CERAP EXAM 2 SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET
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✔✔History - ✔✔Any known or credibly alleged previous or on-going examples of an
identified dangerous behavior/condition for which a caregiver is responsible
✔✔Paramour - ✔✔A current ex-boyfriend or girlfriend who has been or may be or is in a
care-taking role.-The paramour may or may not be residing within the family unit-
Paramour involved families may be identified at the time of intake, during a child abuse
or neglect investigation or anytime during the life of an open service case-A putative
father would fall under the definition of paramour
✔✔Safe - ✔✔After considering all reasonably available information/evidence
concerning the presence of each of the 16 potential safety threats, and taking into
account the vulnerability of the child, and considering the caregiver(s)'s displayed
ability/action to mitigate any identified threats, it is determined that a child in the
household or in custodial care is not likely to be moderated or severely harmed
immediately or in the near future
✔✔Safety Plan - ✔✔Voluntary, temporary, short-term plan designed to control serious
and immediate threats to children's safety as a result of an unsafe finding on the
CERAP.-Safety Plans can take a variety of forms and are developed with the input and
voluntary consent of the children's legal caregivers and other family members-Safety
plans are typically short term environmental manipulations to ensure child safety; they
are not interventions designed to change behaviors over the long term
✔✔When Are Safety Plans Not Completed - ✔✔During investigations of foster homes,
residential facilities, schools or day care facilities
✔✔Unsafe - ✔✔After considering all reasonably available information/evidence
concerning the presence of each of the 16 potential safety threats, and taking into
account the vulnerability of the child, and considering the caregiver(s)'s displayed
ability/action to mitigate any identified threats, it is determined that a child in a
, household or in custodial care is likely to be moderately or severely harmed immediately
or in the near future.
✔✔In the Event A Child is Considered Unsafe, What Must Be Done? - ✔✔A safety plan
or protective custody must be implemented by the worker completing the CERAP, and
approved by the supervisor
✔✔Purpose of Intervention (Risk and Safety) - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Quickly, often in one visit
✔✔How must risk be assessed? - ✔✔Over a longer period of time, allowing time to
gather, assess, and evaluate information
✔✔Who is included in the CERAP safety asssessment - ✔✔All alleged child victims
must be seen and, if verbal, interviewed out of the presence of the caregiver and
alleged perpetrator
✔✔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
✔✔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
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✔✔History - ✔✔Any known or credibly alleged previous or on-going examples of an
identified dangerous behavior/condition for which a caregiver is responsible
✔✔Paramour - ✔✔A current ex-boyfriend or girlfriend who has been or may be or is in a
care-taking role.-The paramour may or may not be residing within the family unit-
Paramour involved families may be identified at the time of intake, during a child abuse
or neglect investigation or anytime during the life of an open service case-A putative
father would fall under the definition of paramour
✔✔Safe - ✔✔After considering all reasonably available information/evidence
concerning the presence of each of the 16 potential safety threats, and taking into
account the vulnerability of the child, and considering the caregiver(s)'s displayed
ability/action to mitigate any identified threats, it is determined that a child in the
household or in custodial care is not likely to be moderated or severely harmed
immediately or in the near future
✔✔Safety Plan - ✔✔Voluntary, temporary, short-term plan designed to control serious
and immediate threats to children's safety as a result of an unsafe finding on the
CERAP.-Safety Plans can take a variety of forms and are developed with the input and
voluntary consent of the children's legal caregivers and other family members-Safety
plans are typically short term environmental manipulations to ensure child safety; they
are not interventions designed to change behaviors over the long term
✔✔When Are Safety Plans Not Completed - ✔✔During investigations of foster homes,
residential facilities, schools or day care facilities
✔✔Unsafe - ✔✔After considering all reasonably available information/evidence
concerning the presence of each of the 16 potential safety threats, and taking into
account the vulnerability of the child, and considering the caregiver(s)'s displayed
ability/action to mitigate any identified threats, it is determined that a child in a
, household or in custodial care is likely to be moderately or severely harmed immediately
or in the near future.
✔✔In the Event A Child is Considered Unsafe, What Must Be Done? - ✔✔A safety plan
or protective custody must be implemented by the worker completing the CERAP, and
approved by the supervisor
✔✔Purpose of Intervention (Risk and Safety) - ✔✔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? - ✔✔Quickly, often in one visit
✔✔How must risk be assessed? - ✔✔Over a longer period of time, allowing time to
gather, assess, and evaluate information
✔✔Who is included in the CERAP safety asssessment - ✔✔All alleged child victims
must be seen and, if verbal, interviewed out of the presence of the caregiver and
alleged perpetrator
✔✔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
✔✔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
