CERAP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CERAP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 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