| Acronym |
Meaning |
| AA |
Alcoholics Anonymous |
| AAA |
Area Agency on Aging (Governmental) |
| AAAA |
Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
| AAAPP |
American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology |
| AAAS |
American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| AABT |
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy |
| AAC |
Association for Assessment in Counseling |
| AAC |
Association of American Colleges |
| AACD |
American Association for Counseling and Development |
| AACG |
American Association of Grief Counselors |
| AACJC |
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges |
| AACRAO |
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers |
| AACTE |
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education |
| AADA |
Association for Adult Development and Aging (Division of AACD) |
| AAFCM |
American Association of Family Counselors and Mediators |
| AAHA |
American Association of Homes for the Aging |
| AAHCPA |
American Academy of Health Care Providers in Addictive Disorders |
| AAJC |
American Association of Junior Colleges |
| AAMA |
American Association of Medical Assistants |
| AAMC |
American Association of Medical Clinics |
| AAMC |
Association of American Medical Colleges |
| AAMD |
American Association of Mental Deficiencies |
| AAMFT |
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy |
| AAN |
American Academy of Neurology |
| AANS |
American Academy of Neurological Surgery |
| AAO |
American Association of Ophthalmology |
| AAOG |
American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
| AAP |
American Academy of Psychotherapists |
| AAP |
Association for Advancement of Psychology |
| AAP |
Association of American Publishers |
| AAPC |
American Association of Pastoral Counselors |
| AAPM |
American Academy of Pain Management |
| AAPMR |
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| AAPPO |
American Association of Preferred Providers Organizations |
| AAPS |
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons |
| AARP |
American Association of Retired Persons |
| AASA |
American Association of School Administrators |
| AASCB |
American Association of State Counseling Boards |
| AASCU |
American Association of State Colleges and Universities |
| AASECT |
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists |
| AASPB |
American Association of State Psychology Boards |
| AATA |
American Art Therapy Association |
| AATA-EPAB |
American Art Therapy Assoc - Educational Program Approval Board |
| AAUP |
American Association of University Professors |
| AAUW |
American Association of University Women |
| ABPP |
American Board of Professional Psychology |
| ABVE |
American Board of Vocational Experts |
| ACA |
American Counseling Association |
| ACA |
American Chiropractic Association |
| ACAC |
Association of College Admissions Counselors |
| ACCA |
American Christian Counseling Association |
| ACCA |
American College Counselors Association |
| ACD |
Adjourned in Contemplation of Dismissal |
| ACE |
Assisted Competitive Employment |
| ACE |
American Council on Education |
| ACEG |
Association for Counselors and Educators in Government (formerly MECA) |
| ACES |
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision |
| ACHS |
Association of College Honor Societies |
| ACL |
Association for Community Living |
| ACLD |
Association for Children with Learning Disabilities |
| ACLS |
American Council of Learned Societies |
| ACLU |
American Civil Liberties Union |
| ACME |
Association of Couples for Marriage Enrichment |
| ACMHC |
Academy of Clinical Mental Health Counselors |
| ACMRDD |
Accreditation Council for Services for Mentally Retarded and other Developmental Disabilities |
| ACOA |
Adult Child(ren) of Alcoholics |
| ACP |
American College of Physicians |
| ACPA |
American College Personnel Association |
| ACPE |
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education |
| ACS |
American Cancer Society |
| ACS |
Approved Clinical Supervisor |
| ACSH |
American Council on Science and Health |
| ACSW |
Accredited Certified Social Worker |
| ACSW |
Academy of Certified Social Workers |
| ACT |
Assertive Community Treatment (Teams) |
| ADA |
American Dental Association |
| ADA |
American Dermatological Association |
| ADA |
American Diabetes Association |
| ADA |
American Dietetic Association |
| ADA |
Americans With Disabilities Act |
| ADAMHA |
Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration |
| ADAS |
