CERAP Study Exam Questions and
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Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol (CERAP) - ANSWERS-"Life-of-the case" protocol
designed to provide workers with a mechanism for quickly assessing the potential for moderate
to severe harm immediately or in the near future and for taking quick action to protect children
CERAP is a ____________________ assessment only - ANSWERS-Familial
Any child safety threats identified in CERAP must...... - ANSWERS-Be incorporated into the
SACWIS Family Service Plan
Severity of the Behavior/Condition - ANSWERS-The likely degree of harm involved children are
subjected to by a behavior/condition that is the responsibility of a caregiver. This degree of
harm can range from low to moderate to severe
Moderate to Severe Harm - ANSWERS-A serious threat of danger to a child's life or health,
impairment to his or her physical or mental well-being, or disfigurement
Immediately or in the Near Future - ANSWERS-An incident can occur now or in the very near
future I.e., before the next time department or contracted child welfare staff see a child, if no
protective action is taken to ensure the child's safety
Risk - ANSWERS-The likelihood of any degree of longer-term future harm/maltreatment (low to
severe degree of harm)
-It does not predict when the future harm might occur, but rather the likelihood of it happening
at all
, Risk and Safety are.... - ANSWERS-Interchangeable and both can change very quickly
Is Risk a subset of Safety or is Safety a subset of Risk - ANSWERS-Safety is a subset of Risk
Similarities between Safety and Risk - ANSWERS--Both concerned with future harm
-Both relate to conditions of: Home environment & Caretaker, family member, or paramour
behavior
-Both can change quickly
-Both can be controlled
Caretaker - ANSWERS-Anyone who impacts the child's safety in the home
Child Vulnerability - ANSWERS-Any characteristic, condition, or behavior affecting a child that
substantially increases the child's susceptibility to the dangerous behavior of a caregiver or a
dangerous condition within the home
History - ANSWERS-Any known or credibly alleged previous or on-going examples of an
identified dangerous behavior/condition for which a caregiver is responsible
Mitigation - ANSWERS-Family strengths or action taken by the caregivers on their own initiative
that keeps children safe from identified safety threats
Paramour - ANSWERS-A current ex-boyfriend or girlfriend who has been or may be or is in a
care-taking role.
-The paramour may or may not be residing within the family unit
-Paramour involved families may be identified at the time of intake, during a child abuse or
neglect investigation or anytime during the life of an open service case
-A putative father would fall under the definition of paramour
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Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol (CERAP) - ANSWERS-"Life-of-the case" protocol
designed to provide workers with a mechanism for quickly assessing the potential for moderate
to severe harm immediately or in the near future and for taking quick action to protect children
CERAP is a ____________________ assessment only - ANSWERS-Familial
Any child safety threats identified in CERAP must...... - ANSWERS-Be incorporated into the
SACWIS Family Service Plan
Severity of the Behavior/Condition - ANSWERS-The likely degree of harm involved children are
subjected to by a behavior/condition that is the responsibility of a caregiver. This degree of
harm can range from low to moderate to severe
Moderate to Severe Harm - ANSWERS-A serious threat of danger to a child's life or health,
impairment to his or her physical or mental well-being, or disfigurement
Immediately or in the Near Future - ANSWERS-An incident can occur now or in the very near
future I.e., before the next time department or contracted child welfare staff see a child, if no
protective action is taken to ensure the child's safety
Risk - ANSWERS-The likelihood of any degree of longer-term future harm/maltreatment (low to
severe degree of harm)
-It does not predict when the future harm might occur, but rather the likelihood of it happening
at all
, Risk and Safety are.... - ANSWERS-Interchangeable and both can change very quickly
Is Risk a subset of Safety or is Safety a subset of Risk - ANSWERS-Safety is a subset of Risk
Similarities between Safety and Risk - ANSWERS--Both concerned with future harm
-Both relate to conditions of: Home environment & Caretaker, family member, or paramour
behavior
-Both can change quickly
-Both can be controlled
Caretaker - ANSWERS-Anyone who impacts the child's safety in the home
Child Vulnerability - ANSWERS-Any characteristic, condition, or behavior affecting a child that
substantially increases the child's susceptibility to the dangerous behavior of a caregiver or a
dangerous condition within the home
History - ANSWERS-Any known or credibly alleged previous or on-going examples of an
identified dangerous behavior/condition for which a caregiver is responsible
Mitigation - ANSWERS-Family strengths or action taken by the caregivers on their own initiative
that keeps children safe from identified safety threats
Paramour - ANSWERS-A current ex-boyfriend or girlfriend who has been or may be or is in a
care-taking role.
-The paramour may or may not be residing within the family unit
-Paramour involved families may be identified at the time of intake, during a child abuse or
neglect investigation or anytime during the life of an open service case
-A putative father would fall under the definition of paramour
