CERAP EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Purpose of Intervention (Risk and Safety) - ANSWER - Safety: Control the situation to prevent harm from
occurring in the short term
Risk: Resolve or Reduce the problems that lead to the risk
How Must Safety Be Assessed? - ANSWER - Quickly - often in one visit
How Must Risk Be Assessed? - ANSWER - Over a longer period of time, allowing time to gather, assess, and
evaluate information
Who Is Included in the CERAP Safety Assessment - ANSWER - All alleged child victims must be seen and, if
verbal, interviewed out of the presence of the caregiver and alleged perpetrator
When should I complete the CERAP? - ANSWER - - Within 5 working days after initial case assignment and
upon any an all subsequent transfers
- Every 90 calendar days from the case opening date
- Whenever evidence or circumstances suggest that a child's safety may be in jeopardy
- Every 5 working days following the determination that any child is unsafe and a safety plan is implemented
- Within 5 calendar days of a supervisory approved case closure
What are the four steps to determining safety? - ANSWER - 1. Identify relevant safety threats
2. Describe the safety threat you checked
3. Record family strengths and mitigate circumstances
4. Make safety decision
, CERAP EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What four things should you consider when you are referring to the 16 safety threats? - ANSWER - - Child
vulnerability
- Severity of behavior/condition
- History
- Safety threat identification
Who is the CERAP intended for? - ANSWER - It is a familial assessment only.
What must any child safety threats identified through CERAP be incorporated into? - ANSWER - The
SACWIS Family Service Plan.
Define mitigation - ANSWER - Family strengths or action taken by caregivers on their own initiative that
keeps children safe from identified safety threats
When is a situation determined safe? - ANSWER - If no safety threats are marked OR if safety threats can be
mitigated.
When is a situation determined unsafe? - ANSWER - If safety threats marked cannot be addressed by family
strengths or mitigated.
Marked SAFE - ANSWER - If no safety threats are marked or safety threats that are marked can be mitigated
Marked UNSAFE - ANSWER - If safety threats marked cannot be addressed by family strengths or mitigated
Purpose of Intervention (Risk and Safety) - ANSWER - Safety: Control the situation to prevent harm from
occurring in the short term
Risk: Resolve or Reduce the problems that lead to the risk
How Must Safety Be Assessed? - ANSWER - Quickly - often in one visit
How Must Risk Be Assessed? - ANSWER - Over a longer period of time, allowing time to gather, assess, and
evaluate information
Who Is Included in the CERAP Safety Assessment - ANSWER - All alleged child victims must be seen and, if
verbal, interviewed out of the presence of the caregiver and alleged perpetrator
When should I complete the CERAP? - ANSWER - - Within 5 working days after initial case assignment and
upon any an all subsequent transfers
- Every 90 calendar days from the case opening date
- Whenever evidence or circumstances suggest that a child's safety may be in jeopardy
- Every 5 working days following the determination that any child is unsafe and a safety plan is implemented
- Within 5 calendar days of a supervisory approved case closure
What are the four steps to determining safety? - ANSWER - 1. Identify relevant safety threats
2. Describe the safety threat you checked
3. Record family strengths and mitigate circumstances
4. Make safety decision
, CERAP EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What four things should you consider when you are referring to the 16 safety threats? - ANSWER - - Child
vulnerability
- Severity of behavior/condition
- History
- Safety threat identification
Who is the CERAP intended for? - ANSWER - It is a familial assessment only.
What must any child safety threats identified through CERAP be incorporated into? - ANSWER - The
SACWIS Family Service Plan.
Define mitigation - ANSWER - Family strengths or action taken by caregivers on their own initiative that
keeps children safe from identified safety threats
When is a situation determined safe? - ANSWER - If no safety threats are marked OR if safety threats can be
mitigated.
When is a situation determined unsafe? - ANSWER - If safety threats marked cannot be addressed by family
strengths or mitigated.
Marked SAFE - ANSWER - If no safety threats are marked or safety threats that are marked can be mitigated
Marked UNSAFE - ANSWER - If safety threats marked cannot be addressed by family strengths or mitigated
