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AA Alcoholics Anonymous of the Lehigh Valley AAA Area Agency on Aging AAC Augmentative and Alternative Communication AACAP American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry AACWA Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act –federal law AAIDD American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, formerly known as the American Association on Mental Retardation. AAPD American Association of People with Disabilities AARP American Association of Retired Persons ABA Applied Behavioral Analysis ABIN Acquired Brain Injury Network ABOARD Advisory Board on Autism and Related Disorders ACE's Adverse Childhood Experiences ACF Administration for Children and Families ACT Alternatives to Coercive Techniques ACT Assertive Community Treatment ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder ADDA National Attention Deficit Disorder Association ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADL Activities of Daily Living ADS Adult Day Services ADT Adult Developmental Training AE Administrative Entity AFCARS Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children AFSP American Foundation for Suicide Prevention AGRE Autism Genetic Resource Genetic Exchange AHEAD Association on Higher Education and Disability AIDS Acquired Immune deficiency Syndrome ALANON Alcoholics Anonymous ALAW Autism Living and Working ALD Assistive Listening Device ALS Average Length of Stay (service) ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) AMA American Medical Association AMI Alliance for Mentally Ill AOA Administration on Aging AOPC Administrative Office Pennsylvania Courts APE Adaptive Physical Education APD Advanced Psychiatric Directive APD Allentown Police Department APHP Acute Partial Hospitalization Program
APPA American Probation and Parole Association APPLA Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement APS Approved Private School APSI Adolescent Problem Severity Index - assessment in D&A ARC American Red Cross ARCH Autism Resource Community Hub of Lehigh Valley ARM Allentown Rescue Mission AS Autistic Support ASA Autism Society of America ASAM American Society of Addiction Medicine ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASD Allentown School District ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder ASFA Adoption and Safe Families Act ASHA American Speech & Hearing Association ASL American Sign Language ASPEN Asperger Syndrome Education Network, Inc. AT Assistive Technology
ATD Alternatives to Detention ATF Adult Training Facility AVTS Area Vocational Technical School AYP Adequate Yearly Progress (related to education)
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BARJ Balanced Approach to Restorative Justice BAS Bureau of Autism Services BBA Balanced Budget Act - Federal BCBA Board Certified Behavioral Analyst BCM Blended Case Management BCU Benefits Checkup BDAP Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs BDAP CIS Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs' Client Information System BEC Basic Education Circular BFFSP Bureau of Fee for Service Program BH-MCO Behavioral Health Managed Care Organization BHRS/Provider 50 Behavioral Health Rehabilitation BICS Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills BIP Behavioral Intervention Plan BNDD Bureau of Narcotic Drugs and Devices BPI Bureau of Program Integrity BPPD Bureau of Policy and Program Development BS Brief Service BSC Behavior Specialist Consultant BSE Bureau of Special Education BSP Behavior Support Program BSU Base Service Unit
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C&Y Children and Youth CA Cocaine Anonymous CAA Combating Autism Act CAAC County Administrators Advisory Committee CAC Child Advocacy Center CACLV Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley CADA Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse CADD Cassandra Affective Deprivation Disorder CADDRE Center for Autism & Developmental Disabilities Research & Epidemiology CAFAS Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale CALM Counseling Awareness to be Legally Mandated CALP Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency CAN Child Abuse & Neglect CAN Cure Autism Now CANS Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths assessment CAO Chief Administrative Officer CAO County Assistance Office CAP Customer Assistance Program CAPTA Child Abuse Prevention Treatment Act CAPTA Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act CARF Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities CART Computer Aided Realtime Translation CASA Court Appointed Special Advocate CASSP Child & Adolescent Service System Program CATS Commonwealth Approved Training System CAU County Administrative Unit CAVP Corrective Action Verification Plan CAWS Community Alternative Work Service CBA Curriculum Based Assessment CBHU Children's Behavioral Health Unit