CERAP TEST EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Safety Threat Assessment- Child Vulnerability - ✔✔Each safety threat must be
considered from the perspective of the threat it poses for the particular children involved
-Some children are more vulnerable than others.
✔✔Factors that can influence a child's vulnerability - ✔✔-Younger children who lack
good verbal skills, in particular, non-verbal children
-Children affected by developmental disabilities/deficits
-Children who have serious medical problems
-Children who exhibit psychological, emotional, or behavioral problems
✔✔Safety Threat Assessment- Severity of the Behavior/Condition - ✔✔Severity of a
safety threat must be considered within the context of the other safety threat criteria
-Severity may refer to the degree or extent of an alleged maltreatment incident
-Severity is concerned with the degree of potential for harm given the behavior
✔✔Safety Threat Assessment- History - ✔✔A safety threat must be considered in the
context of any known or alleged previous examples of safety threats
✔✔Once A Safety Threat Has Determined That A Child Is Not Safe, Identify...... - ✔✔-
All children affected
-The caregiver(s) responsible for creating or allowing the safety threat
-The source of information identifying the safety threat
✔✔In Order For A Family Strength Or Action To Constitute Mitigation....... - ✔✔It must
take place on the initiative of the family members and not at the suggestion of the
Department
✔✔For Each Safety Threat Checked Yes.... - ✔✔Describe in detail any family strengths
or actions that mitigate the identified behavior/condition
, ✔✔Safety Threats Can Be Mitigated When..... - ✔✔-Caregivers acting on their own
initiative, take reasonable action(s) to correct danger behaviors/conditions
-There is an adult caregiver residing in the home who is willing and able to control the
identified behavior/condition
✔✔Rejection(subtype of emotional maltreatment) - ✔✔Parent consistently does not
acknowledge the child's worth and validity of child's needs
✔✔Terrorizing (subtype of emotional maltreatment) - ✔✔Parent verbally assaults the
child, instills fear through bullying and threatening. The world is defined as a hostile and
frightening place
✔✔Ignoring (subtype of emotional maltreatment) - ✔✔The child is deprived of emotional
stimulation and interaction
✔✔Isolating (subtype of emotional maltreatment) - ✔✔The child is separated and cut off
from normal social relationships. The child is prevented from forming friendships and is
made to feel alone
✔✔Corrupting (subtype of emotional maltreatment) - ✔✔The child is directed to engage
in anti-social and destructive behaviors. Deviance is reinforced and a normal social
experience is prevented
✔✔Medical Neglect (subtype of neglect) - ✔✔Important medical care necessary of the
child's well-being and health is withheld from the child
✔✔Lack of Supervision (subtype of neglect) - ✔✔A parent or caregiver leaves a minor
child under the age of 14 alone for an unreasonable period of time. Lack of Supervision
occurs when a child is put at risk
✔✔Non-Organic Failure to Thrive (subtype of neglect) - ✔✔A broad term to describe
infants and children who do not gain weight and grow
-Failure to thrive may be result of organic deficiencies and in these cases is not neglect
-However, when failure to thrive is diagnosed and no underlying disease or physical
condition can be detected, lack of growth is non-organic and psycho-social in nature,
meaning it is due to neglect
✔✔Safety Neglect (subtype of neglect) - ✔✔When the parent or caregiver neglects
important safety issues
✔✔Abandonment (subtype of neglect) - ✔✔A child is abandoned when a parent intends
to permanently leave a child
✔✔Maternal Substance Abuse (subtype of neglect) - ✔✔A pregnant woman who
abuses substances while pregnant passes the substance via the bloodstream to her
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Safety Threat Assessment- Child Vulnerability - ✔✔Each safety threat must be
considered from the perspective of the threat it poses for the particular children involved
-Some children are more vulnerable than others.
✔✔Factors that can influence a child's vulnerability - ✔✔-Younger children who lack
good verbal skills, in particular, non-verbal children
-Children affected by developmental disabilities/deficits
-Children who have serious medical problems
-Children who exhibit psychological, emotional, or behavioral problems
✔✔Safety Threat Assessment- Severity of the Behavior/Condition - ✔✔Severity of a
safety threat must be considered within the context of the other safety threat criteria
-Severity may refer to the degree or extent of an alleged maltreatment incident
-Severity is concerned with the degree of potential for harm given the behavior
✔✔Safety Threat Assessment- History - ✔✔A safety threat must be considered in the
context of any known or alleged previous examples of safety threats
✔✔Once A Safety Threat Has Determined That A Child Is Not Safe, Identify...... - ✔✔-
All children affected
-The caregiver(s) responsible for creating or allowing the safety threat
-The source of information identifying the safety threat
✔✔In Order For A Family Strength Or Action To Constitute Mitigation....... - ✔✔It must
take place on the initiative of the family members and not at the suggestion of the
Department
✔✔For Each Safety Threat Checked Yes.... - ✔✔Describe in detail any family strengths
or actions that mitigate the identified behavior/condition
, ✔✔Safety Threats Can Be Mitigated When..... - ✔✔-Caregivers acting on their own
initiative, take reasonable action(s) to correct danger behaviors/conditions
-There is an adult caregiver residing in the home who is willing and able to control the
identified behavior/condition
✔✔Rejection(subtype of emotional maltreatment) - ✔✔Parent consistently does not
acknowledge the child's worth and validity of child's needs
✔✔Terrorizing (subtype of emotional maltreatment) - ✔✔Parent verbally assaults the
child, instills fear through bullying and threatening. The world is defined as a hostile and
frightening place
✔✔Ignoring (subtype of emotional maltreatment) - ✔✔The child is deprived of emotional
stimulation and interaction
✔✔Isolating (subtype of emotional maltreatment) - ✔✔The child is separated and cut off
from normal social relationships. The child is prevented from forming friendships and is
made to feel alone
✔✔Corrupting (subtype of emotional maltreatment) - ✔✔The child is directed to engage
in anti-social and destructive behaviors. Deviance is reinforced and a normal social
experience is prevented
✔✔Medical Neglect (subtype of neglect) - ✔✔Important medical care necessary of the
child's well-being and health is withheld from the child
✔✔Lack of Supervision (subtype of neglect) - ✔✔A parent or caregiver leaves a minor
child under the age of 14 alone for an unreasonable period of time. Lack of Supervision
occurs when a child is put at risk
✔✔Non-Organic Failure to Thrive (subtype of neglect) - ✔✔A broad term to describe
infants and children who do not gain weight and grow
-Failure to thrive may be result of organic deficiencies and in these cases is not neglect
-However, when failure to thrive is diagnosed and no underlying disease or physical
condition can be detected, lack of growth is non-organic and psycho-social in nature,
meaning it is due to neglect
✔✔Safety Neglect (subtype of neglect) - ✔✔When the parent or caregiver neglects
important safety issues
✔✔Abandonment (subtype of neglect) - ✔✔A child is abandoned when a parent intends
to permanently leave a child
✔✔Maternal Substance Abuse (subtype of neglect) - ✔✔A pregnant woman who
abuses substances while pregnant passes the substance via the bloodstream to her
