SOWK 361 CERAP EXAM BEST REVIEW
o Safe - Child is not in any immediate risk of harm
Unsafe - Child is in immediate risk of harm
What's a CERAP? - 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. - Safety is a subset of risk.
Safety is a subset of ________ - Safety is a subset of risk.
Abused child - 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 - (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 - Individual 21 or older whom is directly responsible for the care of a child. (ex. teacher,
neighbor, nanny, camp counselor)
Child - Person under the age of 18.
What is the legal age of consent? - 17
Concurrent Planning - 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 - The severity of harm which could range from slight (low) to moderate to severe.
o Safe - Child is not in any immediate risk of harm
Unsafe - Child is in immediate risk of harm
What's a CERAP? - 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. - Safety is a subset of risk.
Safety is a subset of ________ - Safety is a subset of risk.
Abused child - 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 - (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 - Individual 21 or older whom is directly responsible for the care of a child. (ex. teacher,
neighbor, nanny, camp counselor)
Child - Person under the age of 18.
What is the legal age of consent? - 17
Concurrent Planning - 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 - The severity of harm which could range from slight (low) to moderate to severe.