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services |
| ADC |
Aid to Dependent Children |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADRDA |
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association |
| ADS |
Administrative Directives System |
| AERA |
American Educational Research Association |
| AF |
Arthritis Foundation |
| AFB |
American Foundation for the Blind |
| AFDC |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| AFT |
American Federation of Teachers |
| AFTA |
American Family Therapy Association |
| AGPA |
American Group Psychotherapy Association |
| AGS |
American Guidance Services |
| AHA |
American Hospital Association |
| AHA |
American Humanist Association |
| AHA |
American Heart Association |
| AHE |
Association for Humanistic Education |
| AHE |
Association for Higher Education |
| AHEAD |
Association for Humanistic Education and Development |
| AHP |
Association for Humanistic Psychology |
| AHS |
American Hearing Society |
| AHSA |
Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| AHSSPPE |
Association for Handicapped Student Services Programs in Post-Secondary Education |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ALA |
American Lung Association |
| ALC |
Alternative Learning Center |
| AMA |
American Medical Association |
| AMBHCA |
American Managed Behavioral Health Care Association |
| AMCD |
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development |
| AMECD |
Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development |
| AMHCA |
American Mental Health Counselors Association |
| AMI |
Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
| AMMD |
American Association on Mental Deficiencies |
| AMP |
Applied Measurement Professionals |
| ANA |
American Neurological Association |
| ANA |
American Nurses Association |
| ANAD |
Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders |
| ANCC |
American Nurses Credentialing Center |
| ANHA |
American Nursing Home Association |
| AOA |
Administration on Aging |
| AOA |
American Orthopsychiatric Association |
| AOA |
American Osteopathic Association |
| AOS |
American Ophthalmological Society |
| AOTA |
American Occupational Therapy Association |
| APA |
American Psychoanalytic Association |
| APA |
American Psychological Association |
| APA |
American Physiotherapy Association |
| APA |
American Psychiatric Association |
| APASD |
American Psychological Association Science Directorate |
| APBHN |
Associated Practices Behavioral Health Network |
| APGA |
American Personnel and Guidance Association |
| APT |
Association for Psychological Type |
| APTA |
American Physical Therapy Association |
| APWA |
American Public Welfare Association |
| ARC |
American Red Cross |
| ARC |
Association for Retarded Citizens |
| ARC |
Association for Rehabilitation Centers |
| ARCA |
American Rehabilitation Counselors Association |
| ARCS |
AIDS Related Community Services, Inc |
| ARF |
American Rehabilitation Foundation |
| ARVIC |
Association for Religious Values Issues in Counseling |
| ASAALH |
Association for Study of Afro-American Life and History |
| ASAE |
American Society of Association Executives |
| ASCA |
American School Counselor Association |
| ASCD |
Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development |
| ASCU |
Association of State Colleges and Universities |
| ASCUS |
Association for School, College and University Staffing |
| ASERVIC |
Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Value Issues in Counseling |
| ASGP&P |
American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama |
| ASGW |
Association for Specialists in Group Work |
| ASHA |
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
| ASPA |
American Society for Personnel Administration |
| ASTD |
American Society for Training & Development |
| ASVAB |
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery |
| ATCB |
Art Therapy Credentials Board |
| ATI |
Alternatives to Incarceration |
| ATP |
Association of Test Publishers |
| ATR |
Registered Art Therapist |
| ATR-BC |
Registered Art Therapist - Board Certified |
| AVA |
American Vocational Association |
| AWDC |
Association of Women Deans and Counselors |
| BA |
Bachelor of Arts degree |
| BAA |
Bachelor of Applied Arts |
| BAEd |
Bachelor of Arts in Education |
| BAS |
Bachelor of Applied Science/Bachelor of Arts and Science |
| BCW |
Bureau of Child Welfare |
| BDI |
Bureau of Disability Insurance |
| BFS |
Bureau of Family Services (US Department of Health & Human Services) |