CBS Community Based Services CC Cultural Competence CCBH Community Care Behavioral Health CCI Community Commitment Incorporated CCRS Consolidated Community Reporting System CCYA Lehigh County Children and Youth Agency CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDR Council for Disability Rights CDS College of Direct Support CER Comprehensive Evaluation Report (or ER) CERC Corrections Education Records Center CFO Chief Financial Officer CFR Code of Federal Regulations C/FST Consumer & Family Satisfaction Team C-GAS Children's Global Assessment Scale CHADD Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Chapter 14 Regulations of PA Board of Education Chapter 15 Regulations of PA Board of Education Chapter 342 Standards of PA Secretary of Education CHIP Children's Health Insurance Program CHIPP Community Hospital Integrated Program Project CHOE Children's Home of Easton CHOP Children's Hospital of Philadelphia CHOR Children's Home of Reading CI Community Integration CI Crisis Intervention CIS Client Information System CISC Children in Substitute Care CJAB Criminal Justice Advisory Board CJJTR Center for Juvenile Justice Training and Research CLA Community Living Arrangement CLD Cultural and Linguistic Diversity CLIU-21 Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21 CM Casemanager CMHPSR The Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research at the University of PA CMHS Center for Mental Health Services, also known as Community Mental Health Centers CMS Case Management Services CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services COA Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children Service, Inc COB Coordiantion of Benefits COBPD Childhood - Onset Bipolar Disorder COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act COC Conference of Churches COD Co-Occurring Disorders - mental health & substance abuse disorders COE Center of Excellence COG Change of Goal COLA Cost of Living Adjustment COMPASS Commonwealth of PA Access to Social Services COP Communities of Practice CP Cerebral Palsy CPARC Cumberland-Perry Association for Retarded Citizens
CPCMS Common Pleas Case Management System CPEA Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism CPS Certified Peer Specialist CPS Child Protective Services CPSL Child Protective Services Law CQI Continuous Quality Improvement CRF Code of Federal Regulations CRF Community Residential Facility CRNP Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner CRP Community Rehabilitation Program CRR Community Residential Rehabilitation CRR GH Community Rehabilitative Residence Group Home CRR HH Community Rehabilitative Residence Host Home CSA Catholic Social Agency CSAT Center for Substance Abuse Treatment CSC Community Services for Children CSI Consumer Satisfaction Instruments CSP Community Support Program CST Consumer Satisfaction Team CTC Career and Technical Education Center CTT Community Treatment Team CTTOPP Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing CVC Crime Victims Council CWEL Child Welfare Education for Leadership CWLA Child Welfare League of America CWTP PA Child Welfare Training Program CYS Children and Youth Services
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D&A Drug and Alcohol D&A ICM Drug and Alcohol Intensive Case Management DA District Attorney DAN Defeat Autism Now DAP Disability Advocacy Program D/C Discharge DD Developmental Disability DDD Department of Developmental Disabilities DEA Drug Enforcement Agency DEF Dollar Energy Fund DHS Department of Human Services DHHS Department of Health & Human Services DIBELS Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills DIR Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based DLP Disabilities Law Project DMC Disproportionate Minority Contact DME Durable Medical Equipment D/O Disorder DOD Department of Disabilities DOH Department of Health DOL U.S. Department of Labor DOT Department of Transportation DPH Due Process Hearing DPW Department of Public Welfare DRI Detention Risk Instrument DRN Disabilities Rights Network DRO Domestic Relations Office DSM- V Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DTT Discrete Trial Training DUR Drug Utilization Review DV Domestic Violence
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EAHCA Education for All Handicapped Children's Act EAP Employee Assistance Program EBP Evidence-Based Practice ECMHP Early Childhood Mental Health Program ED Emotional Disturbance EEAP Emergency Energy Assistance Program EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EI Early Intervention EIBE Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention EIOP Early Intervention and Outreach Programs EIPA Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment EITA Early Intervention Technical Assistance ELC-PA Education Law Center of Pennsylvania ELL English Language Learners ELP Essential Life Style Planning EMR Educable Mentally Retarded ENHT Enhanced Nursing Home Transition EPSDT Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis & Treatment ER Emergency Room ER Evaluation Report (formerly CER) ES Emotional Support ESL English as a Second Language ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages ESY Extended School Year EVS Eligibility Verification System
