Acronyms

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

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B

  • BCBA: Board Certified Behavior Analyst
  • BHH: Behavioral Health Homes
  • BHP: Behavioral Health Professional
  • BIIN: Brain Injury Information Network
  • BRAP: Bridging Rental Assistance Program

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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

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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

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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

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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

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G

  • GA: General Assistance
  • GAL: Guardian ad Litem
  • G.E.A.R. Parent Network: Gaining Empowerment Allows Results (parent network)

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H

  • HCT: Home & Community Based Treatment
  • HH: Health Homes
  • HIPPA: Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

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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

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J

  • JCAHO: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
  • JCCO: Juvenile Community Correctional Officer
  • JJAG: Juvenile Justice Advisory Group

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K

  • KMCC: Keeping Maines Children Connected

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Q

  • QA: Quality Assurance
  • QI: Quality Improvement
  • QIC: Quality Improvement Council
  • QRS: Quality Rating and Improvement System
  • QRIS: Quality Rating and Improvement System

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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

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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

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T

  • TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
  • TCM: Targeted Case Management
  • TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury
  • TFCBT: Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • TR: Therapeutic Recreation

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U

  • UCP: United Cerebral Palsy
  • UR: Utilization Review

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V

  • VR: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

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Y

  • YDC: Youth Development Center
  • YMM: Youth MOVE Maine
  • Y-OQ: Youth Outcome Questionnaire

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