Children’s Division 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

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