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ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
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General |
ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
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General |
ADL |
Activities of Daily Living, such as hygiene, dining and dressing. |
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General |
ASFA |
Adoption and Safe Families Act |
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General |
AT |
Assistive Technology |
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General |
CASA |
Court Appointed Special Advocate |
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General |
CCF |
Council on Children & Families |
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General |
CCSI |
Coordinated Children's Services Initiatives |
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General |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) |
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General |
CHIP |
Children's Health Insurance Program, the federal program that provides funds for state Children's health care such as New York's Child Health Plus |
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General |
CHP |
Child Health Plus, New York's health insurance plan for low income children |
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General |
Coalition ("The Coalition") |
The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies, Inc |
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General |
CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
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General |
CQC |
Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled |
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General |
CR |
Community Residence |
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General |
Cross Systems Youth |
Children and adolescents who require support and services from more than one of the New York State's child-serving agencies |
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General |
CSS |
Cross Systems Solutions. Hillside Children's Center program designed to facuilitate evaluation and referral for cross-systems youth |
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General |
DD |
Developmental Disability. Developmental disabilities are a variety of conditions that become apparent during childhood and cause mental or physical limitation. These conditions include autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, mental retardation, and other neurological impairments.
People with developmental disabilities may not learn as quickly as others or express themselves clearly. Some people may have limited ability to take care of their physical needs or may have limited mobility. Many have more than one disability. |
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General |
DD |
Dual Diagnosis. Refers to having more than 1 type of clinically defined deficit. Classic examples are having a mental illness and chemical dependency issues, or having a developmental disability and mental illness. |
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General |
DOH |
Department of Health |
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General |
ED |
Emergency Department |
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General |
Family Court |
Division of the legal system that rules on youth |
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General |
FAS |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
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General |
FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
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General |
FDA |
Food and Drug Association |
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General |
HCBS |
Home and Community-Based Services |
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General |
HHS |
Health and Human Services |
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General |
IQ |
Intelligence Quotient |
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General |
LCSW |
Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
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General |
LD |
Learning Disability, Learning Disabled |
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General |
LOC |
Level of Care |
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LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
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General |
MA |
Medicaid |
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General |
MH |
Mental Health |
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General |
MHA |
Mental Hygiene Arrest |
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General |
MHLS |
Mental Hygiene Legal Service |
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General |
MI |
Mental Illness |
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General |
MR |
Mental Retardation |
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General |
MSW |
Master of Social Work |
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General |
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
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General |
NIMH |
National Institute of Mental Health |
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General |
NP |
Nurse Practitioner |
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OASAS |
Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services |
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General |
OCFS |
Office of Children and Family Services |
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General |
OMH |
Office of Mental Health |
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General |
OMRDD |
Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities |
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General |
OT |
Occupational Therapy |
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General |
OTR |
Registered Occupational Therapist |
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General |
PA |
Physician's Assistant |
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General |
PCP |
Primary Care Physician |
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General |
PT |
Physical Therapy |
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SED |
State Education Department |
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General |
SED |
Severely Emotionally Disturbed |
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General |
SLP |
Speech Language Pathologist |
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General |
SO |
State Operated |
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General |
SP |
Speech Pathology |
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General |
SSA |
Social Security Administration |
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General |
SSDI |
Social Security Disability Insurance |
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General |
SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
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General |
TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
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General |
UACS |
Understanding Access to Services for Youth. The acronym is pronounced "You Access" |
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OASAS |
ACS |
Administration for Children's Services |
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OASAS |
AOD |
Alcohol and Other Drugs |
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OASAS |
ATC |
Addiction Treatment Center |
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OASAS |
CD |
Chemical Dependency |
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OASAS |
CDY |
Chemical Dependency Youth services |
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OASAS |
LGU |
Local Governmental Unit |
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OASAS |
LOCADTR |
Level of Care for Alcohol and Drug Treatment Referral |
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OASAS |
PPC-2 |
Patient Placement Criteria, 2nd edition |
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OASAS |
SA |
Substance Abuse |
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OASAS |
SAMSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
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OCFS |
DAS |
Developmental Abilities Service |
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OCFS |
DFA |
Department of Family Assistance. NY State Dept. that replaced Dept.of Social Services - DSS |
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OCFS |
DSS |
Department of Social Services |
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OCFS |
FASP |
Family Activity Service Plan |
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OCFS |
Foster Care |
Foster care is the concept of providing supports to the youth out of home and services span all aspects of the OCFS and OCFS/DRS placement spectrum. |
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OCFS |
JD |
Juvenile Delinquent |
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OCFS |
LDSS |
Local social services district |
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OCFS |
PINS |
Person in Need of Supervision |
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OCFS |
RTC |
Residential Treatment Center |
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OCFS |
SILP |
Specialized Independent Living Program |
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OMH |
CFT |
Child and Family Team |
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OMH |
CFT |
Child and Family Team |
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OMH |
CPEP |
Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program |
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OMH |
FACT |
Family Access Connections Team. In Monroe County, acts as SPOA as well as a screening/diversion process for youth with legal issues. |
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OMH |
ICC |
Individual Care Coordinator |
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OMH |
ITU |
Intensive Treatment Unit |
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OMH |
Mental Illness |
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OMH |
MICA |
Mental Illness/Chemical Abuse |
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OMH |
NAMI |
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
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OMH |
OPC |
Outpatient Clinic |
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OMH |
PACC |
Pre-Approval Certification Committee |
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OMH |
RTF |
Residential Treatment Facility |
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OMH |
SPMI |
Seriously Persistently Mentally Ill |
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OMH |
SPOA |
Single Point of Accountability |
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OMH |
TFH |
Teaching Family Homes |
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OMRDD |
ACD |
Alternate Care Determination |
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OMRDD |
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
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OMRDD |
ASO |
Access to Services Office |
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OMRDD |
Central Entry |
Regular meeting of providers to review applications for services. |
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OMRDD |
DC |
Developmental Center. |
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OMRDD |
DDSO |
Developmental Disabilities Services Office |
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OMRDD |
FLDDSO |
Finger Lakes Developmentaql Disabilities Services Office |
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OMRDD |
HCBSW |
Home and Community Based Services Waiver |
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OMRDD |
ICF |
Intermediate Care Facility |
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OMRDD |
IRA |
Individualized Residential Alternative |
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OMRDD |
ISP |
Individualized Service Plan |
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OMRDD |
ISU |
Intensive Support Unit |
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OMRDD |
ITT |
Interdisciplinary Treatment Team |
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OMRDD |
MSC |
Medicaid Service Coordinator |
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OMRDD |
PCP |
Person Centered Planning |
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OMRDD |
QMRP |
Qualified Mental Retardation Professional |
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OMRDD |
SCIP-R |
Strategies for Crisis Intervention & Prevention-Revised |
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State Ed |
BOCES |
Board of Cooperative Educational Services |
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State Ed |
BOE |
Board of Education |
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State Ed |
CPSE |
Committee on Preschool Special Education |
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State Ed |
CRP |
Children's Residential Program |
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State Ed |
CSE |
Committee on Special Education |
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State Ed |
EI |
Early Intervention |
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State Ed |
EIP |
Early Intervention Program |
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State Ed |
FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
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State Ed |
IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
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State Ed |
IEP |
Individualized Education Plan |
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State Ed |
NYSED |
New York State Education Department |
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State Ed |
OSES |
Office for Special Education Services (State Education Department) |
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State Ed |
STAC |
System for Tracking and Accounting for Children |
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State Ed |
VESID |
Vocational & Educational Services for Individual with Disabilities |
