CERAP Exam
What are the three DCFS outcomes for children?
Safety, well-being, and permanency.
What are the seven deadly sins?
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?
Colic and toilet training resistance.
Definition of abuse
Something that is being done TO the child.
Definition of neglect
Something that is NOT being done to the child that they need.
Definition of cultural competence
The totality of learned behaviors.
When are the times you would complete a Home Safety Checklist?
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?
Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol.
What is the CERAP?
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?
1. Information gathering
2. Information analysis
3. Drawings conclusions
4. Making decisions
What are the contents of the protocol?
1. Safety determination form (safety assessment)
2. Safety plan
3. Practice guidelines
Define safety
What are the three DCFS outcomes for children?
Safety, well-being, and permanency.
What are the seven deadly sins?
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?
Colic and toilet training resistance.
Definition of abuse
Something that is being done TO the child.
Definition of neglect
Something that is NOT being done to the child that they need.
Definition of cultural competence
The totality of learned behaviors.
When are the times you would complete a Home Safety Checklist?
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?
Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol.
What is the CERAP?
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?
1. Information gathering
2. Information analysis
3. Drawings conclusions
4. Making decisions
What are the contents of the protocol?
1. Safety determination form (safety assessment)
2. Safety plan
3. Practice guidelines
Define safety
