusively governs shelter funding allocations
- It replaces the need for community prevention programs
- It only applies to law enforcement and judges
Correct answer: It provides a framework for understanding legal protections and rights that can be incorporated into education
Knowledge of the IDVA helps prevention educators accurately inform participants about legal protections and rights available to survivors in Illinois.
Question 6: What role does 'fidelity' play when implementing an evidence-based prevention program?
- It refers to the financial loyalty of funders
- It ensures the program is delivered as designed to maintain its proven effectiveness (Correct answer)
- It describes participant commitment to attending all sessions
- It measures community awareness of DV resources
Correct answer: It ensures the program is delivered as designed to maintain its proven effectiveness
Fidelity means implementing a program with adherence to its core components so that the outcomes achieved in research can be replicated.
Question 7: Which of the following is an example of a 'relationship-level' risk factor for domestic violence?
- Poverty at the societal level
- Conflict and poor communication between partners (Correct answer)
- A neighborhood lacking recreational spaces
- State policies that underfund DV services
Correct answer: Conflict and poor communication between partners
Relationship-level risk factors exist within intimate partner dynamics, such as poor conflict resolution skills or relationship conflict.
ICDVP Prevention Education 4
Which curriculum is a well-known evidence-based teen dating violence prevention program widely used in Illinois schools?