CERAP EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS GRADED A+

Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol (CERAP) - "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 - Familial Any child safety threats identified in CERAP must...... - Be incorporated into the SACWIS Family Service Plan Severity of the Behavior/Condition - 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 - 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 - 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 - The likelihood of any degree of longer-term future harm/maltreatment (low to severe degree of harm)