CERAP EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES|AGRADE
How Must Safety Be Assessed? – ANSWER- Quickly – often in one visit
How Must Risk Be Assessed? – ANSWER- Over a longer period of
time, allowing time to gather, assess, and evaluate information
Who Is Included in the CERAP Safety Assessment – ANSWER- All
alleged child victims must be seen and, if verbal, interviewed out of the
presence of the caregiver and alleged perpetrator
Is Risk a subset of Safety or is Safety a subset of Risk – ANSWERSafety 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<\/p>\n\n\n\n
History – ANSWER- Any known or credibly alleged previous or ongoing 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
-They may also include, but are not limited to, court ordered services
such as assessments and visitation orders from Marriage and Dissolution
court
Safe – 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 the household or in
custodial care is not likely to be moderated or severely harmed
immediately or in the near future<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Safety Plan – ANSWER- Voluntary, temporary, short-term plan
designed to control serious and immediate threats to children’s safety as
a result of an unsafe finding on the CERAP.
-Safety Plans can take a variety of forms and are developed with the
input and voluntary consent of the children’s legal caregivers and other
family members
-Safety plans are typically short term environmental manipulations to
ensure child safety; they are not interventions designed to change
behaviors over the long term
When Are Safety Plans Not Completed – ANSWER- During
investigations of foster homes, residential facilities, schools or day care
facilities
CFS 1441-A (Safety Plan) – ANSWER- Carbonized form intended to be
completed by the investigator or worker in the home with copies left
with the primary caregiver and the person most responsible for carrying
out the safety plan, if different than the child’s primary caregiver
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
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