CERAP- CHILD ENDANGERMENT RISK
ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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
, Child Vulnerability - 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
Unsafe - ANSWER-After considering all reasonably available information/evidence
concerning the presence of each of the 16 potential safety threats, and taking into
account the vulnerability of the child, and considering the caregiver(s)'s displayed
ability/action to mitigate any identified threats, it is determined that a child in a
household or in custodial care is likely to be moderately or severely harmed immediately
or in the near future.
In the Event A Child is Considered Unsafe, What Must Be Done? - ANSWER-A safety
plan or protective custody must be implemented by the worker completing the CERAP,
and approved by the supervisor
Safety and Risk are Different In Two Ways: - ANSWER--Time Element
-Safety considered danger of harm now or in the very near future
-Risk considers a longer-term threat
-Potential Degree or Severity of Harm
-Safety is concerned with the potential for moderate to severe harm
-Risk is concerned with the full range of severity of harm - from low to severe
Purpose of Intervention (Risk and Safety) - ANSWER-Safety: Control the situation to
prevent harm from occurring in the short term
Risk: Resolve or Reduce the problems that lead to the risk
History - ANSWER-Any known or credibly alleged previous or on-going examples of an
identified dangerous behavior/condition for which a caregiver is responsible
Mitigation - ANSWER-Family strengths or action taken by the caregivers on their own
initiative that keeps children safe from identified safety threats
Paramour - ANSWER-A current ex-boyfriend or girlfriend who has been or may be or is
in a care-taking role.
-The paramour may or may not be residing within the family unit
-Paramour involved families may be identified at the time of intake, during a child abuse
or neglect investigation or anytime during the life of an open service case
-A putative father would fall under the definition of paramour
Prevention Services - ANSWER-Non-investigatory services directed to preserving
families where children remain in their home without a threat to their safety.
-Prevention services can take the form of providing families with
neighborhood/community linkages and advocacy services on a voluntary/self-referral
basis
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