Alphabetical listing of Acronyms
A
- A&SQ: Ages & Stages Questionnaire
- A&SQ: SE: Ages & Stages Questionnaire (with Social-Emotional scale)
- ABA: Applied Behavior Analysis
- ACA: Affordable Care Act
- ACO: Accountable Care Organization
- ACT: Assertive Community Treatment
- ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder
- ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
- AFCARS: Adoption & Foster Care Analysis Reporting System
- AFFM: Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine
- APS: Adult Protective Services
- ARP: Alternative Response Program
- AS: Asperger's Disorder
- ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder
- ASO: Administrative Service Organization.
- ASM: Autism Society of Maine
- Aspire: Additional Support for Retraining and Employment
B
- BCBA: Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- BHH: Behavioral Health Homes
- BHP: Behavioral Health Professional
- BIIN: Brain Injury Information Network
- BRAP: Bridging Rental Assistance Program
C
- CAFAS: Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale
- CBH: Children’s Behavioral Health
- CBT: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- CCDF: Child Care and Development Fund
- CCIDS: Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies
- CCS: Clinical Care Specialist
- CCSME: Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine
- CCSP: Child Care Subsidy Program
- CDC: Center for Disease Control & Prevention
- CDS: Child Development Services
- CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- CHAT: Children’s Habilitation Assessment Tool.
- CPS: Child Protective Services
- COT: Council on Transition
- CQI: Continuous Quality Improvement
- CSHN: Children with Special Health Needs
- CW: Child Welfare
D
- DAB: Drug Affected Baby
- DBT: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- DD: Development Delay
- DDPC: Dorthea Dix Psychiatric Center
- DHHS: Department of Health & Human Services
- DOC: Department of Corrections
- DOE: Department of Education
- DOL: Department of Labor
- DRC: Disability Rights Center
- DSM: Diagnostic & Statistical Manual
E
- EBP: Evidence Based Practice
- ECS: Early Childhood Services
- EI: Early Intervention
- EIS: Enterprise Information System
- ELC: Elizabeth Levinson Center
- EPSDT: Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Testing
F
- F.A: Functional Assessment
- FAPE: Free and Appropriate Public Education Act
- FAS: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- FFT: Functional Family Therapy
- FFY: Federal Fiscal Year (Oct. 1 – Sept. 30)
- FH: Foster Home
- FIS: Family Information Specialist
- FP: Family Partners
G
- GA: General Assistance
- GAL: Guardian ad Litem
- G.E.A.R. Parent Network: Gaining Empowerment Allows Results (parent network)
H
- HCT: Home & Community Based Treatment
- HH: Health Homes
- HIPPA: Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
I
- ICF/MR: Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities.
- ICF/MR-N: Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities with nursing needs
- ID: Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)
- IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- IDEIA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
- IEP: Individual Education Plan
- IFSP: Individual Family Service Plan
- ISP: Individual Service/Support Plan
- ITP: Individual Treatment Plan
- ITRT: Intensive Temporary Residential Treatment
J
- JCAHO: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- JCCO: Juvenile Community Correctional Officer
- JJAG: Juvenile Justice Advisory Group
K
- KMCC: Keeping Maines Children Connected
L
- LCSW: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- LD: Learning Disability
- LD: Legislative Document
- LDA: Learning Disabilities Association
- LMSW: Licensed Master's of Social Work
- LSW: Licensed Social Worker
- LOC: Level of Care
M
- MACED: Maine Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities
- MACSP: Maine Association of Community Service Providers
- MACWIS: Maine Automated Child Welfare Information System
- MADSEC: Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities
- MAFAP: Maine Association of Foster and Adoptive Parents
- MAFO: Maine Alliance of Family Organizations
- MAMHS: Maine Association of Mental Health Services
- MASAP: Maine Association of Substance Abuse Providers
- MATCH: Modular Approach to Therapy for Children (A.D.T.C: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, & Conduct Problems)
- MBM: MaineCare Benefits Manual
- MC: MaineCare
- MCA: Maine Children's Alliance
- MCF: Maine Caring Families
- MCO: Managed Care Organization
- MD: Medical Director
- MDTFC: Multi-dimensional Treatment Foster Care
- MEJ: Maine Equal Justice
- MH: Mental Health
- MHRA: Maine Human Rights Act
- MHRT: Mental Health Rehabilitative Technician
- MIHMS: Maine Integrated Health Management Solution
- MHPC: Mental Health Program Coordinator
- MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
- MPCA: Maine Primary Care Association
- MPF: Maine Parent Federation
- MST: Multi-Systemic Therapy
- MST-PSB: Multi-Systemic Therapy, Problem Sexual Behavior
- MSW: Master of Social Work
- MTN: Maine Transition Network
N
- NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
- NAMI-MAINE: National Alliance on Mental Health of Maine
- NCANDS: National Child Abuse/Neglect Data System
- NIMH: National Institute of Mental Health
- NYTD: National Youth Transition Data Base
O
- OADS: Office of Aging and Disability Services
- OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- OCFS: Office of Child & Family Services
- ODD: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- OHH: Opioid Health Home
- OMS: Office of Medical Services (MaineCare)
- OP: Outpatient
- OQMHP: Other Qualified Mental Health Professionals
- OSA: Office of Substance Abuse
- OT: Occupational Therapy
P
- PA: Prior Authorization
- PCP: Person Centered Plan
- PCP: Primary Care Physician
- PCS: Personal Care Services
- PDD: Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- PDD-NOS: Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified
- PDN: Private Duty Nurse
- PHN: Public Health Nursing
- PMPM: Per Member Per Month
- PNMI: Private Non-Medical Institutions
- PT: Physical Therapy
- PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Q
- QA: Quality Assurance
- QI: Quality Improvement
- QIC: Quality Improvement Council
- QRS: Quality Rating and Improvement System
- QRIS: Quality Rating and Improvement System
R
- RCS: Rehabilitative and Community Services
- RFP: Request for Proposal
- ROM: Results Oriented Management System Out of the University of Kansas
- RPC: Riverview Psychiatric Center
S
- SAMHS: Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
- SB: School-Based
- SDM: Structured decision Makine
- SED: Severe Emotional Disturbance
- SFY: State Fiscal Year (July 1- June 30)
- SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- SLD: Specific Learning Disability
- SMPA: Southern Maine Parent Awareness
- SOC: System of Care
- SSI: Supplemental Security Income
- ST: Speech Therapy
- SURS: Surveillance, Utilization, and Review
T
- TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- TCM: Targeted Case Management
- TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury
- TFCBT: Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- TR: Therapeutic Recreation
U
- UCP: United Cerebral Palsy
- UR: Utilization Review
V
- VR: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Y
- YDC: Youth Development Center
- YMM: Youth MOVE Maine
- Y-OQ: Youth Outcome Questionnaire