DCFS - CERAP DEFINITIONS 2023
Severity of the Behavior/Condition - correct answer the likely degree of harm
involved children are subjugated 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 - correct answer means a serious threat of danger to a
child's life or health, impairment to his or her physical or mental well-being or
disfigurement.
Immediate or in the Near Future - correct answer means that an incident can
occur now in the very near future.
ex. before the next department or contracted child welfare see a child, if no
protective action is taken to ensure the child's safety.
Child Vulnerability - correct answer 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 - correct answer means any known or credibly alleged previous or on-
going examples of an identified dangerous behavior/condition for which a
caregiver is responsible.
Mitigation - correct answer means family strengths or actions taken by caregivers
on their own initiative that keeps children safe from identified safety threats.
CFS 1441-A (Safety Plan) - correct answer a carbonized form intended to be
completed by the investigator or worker in the home with copies left with primary
caregiver and the person most responsible for carrying out the safety plan, if
different than the child's primary caregiver.
Safety Plan - correct answer not completed during investigations during of foster
homes, residential facilities, schools, and day care facilities.
Severity of the Behavior/Condition - correct answer the likely degree of harm
involved children are subjugated 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 - correct answer means a serious threat of danger to a
child's life or health, impairment to his or her physical or mental well-being or
disfigurement.
Immediate or in the Near Future - correct answer means that an incident can
occur now in the very near future.
ex. before the next department or contracted child welfare see a child, if no
protective action is taken to ensure the child's safety.
Child Vulnerability - correct answer 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 - correct answer means any known or credibly alleged previous or on-
going examples of an identified dangerous behavior/condition for which a
caregiver is responsible.
Mitigation - correct answer means family strengths or actions taken by caregivers
on their own initiative that keeps children safe from identified safety threats.
CFS 1441-A (Safety Plan) - correct answer a carbonized form intended to be
completed by the investigator or worker in the home with copies left with primary
caregiver and the person most responsible for carrying out the safety plan, if
different than the child's primary caregiver.
Safety Plan - correct answer not completed during investigations during of foster
homes, residential facilities, schools, and day care facilities.