| BIMM |
Buros Institute of Mental Measurements |
| BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics (US Department of Labor) |
| BOCES |
Board of Cooperative Educational Services |
| BPA |
Board of Professional Affairs of American Psychological Association |
| BPD |
Borderline Personality Disorder |
| BPRS |
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale |
| BS |
Bachelor of Science degree |
| BSA |
Biofeedback Society of America |
| BSEd |
Bachelor of Science in Education |
| BSW |
Bachelor of Social Work degree |
| CA |
Cocaine Anonymous |
| CAA |
Community Action Agency |
| CAADA |
Counselors Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse |
| CAC |
Certified Alcoholism (Addictions) Counselor |
| CACREP |
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs |
| CADC |
Certified Alcoholic and Dependency Counselor |
| CAFSC |
Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children, Inc. |
| CAMI |
Chemically Abusing/Mentally Ill |
| CAMPP |
Council of Applied Masters' Programs in Psychology |
| CAN |
Children and Adolescent Network |
| CARF |
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
| CAS |
Council for the Advancement of Standards for Student Services |
| CASA |
Court Appointed Special Advocate |
| CBO |
Community Based Organization |
| CBP |
California Board of Psychology |
| CCDP |
Certified Chemical Dependency Professional |
| CCE |
Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc. (Affiliate of NBCC) |
| CCE |
Cornell Cooperative Extension |
| CCL |
Center for Creative Leadership |
| CCMC |
Commission for Case Manager Certification |
| CCMHC |
Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor |
| CCMHC |
Council of Community Mental Health Centers |
| CCRS |
Child Care Review Services |
| CD |
Conditional Discharge |
| CDA |
Child Development Association |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDF |
Career Development Facilitator |
| CDMSC |
Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission |
| CDT(P) |
Continuing Day Treatment (Program) |
| CEC |
Council for Exceptional Children |
| CEU |
Continuing Education Unit |
| CEWE |
Council on Social Work Education |
| CF |
Correctional Facility |
| CFF |
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
| CFS |
Coordinated Family Services |
| CGC |
Certified Gerontological Counselor (NBCC) |
| CGI |
Clinical Global Impression |
| CHAMPUS |
Civilian Health and Medical Programs for Uniformed Services |
| CHCA |
Community Health Care Association |
| CHCF |
Counseling and Human Development Foundation |
| CIA |
Coalition of Institutionalized Aged |
| CID |
Case Initiation Date |
| CIN |
Case Identification Number |
| CIRC |
Career Information Resource Center |
| CIRS |
Career Information Review Service (a unit of NCDA) |
| CIRS |
Certified Insurance Rehabilitation Specialist |
| CLEAR |
Council on Licensure Enforcement and Regulation |
| CLMHD |
Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors, Inc. |
| CM |
Case Management |
| CMCM |
Comprehensive Medicaid Case Management |
| CMHC |
Community Mental Health Center |
| CMHS |
Center for Mental Health Services |
| CMI |
Chronically Mentally Ill |
| CMT |
Case Management Team |
| CO |
Corrections Officer |
| COFCCA |
Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies |
| COPA |
Council on Post Secondary-Accreditation |
| COPS |
Comprehensive Outpatient Services |
| COPS |
Committee on Professional Standards |
| CORE |
Council on Rehabilitation Education (Rehabilitation Counseling) |
| CORPA |
Commission on Recognition of Post Secondary Accreditation |
| CORPA |
(formerly COPA Commission on Post Secondary Accreditation) |
| CPC |
College Placement Council |
| CPEP |
Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program |
| CPL |
Criminal Procedure Law |
| CPP |
Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc. |
| CPS |
Counseling & Psychological Services |
| CPS |
Child Protective Services |
| CPSE |
Committee on Pre-school Special Education |
| CPSTI |
CPS Training Institute, Cornell University |
| CPTA |
Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment of American Psychological Association |
| CQC |
Commission on Quality Care |
| CR |
Community Residence |
| CRC |
Career Resource Center |
| CRC |
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor |
| CRCC |
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification |
| CRE |
Council on Rehabilitation Education |
| CRISP |
Community Residence Information Service Program |
