Primer Hands On – Child Welfare
Acronyms
ACFAdministration for Children And Families
ADHAdministrative Disqualification Hearings
AECFAnnie E. Casey Foundation
AHAAmerican Humane Association
ASOAdministrative Services Organization
BHBehavioral Health
BHOBehavioral Health Organization
CAFASChild and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale
CANSChild and Adolescent Needs And Strengths
CAPTAChild Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
CASACourtAppointed Special Advocate
CASSPChild and Adolescent Service System Program
CBTCognitive Behavior Therapy
CFSRChild and Family Services Review
CMECareManagement Entity
CMHSCenter on Mental Health Services
CMSCenters on Medicare And Medicaid Services
CPAChild Placement Agency
CPPCCommunity Partnerships for Protecting Children
CPSChild Protective Services
CQIContinuous Quality Improvement
CRSCongressional Research Service
CWChild Welfare
DHHSDepartment of Health and Human Services
DHSDepartment of Human Services
DSSDepartmentof Social Services
EBPEvidence-Based Practice
EDEducation
EPSDTMedicaid Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program
F2FFamily-To-Family
FCFCFamily Children First Council
FFSFee-For-Service
FGDMFamily Group Decision Making
FSPTFamily Service Planning Teams
GALGuardian Ad Litem
GUCCHDGeorgetownUniversityCenterfor Child And Human Development
HCBSHome and Community Based Services
HRDHuman Resource Development
IFSPIndividual Family Service Plan
IP/ERIn-Patient/Emergency Room
JJJuvenile Justice
MCOManaged Care Organization
MDFTMulti-Dimensional Treatment Foster Care
MHMental Health
MHSPYRobert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Mental Health Services Program For
Youth
MISManagement Information System
MRSMultiple Response System
MSOManagement Service Organization
MSTMultisystemic Therapy
NRCOINationalChildWelfareResourceCenterfor Organizational Improvement
PCITParent-Child Interaction Therapy
PEPPositive Education Program
PIPProgram Improvement Plan
QAQuality Assurance
QIQuality Improvement
RFPRequest for Proposals
RTCResidential TreatmentCenter
SASubstance Abuse
SAMHSASubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SCHIPState Children’s Health Insurance Program
SCYStrengthening Communities - Youth
SED Serious Emotional Disorder
SOCSystem of Care
SSASocial Security Act
SSISupplemental Security Income
TANFTemporary Assistance to Needy Families
TEFRATax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
UMUtilization Management
URUtilization Review