CERAP Exam (2025) || Questions &
Answers (Graded A+)
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, CERAP Exam (2025) || Questions &
Answers (Graded A+)
Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol (CERAP) - 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 - ANSWER - Familial
Any child safety threats identified in CERAP must...... - ANSWER - Be incorporated into
the SACWIS Family Service Plan
Severity of the Behavior/Condition - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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.... - ANSWER - Interchangeable and both can change very quickly
Is Risk a subset of Safety or is Safety a subset of Risk - ANSWER - Safety is a subset
of Risk
Similarities between Safety and Risk - 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 - ANSWER - Anyone who impacts the child's safety in the home
Answers (Graded A+)
Conceptial Research
, CERAP Exam (2025) || Questions &
Answers (Graded A+)
Child Endangerment Risk Assessment Protocol (CERAP) - 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 - ANSWER - Familial
Any child safety threats identified in CERAP must...... - ANSWER - Be incorporated into
the SACWIS Family Service Plan
Severity of the Behavior/Condition - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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.... - ANSWER - Interchangeable and both can change very quickly
Is Risk a subset of Safety or is Safety a subset of Risk - ANSWER - Safety is a subset
of Risk
Similarities between Safety and Risk - 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 - ANSWER - Anyone who impacts the child's safety in the home