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GA Gamblers Anonymous GAF Global Assessment of Functioning GLBT Gay, Lesbian, bisexual, and questioning GPS General Protective Services GPS Global Positioning System GRASP The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership
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I&R Information and Referral Unit IACC Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee IAES Interim Alternative Educational Setting ICAN Involved Consumers Action Network in PA ICC Interagency Coordinating Council ICCD International Center For Clubhouse Development ICD International Classification of Diseases ICDL Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental Learning Disorders ICF Intermediate Care Facility ICF/ID Intermediate Care Facility for individuals with an Intellectual Disability ICI Institute for Community Inclusion
ICJ Interstate Commission for Juveniles ICM Intensive Case Management ICRR Intensive Community Rehabilitative Residence ICSI Integrated Children's Service Initiative ICSP Integrated Children's Services Plan ID Intellectual Disability IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education ACT IEE Independent Educational Evaluation IEP Individualized Education Program/Plan IESF Individual Emergency Services Form IFSP Individualized Family Service Plan IFSP Integrated Family Service Plan IGDI Individual Growth and Development Indicators IHP (or IPP) Individual Habilitation Plan ILP Independent Living Program ILS Independent Living Services. IL Plan or ILSP Independent Living Plan or Independent Living Service Plan IM Incident Management IM4Q Independent Monitoring for Quality IMT Independent Monitoring Teams IOP Intensive Outpatient treatment IOTA Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Addictions IPP Individual Program Plan IQ Intelligence Quotient IRETA Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions IRI Informal Reading Inventory IRSF International Rett Syndrome Foundation IS Itinerant Support ISO Intermediate Service Organization ISP Individual Service Plan ISP Individual Support Plan ISPT Interagency Service Planning Team ISR Information Service Referral ISSP Instructional Support System of Pennsylvania IST Instructional Support Team/Teacher IT Itinerant Teacher ITM Interagency Team Meeting IU Intermediate Unit
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JABG Juvenile Accountability Block Grant JCAHO Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCJC Juvenile Court Judges' Commission JCMS Juvenile Case Management System JDAI Juvenile Detention Alternative Commission JDC Juvenile Detention Center JDCAP Juvenile Detention Centers Association of PA JIFF Juvenile Inventory For Functioning JIS Juvenile Information Sharing JJDP Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. JJDPC Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Committee JJSES Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy JLC Juvenile Law Center JNET Justice Network JPO Juvenile Probation Officer
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LANTA Lehigh And Northampton Transportation Authority LC Lehigh County LCCC Lehigh Carbon Community College LCD Last Covered Date (referring to health insurance coverage when an individual is in placement)
LCDH Lehigh County Juvenile Detention Center LCP Lehigh County Prison LCTI Lehigh Career and Technical Institute LD Learning Disability LEA Local Educational Agency LEP Limited English Proficiency LICC Local Interagency Coordinating Council LIHEAP Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program LIURP Low Income Usage Reduction Program LLAS Lehigh Learning and Adjustment School LMS Learning Management System LRE Least Restrictive Environment LS Learning Support LSS Live Skills Support LTC Long-Term Care LTCC Local Transition Coordinating Council LTF Local Task Force LVCFST Lehigh Valley Consumer Family Satisfaction Team LVH Lehigh Valley Hospital
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MA Medical Assistance MAID Medical Assistance Identification Number MAPS Making Action Plans MARC Montgomery County Association of Retarded Citizens MATP Medical Assistance Transportation Program MAWA Mutually Agreed UPON Written Arrangement MAYSI-2 Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument - Second Version MBH Magellan Behavioral Health MCI Master Client Index MCO Managed Care Organization MD Multiple Disabilities MDD Major Depressive Disorder MDE Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation MDR Manifestation Determination Review MDT Multi-Disciplinary Team M4Q Monitoring for Quality MH Mental Health MHAPA Mental Health Association in PA MHSIP Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program MH/MR Mental Health/Mental Retardation MHMRA Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966 MHPA Mental Health Procedures Act of 1976 MHPC Mental Health Planning Council MI Motivational Interviewing MMHT Mobile Mental Health Treatment MOE Method of Evaluation MOU Memorandum of Understanding MOW Meals on Wheels MPI Master Provider Index MR Mental Retardation MSF Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
