§7 Acronyms

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AAICPC

Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

AC

Alternative Care (Court wards place out of their own home)

ACC

Area Career Center

ACLSA

Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment

ACRB

Alternative Care Review Board

ACSW

Academy of Certified Social Workers

ACTS

Alternative Care Tracking System

AD

Adoptive Home

ADA

Alcohol and Drug Abuse (DMH)

ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD

Attention Deficit – Hyperactivity Disorder

ADO

Adoption by Other

ADR

Adoption by Relative

AFCARS

Adoption and Foster Care Automated Reporting System

AHA

American Humane Association

AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

AODA

Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse

APHSA

American Public Human Services Association

APSR

Annual Progress and Services Report

ARC

AIDS Related Complex

ARC

Association for Retarded Citizens

ART

Aggression Replacement Training

ASFA

Adoption Safe Families Act

ATC

Adoption Tax Credit

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BCSHCN

Bureau for Children with Special Health Care Needs

BD

Behavior Disorder

BFC

Youth With Elevated Needs - Level A Foster Care

BIA

Bureau of Indian Affairs

BIOC

Best Interest of the Child

BPD

Borderline Personality Disorder

BSHCN

Bureau of Special Health Care Needs

BSIU

Background Screening and Investigation Unit

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CA/N

Child Abuse/Neglect

CANHU

Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline Unit

CANRB

Child Abuse or Neglect Review Board

CAPTA

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

CARF

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

CARS

Claims and Restitution

CASA

Court Appointed Special Advocate

CASSP

Child and Adolescent Service System Project

CD

Children’s Division

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CFCIP

Chafee Foster Care Independence Program

CFP

Youth With Elevated Needs - Level B Resource Provider

CFRP

Child Fatality Review Panel

CFSP

Child and Family Services Plan

CFSR

Child and Family Services Review

CHAMPS

Children’s Home Activity Meeting Program

CMO

Care Management Organization

CMU

Contract Management Unit

CNA

Certified Nurse’s Assistant

COA

Council on Accreditation

COBRA

The Consolidated Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986

COURAGE

Changing Our Unacceptable Reasoning and Gratification Experiences Program

CP

Child Placing Agency

CPI

Crisis Prevention Intervention

CPR

Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

CPS

Children’s Psychiatric Services

CPS

Child Protection Services

CPS

Child Protective Services

CPS

Comprehensive Psychiatric Services

CQI

Continuous Quality Improvement

CRC

Community Recruitment Committee

CRU

Central Registry Unit

CS

Children’s Services

CSA

Community Service Aide

CSAC

Certified Substance Abuse Counselor

CSEU

Child Support Enforcement Unit

CSIPS

Children’s Services Integrated Payment System (CS65)

CSO

Children’s Services Organization

CSPI

Severity of Childhood Psychiatric Illness Scale

CSS

Children’s Service Supervisor

CSSU

Children’s Services Systems Unit

CSTAR

Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation Program

CT

Children’s Treatment

CTRS

Certified Therapist Recreation Specialist

CTS

Children’s Treatment Services

CWAC

Child Welfare Advisory Committee

CWI

Child Welfare Institute

CWLA

Child Welfare League of America

CWM

Child Welfare Manual

CWP

Child Welfare Practice

CYAC

Children of Youth in Alternative Care

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DA

Division of Aging

DBF

Division of Budget and Finance

DC

Day Care(Child Care)

DD

Division of Developmental Disabilities

DCN

Departmental Client Number (Each Person’s ID # with DSS)

DESE

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

DJO

Deputy Juvenile Officer or Juvenile Officer

DLS

Division of Legal Services

DMH

Department of Mental Health

DMR-DD

Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

MHD

MO HealthNet Division

DOB

Date of Birth

DOHSS

Department of Health and Senior Services

DOHSS/BSHCN

Department of Health and Senior Services Bureau of Special Health Care Needs

DOI

Division of Insurance

DSS

Department of Social Services

DVN

Departmental Vendor Number

DYS

Division of Youth Services

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EA

Energy Assistance

EAS

Emergency Assistance Services

EPSDT

Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

ETV

Educational Training Voucher

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FA

Foster/Adoptive

FACES

Family and Children Electronic System

FAE

Fetal Alcohol Effects

FAS

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

FC

Foster Care

FCC

Foster Care Coalition

FCOOHC

Family Centered Out-of-Home Care

FCS

Family Centered Services

FCSR

Family Care Safety Registry

FDP

Factitious Disorder by Proxy

FDS

Family Development Specialist

FEC

Full Employment Council

FFP

Federally Funded Program (Title XIX – State-Funded Maintenance)

FFRS

Family-Focused Residential Services

FH

Foster Home

FP

Foster Parent

FPI

Family Preservation Institute

FRS

Family Reunion Services

FS

Food Stamps

FSD

Family Support Division

FST

Family Support Team

FSTM

Family Support Team Meeting

FTH

Family Treatment Home

FTT

Failure to Thrive

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GAL

Guardian ad Litem (Child in Foster Care’s Attorney)

GAP

Guiding Adolescence Performance

GED

General Education Development (Certificate)

