Acronyms
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
- AAR
- After Action Review
- ABA
- American Bar Association
- ACCYR
- Administration of County Children and Youth Regulations
- ACCYSSP
- Administration of County Children and Youth Social Service Programs
- ACF
- Administration for Children and Families
- AD
- Adoption Caseworkers
- ADAS
- AFCARS Data Analysis System
- AED
- Automated External Device
- AFCARS
- Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System
- AHA
- American Humane Association
- AIC
- Achieving Independence Center
- AOPC
- Administrative Office PA Courts
- APHSA
- American Public Human Services Association
- APSR
- Annual Progress and Services Report
- ARC
- Achieving Reunification Center
- ARRA
- American Recovery Reinvestment Act
- AS
- Adoption Supervisors
- ASD
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- ASFA
- Adoption and Safe Families Act
- ASQ
- Ages & Stages Questionnaire
- ATNA
- Agency Training Needs Assessment
B
- BIS
- The Bureau of Information Systems
- BJJS
- Bureau of Juvenile Justice Service
- BPR
- Business Process Re-engineering
- BSW
- Bachelor’s of Social Work
C
- CALOCUS
- Child and Adolescent Level Of Care Utilization System
- CALSWEC
- California Social Work Education Center
- CAO
- County Assistance Office
- CAPE
- Child Abuse Prevention Effort
- CAPTA
- The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
- CASA
- Court Appointed Special Advocates
- CASSP
- Child and Adolescent Service System Program
- CBT
- Competency-Based Training
- CCAP
- County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
- CCYA
- County Children and Youth Agencies
- CE
- Continuing Education
- CEC
- Continuing Education Credits
- CEU
- Continuing Education Units
- CFCIP
- John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
- CFSR
- Child and Family Services Review
- CIP
- Court Improvement Program
- CIS
- Curriculum Instructional Specialist or Client Information System
- CJJT&R
- Center for Juvenile Justice Training and Research
- CLE
- Continuing Legal Education
- CMA
- Certified Management Accountant
- CMO
- Central Management Organization
- CPA
- Certified Public Accountant
- CPCMS
- Common Pleas Case Management System
- CPP
- Child Permanency Plan
- CPS
- Child Protective Services or Classroom Performance System
- CPSL
- Child Protective Services Law
- CQIP
- Continuous Quality Improvement Plan
- CRP
- Citizen Review Panel
- CSC
- Central Steering Committee
- CSL
- County Safety Leads
- CSTU
- Cresson Secure Treatment Unit
- CSWE
- Council on Social Work Education
- CTAG
- Consultant & Trainer Advisory Group
- CTC
- Charting the Course
- CTF
- Children’s Trust Fund
- CWEB
- Child Welfare Education for Baccalaureates
- CWEL
- Child Welfare Education for Leadership
- CWERP
- Child Welfare Education & Research Program
- CWLA
- Child Welfare League of America
- CWSE
- Council on Social Work Education
- CWTP
- The Child Welfare Training Program
- CWTSC
- Child Welfare Training Steering Committee
- C&Y
- Children and Youth
- CYF
- Children Youth and Families
- CYFC
- Children, Youth and Family Council
- CYS
- Children and Youth Services
- CYSC
- Children and Youth Services Caseworkers
- CYSS
- Children and Youth Services Supervisors
D
- D & A
- Drug and Alcohol
- DEP
- Department of Environmental Protection
- DHS
- Department of Human Services
- DHHS
- Department of Health and Human Services
- DOC
- Development of Consultants
- DOE
- Department of Education
- DOH
- Department of Health
- DOT
- Development of Trainers
- DP
- Delinquency Prevention
- DPW
- Department of Public Welfare
- DQM
- Data Quality Management
- DSL
- Digital Subscriber Line
- DSS
- Department of Social Services
- DSS CARES
- Department of Social Services Cross Agency Response for Effective Services
- DTF
- Diversity Task Force
E
- EEP
- Employee Education Program
- EI
- Early Intervention
- EPP
- Expedited Permanency Planning
- ETV
- Education and Training Vouchers
F
- FC
- Family Centers
- FCC
- Foster Care Caseworkers
- FCP
- Foster Care Plus
- FCS