MST Multi System Therapy MT Mobile Therapist MT Music Therapist MYP Multi-Year Plan
N Top NACDD National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities NADD The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed NAMI National Alliance for the Mentally Ill NAPS National Association of Peer Specialists NAR-Anon Narcotics Anonymous. NATTAP The Network of Autism Training and Technical Assistance Programs NCCP National Center for Children in Poverty NCD National Council on Disability NCIL National Council on Independent Living NCJFCJ National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges NCJJ National Center for Juvenile Justice NCLB No Child Left Behind NCLD National Center for Learning Disabilities NCOA National Council on Aging NCQA National Council/Committee on Quality Assurance NCSET National Center on Secondary Education and Transition - Creating opportunities for youth with disabilities to achieve successful futures. NCWD National Center on Workforce and Disability - Information on assisting adults and youth with disabilities find jobs. NDC National Drug Code NDSS National Down Syndrome Society NFI New Freedom Initiative NFXF National Fragile X Foundation NH Nursing Home NHS Northwestern Human Services NICHCY National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities NICHD National Institute of Child Health & Human Development NIDCD National Institute on Deafness & other Communication Disorders NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIH National Institutes of Health NIMH National Institute of Mental Health NINDS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NLCDD National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities NMHA National Mental Health Association NOP Non Offending Parent NORA Notice of Recommended Assignment NORD National Organization for Rare Disorders NOREP Notice of Recommended Educational Placement
NOS Not Otherwise Specified NPND National Parent Network on Disabilities NSCIA National Spinal Cord Injury Association NT Neurotypical
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O&M Orientation and Mobility OAR Organization for Autism Research OASIS Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD Office of Child Development (DPW) OCDEL Office of Child Development and Early Learning OCR Office for Civil Rights OCS Office of Mental Retardation Consulting System OCYF Office of Children, Youth and Families OCYS Office of Children and Youth Services ODD Oppositional Defiant Disorder ODHH Office for Deaf & Hard of Hearing
ODM Objective Decision Making ODP Office of Developmental Programs ODR Office for Dispute Resolution OHI Other Health Impairment OHS Office of Human Services OI Orthopedic Impairment OIM Office of Income Maintenance OJJDP Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention OMAP Office of Medical Assistant Programs OMH Office of Mental Health OMHSAS Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services OMOC Office of Mental Retardation Monitoring of Counties OMR Office of Mental Retardation OPD Office of Policy Development OSEP Office of Special Education Programs OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services OSP Office of Social Programs OT Occupational Therapy OTC Over Ther Counter OVR Office of Vocational Rehabilitation OVW Office on Violence Against Women
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PABS PA Positive Behavior Support PAC Planning and Advisory Committee PACE Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly
PACER Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights PACHSA PA Association of County Human Services Administrators PACSES PA's Child Support Enforcement System PACT Pennsylvania Community on Transition PAP Patient Assistance Program PAPPC Pennsylvania Association on Probation, Parole, and Corrections PAR PA Association of Resources for Persons with Mental Retardation PARC PA Association for Retarded Children PARF PA Association of Rehabilitation Facilities PASA Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment PASSABCO The PA Social Security Administration Benefits Counseling and Assistance Project PATH Parent Advocate in The Home program PATH Planning Alternative Tommorows with Hope PATH Projects to Assist in Transition from Homelessness PATHS Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies