Complete Solutions || 100% Pass
, Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol (CERAP) - ANSWERS"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 - ANSWERSFamilial
Any child safety threats identified in CERAP must...... - ANSWERSBe incorporated into
the SACWIS Family Service Plan
Severity of the Behavior/Condition - ANSWERSThe 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 - ANSWERSA 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 - ANSWERSAn 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 - ANSWERSThe 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.... - ANSWERSInterchangeable and both can change very quickly
Is Risk a subset of Safety or is Safety a subset of Risk - ANSWERSSafety is a subset of
Risk
Similarities between Safety and Risk - ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERSAnyone who impacts the child's safety in the home
Child Vulnerability - ANSWERSAny 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