CERAP EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS5
Safe - ANSWERS-Child is not in any immediate risk of harm
Unsafe - ANSWERS-Child is in immediate risk of harm
What's a CERAP? - ANSWERS-Child
Endangerment
Risk
Assessment
Protocol
- Safety determination form
- CPI completes form within 24 hours after the investigator first sees the child, whenever
evidence/circumstances suggest that a child's safety may be in jeopardy, every 5 working days
following the determination that a child is unsafe and a safety plan is implemented, and/or at
the conclusion of the formal investigation (unless temporary custody is granted or there is an
open intact case or assigned caseworker)
________ is a subset of risk. - ANSWERS-Safety is a subset of risk.
Safety is a subset of ________ - ANSWERS-Safety is a subset of risk.
Abused child - ANSWERS-Child whose immediate family member, caregiver, or person residing
in the same home as the child (for at least 30 days) inflicts, causes to be inflicted, or allows to be
inflicted a physical injury that allows impairment of physical or emotional health or loss or
impairment of any bodily function.
, Best interests - ANSWERS-(Of the child) Care and guidance, preferably in his or her own home,
as will serve the safety and moral, emotional, mental, and physical welfare of the minor.
Caregiver - ANSWERS-Individual 21 or older whom is directly responsible for the care of a child.
(ex. teacher, neighbor, nanny, camp counselor)
Child - ANSWERS-Person under the age of 18.
What is the legal age of consent? - ANSWERS-17
Concurrent Planning - ANSWERS-Process by which the child welfare professional develops a
plan and works toward family reunification while, at the same time, developing an alternative
plan for a target case for a child who has been identified as unlikely to be reunified with its
parents, in an effort to provide a permanent home for the child.
Degree of harm - ANSWERS-The severity of harm which could range from slight (low) to
moderate to severe.
Dependent - ANSWERS-Child under 18 who, as a result of the physical or mental disability of a
parent or legal guardian, is not receiving necessary care and guardianship or whose birth
parents' or guardians' wish is to consent for the child's adoption.
Diligent Search - ANSWERS-Search for a missing parent that must be conducted within 48 hours
after protective custody is taken of a child or prior to the protective custody hearing.
Dispositional Hearing - ANSWERS-Hearing at which a judge, following adjudication, determines
the subsequent care, custody, and supervision of a child and what obligations are incumbent
upon the parents.
AND ANSWERS5
Safe - ANSWERS-Child is not in any immediate risk of harm
Unsafe - ANSWERS-Child is in immediate risk of harm
What's a CERAP? - ANSWERS-Child
Endangerment
Risk
Assessment
Protocol
- Safety determination form
- CPI completes form within 24 hours after the investigator first sees the child, whenever
evidence/circumstances suggest that a child's safety may be in jeopardy, every 5 working days
following the determination that a child is unsafe and a safety plan is implemented, and/or at
the conclusion of the formal investigation (unless temporary custody is granted or there is an
open intact case or assigned caseworker)
________ is a subset of risk. - ANSWERS-Safety is a subset of risk.
Safety is a subset of ________ - ANSWERS-Safety is a subset of risk.
Abused child - ANSWERS-Child whose immediate family member, caregiver, or person residing
in the same home as the child (for at least 30 days) inflicts, causes to be inflicted, or allows to be
inflicted a physical injury that allows impairment of physical or emotional health or loss or
impairment of any bodily function.
, Best interests - ANSWERS-(Of the child) Care and guidance, preferably in his or her own home,
as will serve the safety and moral, emotional, mental, and physical welfare of the minor.
Caregiver - ANSWERS-Individual 21 or older whom is directly responsible for the care of a child.
(ex. teacher, neighbor, nanny, camp counselor)
Child - ANSWERS-Person under the age of 18.
What is the legal age of consent? - ANSWERS-17
Concurrent Planning - ANSWERS-Process by which the child welfare professional develops a
plan and works toward family reunification while, at the same time, developing an alternative
plan for a target case for a child who has been identified as unlikely to be reunified with its
parents, in an effort to provide a permanent home for the child.
Degree of harm - ANSWERS-The severity of harm which could range from slight (low) to
moderate to severe.
Dependent - ANSWERS-Child under 18 who, as a result of the physical or mental disability of a
parent or legal guardian, is not receiving necessary care and guardianship or whose birth
parents' or guardians' wish is to consent for the child's adoption.
Diligent Search - ANSWERS-Search for a missing parent that must be conducted within 48 hours
after protective custody is taken of a child or prior to the protective custody hearing.
Dispositional Hearing - ANSWERS-Hearing at which a judge, following adjudication, determines
the subsequent care, custody, and supervision of a child and what obligations are incumbent
upon the parents.