PaTTAN Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network PAWL PA Waiting List Campaign PBIS Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports PBS Positive Behavioral Support PCAP Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program PCBH Personal Care Boarding Home PCCD The PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency PCCJPO Pa Council of Chief Juvenile Probation Officers PCCYFS Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services PCH Personal Care Homes PCP Person Centered Planning PCP Primary Care Provider PCPA PA Community Providers Association PCPC Pennsylvania Client Placement Criteria PD Public Defender PDA PA Department of Aging PDD Pervasive Developmental Disorder PDD-NOS Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified PDE Pennsylvania Department of Education PE Physical Education PEAC PA Education for All Coalition PECS Picture Exchange Communication System PEN Parent Education Network PEP Psyco Educational Profile PFA Protection From Abuse P/FDSW Person/Family directed Support Waiver PFI PA Families Inc. PFLAG Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays PH Physical Health PHA Psychiatric Hospital Association PHC Prehearing Conference PHEAA Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency PHI Protected Health Information PHLP Pennsylvania Health Law Project PH-MCO Physical Health Managed Care Organization PHP Partial Hospitalization Program PIAT-R Peabody Individual Achievement Test - Revised PIC Private Industry Council . PIHP Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan PILCOP Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia PIN Parents Involved Network PIRC Pennsylvania Parent Information and Resource Center PLF Private Licensed Facility (Interim Care) PMHCA PA Mental Health Consumers Association PMPM Per Member Per Month PNSAS PA Network for Student Assistance Services PO Probation Officer POM Performance Outcome Measures POMS Performance Outcome Management System POSNET PA Open Systems Network PP&A PA Protection & Advocacy PPLC PA Psychiatry Leadership Council PPO Preferred Provider Organization PPRT Positive Practice Resource Team - PPVT Peabody Picture Vocabulary PR Permanency Review PROMISe Provider Reimbursement and Operations Management Information System PRS Psychiatric Rehabilitative Services PRTF Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (commonly referred to as RTF) PS Protective Services PSAA Peer Specialist Alliance of America PSCOA Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association PSI Problem Severity Index - An assessment used by JPO, they may change to the INCA. PSRU Psychological Rehabilitation Unit PSSA PA System of School Assessment PT Physical Therapy PUNS Priority of Urgency of Need for Services PVAAS Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System PYLN Pennsylvania Youth Leadership Network
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RA Risk Assessment RAD Reactive Attachment Disorder RAST Regional Assessment and Support Team RBUC Received But Unpaid Claims RC Regional Coordinator RC Resource Coordination RCM Resource Case Management RED Racial and Ethnic Disparity RFA Request for Application RFP Request for Proposal RHC Rural Health Clinic RHD Resources for Human Development RHY Runaway and Homeless Youth Act RN Registered Nurse RTF Residential Treatment Facility RtL Response to Intervention RO Rule Out ROI Release of Information ROSI Recovery Oriented Systems Indicators RSVP Retired Senior Volunteer Program RTF Residential Treatment Facility
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TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TBI Traumatic Brain Injury TCM Targeted Case Management TDD Telecommunication Device for the Deaf TEACCH Treatment and Educaton of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children TFC Therapeutic Foster Care TIP Truancy Intervention Program TLC Transitional Living Center TLP Transitional Living Program TMR Trainable Mentally Retarded TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly TOT Training of Trainers TPL Third Party Liability TSM Targeted Service Management TSS Therapeutic Support Staff TSSA Therapeutic Staff Support Assistant TTI Treatment Trends, Inc. TTY Text Telephone Typewriter/Teletypewriter Tx Treatment
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VAST Valley Association for Specialized Transportation VAWA Violence Against Women Act VI Visual Impairment VIP Victim Intervention Program VM Voicemail VNA Visiting Nurse Association VNAC Visiting Nurse Advocate for the County VWH Valley Wide Help VYH Valley Youth House
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YAP Youth Advocate Program YCVTF Youth Crime and Violence Task Force YDC/YFC Youth Development Center/Youth Forestry Camp system YFC Youth for Christ YLS Youth Level of Service
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