GLOP

Generalized Labeling of People

GR

General Relief

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HB

House Bill

HCY

Healthy Children, Youth

HDN

Homeless, Dependent, and Neglected

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HLD

High Level Design

HUD

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

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IAP

Individualized Action Plan

IC

Individualized Care

ICAMA

Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance

ICJ

Interstate Compact on Juveniles

ICMH

Interstate Compact on Mental Health

ICPC

Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

ICRC

Infant Care Review Committee

ICWA

Indian Child Welfare Act

IEP

Individualized Educational Plan

IHP

Individualized Habilitation Plan

IINT

Individual Interpretation

IIS

Intensive In-Home Services (Formerly was Family Preservation)

ILA

Independent Living Arrangement

IMW

Income Maintenance Worker

INS

Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization

IOC

Inter Office Communication

ISL

Individualized Supported Living

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JAD

Joint Application Design

JCAHO

Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

JCFC

Juvenile Court/Family Court

JKM

Safe Physical Management Crisis Intervention (Also Known As SPM)

JKM

Safe Physical Management Crisis Intervention

JO

Juvenile Officer

JTPA

Job Training Partnership Act

KIDS

Children’s Income Distribution System

LAN

Local Area Network

LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Missouri)

LD

Learning Disorder

LPC

Licensed Practical Counselor

LSCSW

Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (Kansas)

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MA

Medical Assistance

MAB

Management of Assaultive Behavior

MACF

Missouri Alliance for Children and Families

MAHBS

Missouri Association for Home Based Services

MANDT

MANDT Behavioral Management Training

MAR

Medication Administration Record

MASP

Missouri Adoption Subsidy Program

MAYSI

Massachusetts Adolescent Youth Screening Instrument

MCCA

Missouri Coalition of Children’s Agencies

MCCS

Missouri Crippled Children’s Services

MH

MO HealthNet

MHD

MO HealthNet Division

MIS

Management Information Systems

MM/DSP

Missouri Medical/Dental Services Program

MMP

Missouri Mentor Program

MRDD

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

MSBP

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (See also, FDP and PCF)

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NACAC

North American Council on Adoptable Children

NCANDS

National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System

NFPN

National Family Preservation Network

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OASDI

Old Age, Survivors, Disability Insurance

OHI

Out-of-Home Investigation Unit

OTI

Out-of-Town Inquiry

OYP

Older Youth Program

OYTS

Older Youth Transition Specialist

ORR

Office of Refugee Resettlement

OSCA

Office of State Courts Administrators

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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PAS

Professional Activity Study

PBL

Project Based Learning

PCF

Pediatric Condition Falsification

PDR

Practice Development Review

PDSU

Program Development Systems Unit

PEO

Public Education Officer

PPR

Permanency Planning Review

PPRT

Permanency Planning Review Team (Also PPT)

PPT

Permanency Planning Review Team (Also PPRT)

PRIDE

Parents Resource for Information Development and Education

PRN

Pro re nata (As the Situation Demands)

PS

Protective Services (Now Family-Centered Services)

PSA

Perinatal Substance Abuse

PSA

Public Service Announcement

PSI

Preventive Services Indicated

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RCCA

Residential Child Care Agency

RCST

Residential Care Screening Team

REHAB-RT

Residential Facility Based Rehabilitative Treatment Services

RET

Rational Emotive Therapy

RFP

Request for Proposal

RHO

Relative Foster Home

RMTS

Random Moment Time Study

RPC

Refugee Program Coordinator

RPU

Residential Program Unit

RT

Residential Treatment

RTS

Residential Treatment Services

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SACWIS

State Automated Child Welfare Information System

SACWIS

Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System

SAFE/CARE

Sexual Abuse Forensic Examination/Child Abuse Resource Evaluation

SAM II

Statewide Advantage for Missouri II

SASSI-A2

Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory

SB

Senate Bill

SBSW

School Based Service Worker

SDP

Skill Development Program

SEAS

Services Entry Authorization System (Payment CS67 and CS67a)

SED

Severely Emotionally Disturbed

SPM

Safe Physical Management Crisis Intervention (Also Known as JKM)

SSA

Social Security Administration

SSD

Special School District

SSI

Supplemental Security Income

SSN

Social Security Number

STARS

Specialized Training, Assessment and Resource Support/Skills

STAT

State Technical Assistance Team

STD

Sexually Transmitted Disease

SVH

School Violence Hotline

SYAB

State Youth Advisory Board

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TA

Temporary Assistance

TANF

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

TB

Tuberculosis

TIER

Totally Integrated Electronic Recordkeeping

Title IV-E

Federal Funding for CS Programs

Title XIX

MO HealthNet Funding

TLA

Transitional Living Advocate

TLG

Transitional Living Group Home

TLP

Transitional Living Program

TLS

Transitional Living Scattered-Site Apartment

TPL

Third Party Insurance/Liability

TPR

Termination of Parental Rights

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UPL

Under Poverty Level

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

VA

Veteran’s Assistance

VGAL

Voluntary Guardian ad Litem

VPA

Voluntary Placement Agreement

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WAN

Wide Area Network

WIC

Women, Infants, and Children

WIU

Welfare Investigation Unit