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 CALiO Archives

What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? March 2023

In the research titled, The Dynamics of Two-Session Interviews with Suspected Victims of Abuse Who Are Reluctant to Make Allegations, which of these were found? A. The data showed that higher levels of support during the first interview predicted more responsive...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? February 2023

Multiple Choice From the study, Gendered Attributions of Blame and Failure to Protect in Child Welfare Responses to Sexual Abuse: A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis, which of these was not found in the case file review. A. Notwithstanding the widespread use of...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? January 2023

True or False? In the research, How Interviewers Navigate Child Abuse Disclosure After an Unproductive Start in Forensic Interviews, results showed that the three most prevalent strategies immediately before disclosure were high-quality questions, transition prompts,...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? December 2022

True or False? In the study, Factors Influencing Levels of Secondary Traumatic Stress in Non-offending Caregivers of Children with Sexual or Physical Abuse Histories, the researchers found that caregivers’ self-reported STS symptomatology appeared to peak immediately...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? November 2022

In the publication, Sustaining Treatment for Youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior: Administrator and Stakeholder Perspectives Following Implementation, professionals who were interviewed identified which of these as primary factors impacting the sustainability of...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? October 2022

Multiple choice In the research titled, Child Maltreatment in Asian American and Pacific Islander Families: The Roles of Economic Hardship and Parental Aggravation, which of these results was not found? A. Primary caregivers who reported experiencing economic hardship...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? September 2022

True or False? In the research titled Facilitators and Barriers to Children's Advocacy Center-based Multidisciplinary Teamwork, findings suggested that MDT teamwork was fostered by openness and commitment. Answer: This is True.  Findings suggest that MDT teamwork was...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? August 2022

True or False? In the Praesidium Report 2022  the benchmarking analysis of ten national youth-serving organizations (YSOs) found that five out of ten of the YSOs required adult employees/volunteers to sign off on a code of conduct for working with consumers. This is...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? July 2022

Multiple choice   In the study, Did Your Mom Help You Remember?: An Examination of Attorneys’ Subtle Questioning About Suggestive Influence to Children Testifying About Child Sexual Abuse,  which of these was NOT found? A. Attorneys did not commonly ask about...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? June 2022

In the research titled, A Standardized Peer Review Program Improves Assessment and Documentation of Child Sexual Abuse, which of these were found after implementation of the peer review process: A. Over 50% of participants showed improvement for written documentation...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? May 2022

True or False? In the research titled,  Production and distribution of child sexual abuse material by parental figures, in 28% of the cases studied the victim’s biological mother was reported to have been involved. This is True. Read more of the interesting findings...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? April 2022

In the study, Effective Components of School-Based Prevention Programs for Child Abuse: A Meta-Analytic Review, the researchers found that school-based programs with a longer duration and more sessions had significantly larger effects on child abuse-related knowledge....

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? March 2022

Multiple Choice In the study, Child Sexual Abuse and Risk of Revictimization: Impact of Child Demographics, Sexual Abuse Characteristics, and Psychiatric Disorders, results revealed that CSA victims experienced significantly higher rates of revictimization, including...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? February 2022

Multiple choice In the research titled, The Co-Occurrence of Child Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence in Families: Effects on Children’s Externalizing Behavior Problems, findings included: A. Adolescents who experienced  physical abuse and psychological...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? January 2022

In the study, Patient Perceptions of Trauma-Focused Telemental Health Services Using the Telehealth Satisfaction Questionnaire, which of these was NOT a study finding? A. Youths indicated that the telehealth equipment was not easy to use B. Families indicated they...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? December 2021

True or False?In the study, Perceived Usefulness of Telehealth among Rural Medical Providers: Barriers to Use and Associations with Provider Confidence, medical providers identified technological literacy as a barrier to using virtual technology in service provision....

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? November 2021

True or False? In the study, A Qualitative Data Analysis: Family Victim Advocates in Child Advocacy Centers, a minority of the family victim advocates participating in the study became involved in the advocacy field because of prior experiences as crime victims This...

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What’s Your CAliO™ IQ? October 2021

Multiple Choice In the research titled,  Did You Ever Fight Back?” Jurors’ Questions to Children Testifying in Criminal Trials About Alleged Sexual Abuse, which of these was not a study result A. 43% asked about abuse interactions and contextual details of specific...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? September 2021

Multiple Choice In the research titled, Don't Know Responding in Young Maltreated Children: The Effects of Wh-questions Type and Enhanced Interview Instructions, which of these was a finding? A. Children guessed less often in response to wh- detail questions B....

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? August 2021

True or False? In the study, Opioid Prescription Rates and Risk for Substantiated Child Abuse and Neglect: A Bayesian Spatiotemporal Analysis, results showed that higher opioid prescribing rates were not associated with greater...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? July 2021

True or False? In the publication, A Randomized Control Trial of a Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training: Knowledge and Attitudes, results showed that early childhood professionals who completed iLookOut training outperformed those who completed Standard mandated...

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Supporting Child Witnesses

The Office for Victims of Crime has published a new guide for practitioners and caregivers seeking to support child victims and/or witnesses participating in the justice system. Child Victims and Witnesses Support...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? May 2021

True or False? In the publication Caregiver Satisfaction with Their Child’s Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, study participants who made suggestions for improvement highlighted changes in scheduling, the length/frequency of sessions, and an increase in...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? March 2021

True or False? In the research titled, Teaching Youth to Resist Abuse: Evaluation of a Strengths-Based Child Maltreatment Curriculum for High School Students, results of the program evaluation showed that high school students appeared to gain safety related resistance...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? February 2021

True or False? In the study, Are You Ready: Financial Management, Operating Reserves, and the Immediate Impact of COVID-19 on Nonprofits, results showed that the continuing operating capacity did not make a difference regarding canceling events or changing the way...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? January 2021

Multiple Choice In the study, Understanding and Supporting Law Enforcement Professionals Working with Distressing Material: Findings from a Qualitative Study, which of these were found to mediate law enforcement professionals’ resilience? A. Job satisfactio B....

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? December 2020

In the publication, Caregiver Satisfaction with Their Child’s Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, study participants who made suggestions for improvement, highlighted changes in scheduling, the length/frequency of sessions, and an increase in their...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? November 2020

True or False? In the publication, Resilience Portfolios and Poly-Strengths: Identifying Strengths Associated with Wellbeing after Adversity results showed that the construct of poly-strengths was not associated with low levels of psychological distress. This is...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? October 2020

In the publication, Young children's ability to describe intermediate clothing placement, which of these were found? A. Age  differences (3-6) were detected for adequate responses to where questions                                                                    B....

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? September 2020

Multiple Choice In the publication,  A review of the literature on good practice considerations for initial health system response to child and adolescent sexual abuse,  the researchers found a number of research gaps including: A. The under-representation of low- and...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ? August 2020

True or False? In the study, Perceptions of Evidence-Based Treatment Among Youth and Caregivers Receiving Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, results showed that youth and caregivers are familiar with the concept of “evidence-based” treatment and have...

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What’s Your CALiO™ IQ?

True or False? In the study, Sexual abuse within employment settings: A comparison of work-related, intra- and extra-familial child molesters,   it was found that, in comparison to intrafamilal or other extra-familial abusers, workplace abusers are more likely to...

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