CERAP questions with correct answers
Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol (CERAP) Correct
Answer-"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 Correct Answer-
Familial
Any child safety threats identified in CERAP must...... Correct Answer-
Be incorporated into the SACWIS Family Service Plan
Severity of the Behavior/Condition Correct Answer-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 Correct Answer-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 Correct Answer-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 Correct Answer-The likelihood of any degree of longer-term future
harm/maltreatment (low to severe degree of harm)
-It does not predict when the future harm might occur, but rather the
likelihood of it happening at all
Risk and Safety are.... Correct Answer-Interchangeable and both can
change very quickly
Is Risk a subset of Safety or is Safety a subset of Risk Correct Answer-
Safety is a subset of Risk
Similarities between Safety and Risk Correct Answer--Both concerned
with future harm
-Both relate to conditions of: Home environment & Caretaker, family
member, or paramour behavior
-Both can change quickly
-Both can be controlled
Caretaker Correct Answer-Anyone who impacts the child's safety in the
home
Child Vulnerability Correct Answer-Any characteristic, condition, or
behavior affecting a child that substantially increases the child's
susceptibility to the dangerous behavior of a caregiver or a dangerous
condition within the home
Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol (CERAP) Correct
Answer-"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 Correct Answer-
Familial
Any child safety threats identified in CERAP must...... Correct Answer-
Be incorporated into the SACWIS Family Service Plan
Severity of the Behavior/Condition Correct Answer-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 Correct Answer-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 Correct Answer-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 Correct Answer-The likelihood of any degree of longer-term future
harm/maltreatment (low to severe degree of harm)
-It does not predict when the future harm might occur, but rather the
likelihood of it happening at all
Risk and Safety are.... Correct Answer-Interchangeable and both can
change very quickly
Is Risk a subset of Safety or is Safety a subset of Risk Correct Answer-
Safety is a subset of Risk
Similarities between Safety and Risk Correct Answer--Both concerned
with future harm
-Both relate to conditions of: Home environment & Caretaker, family
member, or paramour behavior
-Both can change quickly
-Both can be controlled
Caretaker Correct Answer-Anyone who impacts the child's safety in the
home
Child Vulnerability Correct Answer-Any characteristic, condition, or
behavior affecting a child that substantially increases the child's
susceptibility to the dangerous behavior of a caregiver or a dangerous
condition within the home