| CSB |
Community Services Board |
| CSB |
Community Services Advisory Board |
| CSBSMH |
Community Services Board Subcommittee for Mental Health |
| CSC |
(1) Certified School Counselor (2) Certified Sex Counselor (AASECT) |
| CSE |
Committee on Special Education |
| CSI |
Chi Sigma Iota |
| CSPA |
California State Psychological Association |
| CSS |
Community Support Services |
| CST |
Certified Sex Therapist (AASECT) |
| CSW |
Certified Social Worker |
| CSWE |
Council on Social Work Education |
| CVIB |
Crime Victims Impact Board |
| CVMH |
Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health |
| CWLA |
Child Welfare League of America |
| CWRA |
Child Welfare Reform Act of 1979 (Federal Title IV-E) |
| CYS |
Children and Youth Services |
| DAC |
Disability Advisory Council |
| DARE |
Drug Abuse Resistance Education |
| DAS |
(1) Designated Assessment Service, (2) Doctor Assisted Suicide |
| DAV |
Disabled American Veterans |
| DC |
Doctor of Chiropractic |
| DCJS |
Division of Criminal Justice Services |
| DCS |
Department of Community Services |
| DD |
Doctor of Divinity |
| DD |
Developmental Disability |
| DDPC |
Developmental Disabilities Planning Council |
| DDS |
Disability Determination Services (Federal Gov't) |
| DDS |
Doctor of Dental Science/Doctor of Dental Surgery |
| DDSO |
Developmental Disability Services Organization |
| DDTC |
Drug Dependence Treatment Center |
| DEA |
Drug Enforcement Agency |
| DFY |
Division For Youth |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services (US Govt. Agency) |
| DMD |
Doctor of Dental Medicine |
| DMin |
Doctor of Ministry |
| DO |
Doctor of Osteopathy |
| DO |
Disbursing Order (American Red Cross) |
| DOB |
(1) Date of Birth (2) Division of the Budget |
| DOL |
Department of Labor |
| DOR |
Date of Report |
| DP |
Doctor of Pharmacy |
| DPh |
Doctor of Philosophy |
| DPH |
Diploma in Public Health |
| DPM |
Diploma in Psychological Medicine |
| DPsy |
Doctor of Psychology |
| DPW |
Department of Public Works |
| DRL |
Domestic Relations Law |
| DRS |
Departments of Rehabilitation Services |
| DSM |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual |
| DSS |
Department of Social Services |
| DSW |
Doctor of Social Work degree |
| DVAA |
Delaware Valley Arts Alliance |
| DVJCC |
Delaware Valley Job Core Center |
| DWAI |
Driving While Ability Impaired |
| DWI |
Driving While Intoxicated |
| E&T |
Employment & Training |
| EAP |
Employee Assistance Program |
| ECT |
Electroconvulsive Therapy |
| EdD |
Doctor of Education |
| EdS |
Specialist in Education |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
| EPS |
Extra-Pyramidal Syndrome |
| ER |
Emergency Room |
| ERIC |
Educational Resource and Information Center |
| ERIC/CASS |
Educational Resource and Information Center/Counseling and Student Services |
| ERIC/CASS |
(formerly Counseling and Personnel Services - CAPS) |
| ETS |
Educational Testing Service |
| Ex Com |
Executive Committee |
| FARB |
Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards |
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FCA |
Family Court Act |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FHAA |
Fair Housing Amendments Act (1988) |
| FMSF |
False Memory Syndrome Foundation |
| GBMI |
Guilty But Mentally Ill |
| GCDF |
Global Career Development Facilitator |
| GMHC |
Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc. |
| HCBS |
Home and Community Based Services |
| HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration |
| HEAP |
Home Energy Assistance Program |
| HELP |
Healthcare for Every Low Income Person |
| HFA |
Home for Adults |
| HFHI |
Habitat for Humanity International |
| HHS |
Health and Human Services |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
| HSE |
Health Services Education (American Red Cross) |
| HSIS |
Health Services Instructional System (American Red Cross) |
| HSPP |
Health Service Provider in Psychology |
| HUD |
US Office of Housing and Urban Development |
| IAAOC |
International Association for Addictions and Offender Counselors |
| IAC |
International Association for Counselling |
| IACS |
International Association of Counseling Services |
| IAEVG |
International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance |
| IAMFC |
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors |
| IAPSRS |
International Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services |
| IBT |
International Brotherhood of Teamsters |
| ICAA |
