CERAP 2023 Exam Test With Correct 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 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 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