Acronyms

Children and Youth

AFCARS:

Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System

AP:

Alleged Perpetrator

APPLA:

Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement

ASFA:

Adoption Safe Families Act

CA/N:

Child Abuse and Neglect

CANS:

Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment

CART:

County Abuse Response Team

CCR:

Clinical Case Review

CPP:

Child Permanency Plan

CPS:

Child Protective Services

CPSL:

Child Protective Services Law

CTW:

Contrary to The Welfare

CWEL:

Child Welfare Education Leadership

CYS:

Children and Youth Services

FGDM:

Family Group Decision Making

FMLA:

Family Medical Leave Act

FPLS:

Federal Parent Locator Service

FSP:

Family Service Plan

GPS:

General Protective Services

I&R:

Information and Referral

IC:

Identified Child

ICAMS:

Integrated Case and Accounting Management System

ICPC:

Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

IVTPR:

Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights

MDT:

Multi Disciplinary Team

MEPA:

Multi Ethnic Placement Act

OCYF:

Office of Children, Youth and Families

PACES:

Pennsylvania Automated Child Enforcement System

PAE:

Pennsylvania Adoption Exchange

PCYA:

Pennsylvania Children and Youth Association

PSSU:

Pennsylvania Social Services Union

RS:

Report Source

SACWIS:

Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System

SPLC:

Subsidized Permanent Legal Custody

SWAN:

State Wide Adoption Network

TPR:

Termination of Parental Rights

Verbal:

Verbal Court Order

Voluntary:

Voluntary Placement Agreement

Service Providers

ACCG:

Associates in Counseling and Child Guidance

AFDC:

Aid to Families with Dependent Children

CAO:

County Assistance Office

CART:

Community Abuse Response Team

CBH:

Children’s Behavioral Health (used to be FCCS)

CCFS:

Comprehensive Children and Family Services

CFC or CTFC:

Child to Family Connections

CFS:

Center for Family Services

CCIS:

Child Care Information Services

CIS:

Central Index System

D&A:

Drug and Alcohol Program

DFS:

Diversified Family Services

Dom. Rel.:

Domestic Relations

DPW:

Department of Public Welfare

EPSDT:

Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment

FBMH:

Family Based Mental Health

HHYS:

Hermitage House Youth Shelter

IL:

Independent Living

ISP:

Individualized Service Plan

ITNA:

Individual Training Needs Assessment

MA:

Medical Assistance

NWTC:

North Western Training Center

OEO:

Office of Equal Opportunity

OTRM:

Orientation, Training and Resource Manual

PA:

Public Assistance

RACSP:

Reunification and Community Supports Program

TANF:

Temporary Aid for Needy Families

TRAC:

Three Rivers Adoption Center

WIC:

Women, Infants, Children

YAP:

Youth Advocacy Program

Education

BSE:

Bureau of Special Education

CER:

Continuing Education Record

ECLC:

Early Childhood Learning Center

EI:

Early Intervention Program

ES:

Emotional Support

GED:

Graduate Equivalency Diploma

IEP:

Individualized Education Plan

IST:

Instructional Support Teacher

IU:

Intermediate Unit

LS:

Learning Support

SAP:

Student Assistance Program

Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities

ADA:

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD:

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD:

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADOS:

Adolescent Diagnostic Observation Scale

ADS:

Adult Day Services

AE:

Administrative Entity

ARC:

Association for Retarded Citizens

AS:

Asperger’s Syndrome

ASD:

Autism Spectrum Disorder

AT:

Assistive Technology

ATF:

Adult Training Facility

AWC FMS:

Agency with Choice Financial Management Service

BAS:

Bureau of Autism Services

BCM:

Blended Case Manager

BHA:

Bureau of Hearings and Appeals

BIP:

Behavior Intervention Plan

BSC:

Behavior Specialist Consultant

BSU:

Base Service Unit

CAO:

County Assistance Office

CASSP:

Child and Adolescent Service System Program

CHAPS:

Crawford County Mental Health Awareness Programs

CMS:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

CW:

Consolidated Waiver

DCP:

Direct Care Professional

DD:

Developmental Disability or Dual Diagnosis

DPW:

Department of Public Welfare

DSM IV:

Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders

EDL:

Everyday Lives

EI:

Early Intervention

EPSDT:

Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment

FBA:

Functional Behavioral Assessment

FBH:

Family Behavioral Health

FBMH:

Family Based Mental Health

FC:

Facilitated Communication

FCM:

Family Case Manager

FERPA:

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FLP:

Family Living Provider

FSS:

Family Support Services

HCBS:

Home and Community Based Services

HCQU:

Health Care Quality Unit

HCSIS:

Home and Community Services Information System

HIPPA:

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

ICF:

Intermediate Care Facility

ID:

Intellectual Disabilities

IDEA:

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEP:

Individual Education Plan

IFSP:

Individualized Family Support Plan

IM4Q:

Independent Monitoring for Quality

ISP:

Individual Support Plan

ITU:

Intensive Treatment Unit

JCAHO:

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations

LD:

Learning Disabled

LICC:

Local Interagency Coordinating Council

LOC:

Level of Care

LRE:

Least Restrictive Environment

LTCC:

Local Transition Coordinating Council

MA:

Medical Assistance

MAWD:

Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities

MDT:

Multidisciplinary Team Meeting

MH:

Mental Health

MST:

Multi-Systemic Therapy

MT:

Mobile Therapist

NOS:

Not Otherwise Specified

OCD:

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

OCDEL:

Office of Child Development and Early Learning

ODD:

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

ODP:

Office of Developmental Programs

OLTL:

Office of Long Term Living

OMHSAS:

Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

OPE:

Outpatient Evaluation

OPT:

Outpatient Therapy

OT:

Occupational Therapy

OVR:

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation

PCH:

Personal Care Home

PCP:

Primary Care Physician

PDD:

Pervasive Developmental Disorder

PDR:

Physician’s Desk Reference

PELICAN:

Pa’s Enterprise for Linking Infants and Children Across Networks

P/FDS:

Person/Family Directed Support Waiver

PT:

Physical Therapy

PTSD:

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

PUNS:

Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services

R/O:

Rule out

RTF:

Residential Treatment Facility

SC:

Supports Coordinator/Service Coordinator

SIS:

Supports Intensity Scale

SSA:

Social Security Administration

SSDI:

Social Security Disability Income

SSI:

Social Security Income

STAP:

Summer Therapeutic Activities Program

TBI:

Traumatic Brain Injury

TFC:

Therapeutic Foster Care

TF-CBT:

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

TSM:

Targeted Service Management

TSS:

Therapeutic Support Staff

UCIP:

United Community Independence Programs

VBH:

Value Behavioral Health

Criminal and Court Systems

PSP:

Pennsylvania State Police

PSPCR:

Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record

CHRI:

Criminal History Record Information

JCJC:

Juvenile Court Judges Commission

JPO:

Juvenile Probation Officer

GAL:

Guardian Ad Litem

CASA:

Court Appointed Special Advocate

DA:

District Attorney

ADA:

Assistant District Attorney

PD:

Public Defender

NCIC:

National Crime Information Center

DJ:

District Justice

CLEAN:

Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network

SCI:

State Correctional Institution

YDC:

Youth Development Center

YFC:

Youth Forestry Camp

JJS:

Juvenile Justice System

EM or E/M:

Electronic Monitoring