CERAP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
3 differences/distinctions between safety and risk
Correct Answers time, degree of harm, purpose of
intervention
both safety and risk Correct Answers Concern a
prediction of harm, describe potentially harmful
home conditions, describe potentially harmful
family member/caretaker behavior, describe
potentially harmful family interactions, can change
quickly, can often be controlled by family strengths
or change in circumstances, can be addressed with
interventions, may require alternate placement
caregivers Correct Answers refers to parents,
guardians, paramours or any adult in the home
responsible for care of the children.
CERAP Correct Answers Child Endangerment Risk
Assessment Protocol
criteria for safety threats Correct Answers -Child
Vulnerability
-Severity of the Behavior/Condition
-History
definition of a safety concern Correct Answers A
safety concern is about potential harm to the child
, which could be immediate or in the very near
future and moderate to severe if an intervention is
not made to control the situation
definition of risk Correct Answers Risk is the
likelihood of any degree of longer-term future
harm/maltreatment. It does not predict when the
future harm might occur, but rather the likelihood
of it happening at all.
definition of safety Correct Answers A child is
considered to be safe when an assessment of
available information supports the belief that a
child in a household or in custodial care is not in
immediate (near future) danger of moderate to
severe harm.
difference between safety and risk Correct
Answers Risk refers to the likelihood of any degree
of longer-term future harm or maltreatment. It
does not predict when the future harm might
occur, rather the likelihood of it happening at all.
"Safety concern" is used to describe a situation
where moderate to severe harm is likely and
imminent. It is a subset of the broader concept of
risk
leading causes of death in children in IL Correct
Answers fire and burns, automobiles,
sleeping/suffocation, drowning, violence
SOLUTIONS
3 differences/distinctions between safety and risk
Correct Answers time, degree of harm, purpose of
intervention
both safety and risk Correct Answers Concern a
prediction of harm, describe potentially harmful
home conditions, describe potentially harmful
family member/caretaker behavior, describe
potentially harmful family interactions, can change
quickly, can often be controlled by family strengths
or change in circumstances, can be addressed with
interventions, may require alternate placement
caregivers Correct Answers refers to parents,
guardians, paramours or any adult in the home
responsible for care of the children.
CERAP Correct Answers Child Endangerment Risk
Assessment Protocol
criteria for safety threats Correct Answers -Child
Vulnerability
-Severity of the Behavior/Condition
-History
definition of a safety concern Correct Answers A
safety concern is about potential harm to the child
, which could be immediate or in the very near
future and moderate to severe if an intervention is
not made to control the situation
definition of risk Correct Answers Risk is the
likelihood of any degree of longer-term future
harm/maltreatment. It does not predict when the
future harm might occur, but rather the likelihood
of it happening at all.
definition of safety Correct Answers A child is
considered to be safe when an assessment of
available information supports the belief that a
child in a household or in custodial care is not in
immediate (near future) danger of moderate to
severe harm.
difference between safety and risk Correct
Answers Risk refers to the likelihood of any degree
of longer-term future harm or maltreatment. It
does not predict when the future harm might
occur, rather the likelihood of it happening at all.
"Safety concern" is used to describe a situation
where moderate to severe harm is likely and
imminent. It is a subset of the broader concept of
risk
leading causes of death in children in IL Correct
Answers fire and burns, automobiles,
sleeping/suffocation, drowning, violence