International Council on Alcohol and Addiction |
| ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
| ICM |
Intensive Case Management |
| ICRC |
International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium |
| IDT |
Intensive Day Treatment |
| IESP |
Interim Emergency Services Plan |
| IETF |
Internet Engineering Task Force |
| IL |
Independent Living |
| IMU |
Income Maintenance Unit |
| IOCC |
Inter-Office Coordinating Council |
| IPRT |
Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Treatment (Training) |
| IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
| IRTAC |
International Round Table for the Advancement of Counseling |
| ISLAP |
Intensive Supportive Living Apartment Program |
| ISP |
(1) Individual Service Plan (2) Intensive Supervision Probation |
| JCD |
Journal of Counseling and Development |
| JCP |
Journal of Counseling Psychology |
| JCTS |
Joint Committee on Test Standards |
| JD |
Juvenile Delinquent |
| JINS |
Juvenile in Need of Supervision |
| JO |
Juvenile Offender |
| JTPA |
Job Training Partnership Act |
| LAB |
Legal Aid Bureau |
| LAS |
Legal Aid Society |
| LCM |
Local Commissioners Memorandum |
| LCW |
Leadership Certification Workshop |
| LDC |
Leadership Development Conference |
| LDSS |
Local Department of Social Services |
| LGP |
Local Government Plan |
| LGU |
Local Government Unit |
| LIP |
Local Initiative Program |
| LMHC |
Licensed Mental Health Counselor |
| LPC |
Licensed Professional Counselor |
| LPCC |
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor |
| LPN |
Licensed Practical Nurse |
| MA |
(1) Master of Arts degree, (2) Medical Assistance |
| MAC |
Master Addictions Counselor |
| MAO(I) |
Monoamine Oxidase (Inhibitors) |
| MCS |
Mobile Crisis Service |
| MD |
Medical Doctor degree |
| MDU |
Multiple Disabilities Unit |
| MECA |
Military Educators and Counselors Association (now ACEG) |
| MH/MR |
Mental Health/Mental Retardation |
| MHA |
Mental Health Association |
| MHIS |
Mental Health Information System |
| MHL |
Mental Hygiene Law |
| MHU |
Mental Health Unit |
| MICA |
Mentally Ill Chemical Abuser |
| MMPI |
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory |
| MOW |
Meals on Wheels |
| MR/DD |
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disability |
| MS |
Master of Science degree |
| MSSW |
Master of Science of Social Work degree |
| MSW |
Master of Social Work degree |
| NA |
Narcotics Anonymous |
| NAACP |
National Association for Advancement of Colored People |
| NAADAC |
National Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors |
| NAATP |
National Association for Alcohol Treatment Programs |
| NACAC |
National Association of College Admissions Counselors |
| NACCMHC |
National Academy of Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselors (closed in 1993) |
| NAMH |
National Association of Mental Health |
| NAMI |
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
| NAMP |
Northamerican Association of Masters in Psychology |
| NAPSO |
National Alliance of Pupil Services Organization |
| NASP |
National Association of School Psychologists |
| NASW |
National Association of Social Workers |
| NBCC |
National Board for Certified Counselors |
| NBCCF |
National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation (formerly RACC) |
| NBCCH |
National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists |
| NBD |
Neurobiological Disorder |
| NBPTS |
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards |
| NCATA |
National Coalition of Arts Therapies Associations |
| NCC |
National Certified Counselor |
| NCCA |
National Commission on Certifying Agencies |
| NCCC |
National Certified Career Counselor |
| NCCCC |
National Council for Credentialing Career Counselors (now NCCC) |
| NCCD |
National Coalition for Career Development |
| NCDA |
National Career Development Association |
| NCGC |
National Certified Gerontological Counselor |
| NCHCA |
National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies (now NCCA) |
| NCSAPCB |
North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Certification Board |
| NCSC |
National Certified School Counselor |
| NECA |
National Employment Counselors Association |
| NFSCSW |
National Federation of Societies of Clinical Social Work |
| NGRI |
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity |
| NIAAA |
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| NIDA |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| NIMH |
National Institute of Mental Health |
| NMHA |
