CERAP Exam Questions with
Complete Solutions
What are the three DCFS outcomes for children? - ANSWERS-Safety, well-being, and
permanency.
What are the seven deadly sins? - ANSWERS-1. Colic
2. Awakening at night
3. Separation anxiety
4. Normal exploratory behavior
5. Normal negativism
6. Normal poor appetite
7. Toilet training resistance
Which of the deadly sins most commonly lead to fatal abuse? - ANSWERS-Colic and toilet
training resistance.
Definition of abuse - ANSWERS-Something that is being done TO the child.
Definition of neglect - ANSWERS-Something that is NOT being done to the child that they need.
Definition of cultural competence - ANSWERS-The totality of learned behaviors.
When are the times you would complete a Home Safety Checklist? - ANSWERS-1. Within 30
days of case opening
2. Prior to a major change of life circumstance
, 3. Every 90 days during the life of the case
4. When a family with an open service case is the subject of subsequent child abuse or neglect
investigation
5. Within 5 calendar days of a supervisory approved case closure conjunction with the final
CERAP
What does CERAP stand for? - ANSWERS-Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol.
What is the CERAP? - ANSWERS-A life of the case assessment designed to provide workers with
a mechanism to quickly assessing the potential for moderate to severe harm immediately or in
the near future and for taking quick action to protect children.
What are the four steps to protecting children? - ANSWERS-1. Information gathering
2. Information analysis
3. Drawings conclusions
4. Making decisions
What are the contents of the protocol? - ANSWERS-1. Safety determination form (safety
assessment)
2. Safety plan
3. Practice guidelines
Define safety - ANSWERS-After you've considered vulnerability and 16 safety threats, it is
determined that a child in a household or in custodial care is not likely to be moderately or
severely harmed immediately or in the near future.
Define moderate to severe harm - ANSWERS-Use DID (Death, impairment, or disfigurement).
Danger to a child's life or health.
Complete Solutions
What are the three DCFS outcomes for children? - ANSWERS-Safety, well-being, and
permanency.
What are the seven deadly sins? - ANSWERS-1. Colic
2. Awakening at night
3. Separation anxiety
4. Normal exploratory behavior
5. Normal negativism
6. Normal poor appetite
7. Toilet training resistance
Which of the deadly sins most commonly lead to fatal abuse? - ANSWERS-Colic and toilet
training resistance.
Definition of abuse - ANSWERS-Something that is being done TO the child.
Definition of neglect - ANSWERS-Something that is NOT being done to the child that they need.
Definition of cultural competence - ANSWERS-The totality of learned behaviors.
When are the times you would complete a Home Safety Checklist? - ANSWERS-1. Within 30
days of case opening
2. Prior to a major change of life circumstance
, 3. Every 90 days during the life of the case
4. When a family with an open service case is the subject of subsequent child abuse or neglect
investigation
5. Within 5 calendar days of a supervisory approved case closure conjunction with the final
CERAP
What does CERAP stand for? - ANSWERS-Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol.
What is the CERAP? - ANSWERS-A life of the case assessment designed to provide workers with
a mechanism to quickly assessing the potential for moderate to severe harm immediately or in
the near future and for taking quick action to protect children.
What are the four steps to protecting children? - ANSWERS-1. Information gathering
2. Information analysis
3. Drawings conclusions
4. Making decisions
What are the contents of the protocol? - ANSWERS-1. Safety determination form (safety
assessment)
2. Safety plan
3. Practice guidelines
Define safety - ANSWERS-After you've considered vulnerability and 16 safety threats, it is
determined that a child in a household or in custodial care is not likely to be moderately or
severely harmed immediately or in the near future.
Define moderate to severe harm - ANSWERS-Use DID (Death, impairment, or disfigurement).
Danger to a child's life or health.