National Mental Health Association |
| NMS |
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome |
| NOCA |
National Organization for Competency Assurance |
| NOICC |
National Occupational Information Coordination Committee |
| NORML |
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws |
| NOW |
National Organization for Women |
| NPC(O) |
Non-Profit Corporation (Organization) |
| NPCL |
Not-For-Profit Corporation Law |
| NRCA |
National Rehabilitation Counseling Association |
| O&Cs |
Order and Conditions of Probation |
| OA |
Overeaters Anonymous |
| OASAS |
Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services |
| OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| OFA |
Office for the Aging |
| OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
| OMH |
Office of Mental Health |
| OMRDD |
Office of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders |
| OVR |
Office for Vocational Rehabilitation |
| PA |
Public Assistance |
| PACT |
Program for Assertive Community Treatment |
| PAIMI |
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness |
| PANSS |
Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale |
| PAS |
Preliminary Assessment of Safety |
| PASS |
Plans for Achieving Self-Support |
| PDI |
Pre-Dispositional Investigation (juvenile probation) |
| PET |
(1) Position Emission Tomography, (2) Parent Effectiveness Training |
| PHA |
US Public Housing Authority |
| PHD |
Doctor of Philosophy degree |
| PHN |
Public Health Nursing |
| PHSP |
Prepaid Health Services Plans |
| PINS |
Person in Need of Supervision |
| PL |
Penal Law |
| PO |
(1) Probation Officer, (2) Police Officer, (3) Parol Officer |
| POS |
Purchase of Services |
| PPG |
Permanency Planning Goal |
| PPHA |
Private Proprietary Home for Adults |
| PSA |
Protective Services for Adults |
| PSI |
Pre-Sentence Investigation (adult probation) |
| PSRB |
Psychiatric Security Review Board |
| PYD |
Doctor of Psychology degree |
| QA |
Quality Assurance |
| QMHP |
Qualified Mental Health Professional |
| RACC |
Research & Assessment Corporation for Counseling, Inc. (Affilliate of NBCC - now NBCC Foundation) |
| RCBF |
Regional Cerebral Blood Flow |
| RCCA |
Residential Care Center for Adults |
| RET |
Rational Emotive Therapy |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| RICO |
Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act |
| RISE |
Rape Intervention Services and Education (Planned Parenthood) |
| RN |
Registered Nurse |
| RPAC |
Regional Planning Advisory Council (Committee) |
| RSS |
Rehabilitation Support Services |
| RTF |
Residential Treatment Facility |
| SA |
Salvation Army |
| SAD |
Seasonal Affective Disorder |
| SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SANS |
Scale for Assessing Negative Symptoms |
| SDOH |
State Department of Health |
| SDSS |
State Department of Social Services |
| SED |
(1) Seriously Emotionally Disturbed, (2) State Educational Department |
| SETRC |
Special Education Teacher's Resource Center |
| SHRM |
Society for Human Resources Management |
| SIOP |
Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology |
| SLAP |
Supervised Living Apartment Program |
| SLAPP |
Strategic Lawsuits Against Political Participants |
| SPECT |
Single Photon Emission Tomography |
| SPMI |
Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill |
| SRO |
Single Room Occupancy |
| SSA |
Social Security Administration |
| SSAB |
Social Services Advisory Board |
| SSD |
Social Security Disability |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| SSL |
Social Services Law |
| SSRI |
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors |
| SSRR |
Social Services Reporting Requirements |
| TA |
Transactional Analysis |
| TASA |
Teenage Services Act |
| TCAs |
Tricyclic Antidepressants |
| TEP |
Transitional Employment Program |
| UCP |
United Cerebral Palsy Association |
| UCR |
Uniform Case Recording / Uniform Case Record |
| UCS |
University Counseling Service |
| UR |
Utilization Review |
| USPHS |
United States Public Health Service |
| UW |
United Way |
| VESID |
Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals With Disabilities |
| VIS |
Victim Impact Statement (probation) |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WIC |
Women, Infants and Children |
| WMS |
Welfare Management System |
| WSI |
Water Safety Instructor (American Red Cross) |
| YAP |
Youth Advocacy Programs, Inc. (aka SCAP) |
| YAR-CPP |
Youth at Risk Community Partnership Program |
| YO |
Youthful Offender |