- Foster Care Supervisors
- FDC
- Family Development Credentialing
- FDS
- Family Development Specialist
- FERPA
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
- FF
- Family Finding
- FFT
- Functional Family Therapy
- FFY
- Federal Fiscal Year
- FGDM
- Family Group Decision Making
- FRV
- Family Reunification and Visitation
- FSP
- Family Services Plan
- FSSR
- Family Service System Reform
- FY
- Fiscal Year
G
- GAL
- Guardian Ad Litems
- GPS
- General Protective Services
H
- HHS
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- HIPPA
- Health Insurance Portable & Privacy Act
- HMO
- Health Maintenance Organization
- HSDF
- Human Service Development Fund
I
- ICAMA
- Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance
- ICPC
- Interstate Compact on Placement of Children
- ICSI
- Integrated Children’s Services Initiative
- ICWA
- Indian Child Welfare Act
- IDMU
- Information and Data Management Unit
- IEP
- Individual Education Plan
- IGA
- Intergovernmental Agreement
- IHS
- Institute for Human Services
- IL
- Independent Living
- IRB
- Institutional Review Board
- IRRC
- Independent Regulatory Review Commission
- IS
- Interim Solution
- ISP
- Internet Service Provider
- ITNA
- Individual Training Needs Assessment
- ITP
- Individual Training Plan
J
- JCA
- Juvenile Court Act
- JCJC
- Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission
- JDCAP
- Juvenile Detention Centers Association of Pennsylvania
- JJTSC
- Juvenile Justice Training Steering Committee
- JLC
- Juvenile Law Center
- JPO
- Juvenile Probation Officers
- JSGC
- Joint State Government Commission
K
- KRA
- Key Responsibility Areas
L
- LAN
- Local Area Network
- LBFC
- Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
- LSI
- Legal Services Initiative
- LSW
- Licensed Social Worker
- LYDC
- Loysville Youth Development Center
M
- MAYSI
- Massachusetts Youth Survey Instrument
- MCO
- Managed Care Organization
- MDT
- Multi-Disciplinary Team
- MFC
- Models for Change Initiative
- MH/MR
- Mental Health/Mental Retardation
- MIS
- Management Information System
- MSACS
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
- MSDS
- Material Safety Data Sheet
- MST
- Multi-Systemic Therapy
- MSW
- Master’s of Social Work
- MTFC
- Multi-dimensional Treatment Foster Care
N
- NACO
- National Association of Counties
- NAIN
- No Access In Network
- NASW
- National Association of Social Workers
- NBPB
- Needs-Based Plan & Budget
- NC
- North Central
- NCANDS
- National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
- NCSL
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- NCSTU
- North Central Secure Treatment Unit
- NCYDC
- New Castle Youth Development Center
- NE
- North East
- NIC
- National Institute of Corrections
- NFP
- Nurse Family Partnership
- NSDTA
- National Staff Development & Training Association
- NRC-CWDT
- National Resource Center on Child Welfare Data and Technology
- NRPOS
- Non-Residential Purchase of Service
- NW
- North West
O
- OCFC
- Office of Children & Families in the Courts
- OCS
- Operation Clean Submission
- OCYF
- Office of Children, Youth and Families
- OE
- Organizational Effectiveness
- OIM
- Office of Income Maintenance
- OJJDP
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- OMAP
- Office of Medical Assistance Programs
- OMHSAS
- Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
- OMR
- Office of Mental Retardation
- ONA
- Organizational Needs Assessment
- OPPLA
- Other Planned Permanent Living Arrangement
- ORC
- Organizational Readiness Change
- OSP
- Office of Special Programs
- OTRM
- Orientation, Training and Resource Manual
P
- PA
- Pennsylvania
- PAAR
- Pittsburgh Action on Rape
- PACBT
- Pennsylvania Competency-Based Training Program
- PACWIS
- Pennsylvania Automated Child Welfare Information System
- PAE
- Pennsylvania Adoption Exchange
- PAS
- Private Agency Supervisors
- PASHA
- Pennsylvania Association of County Human Service Administrators
- PAT
- Parents as Teachers
- PATH
- Parents as Tender Healers
- PATHS
- Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies
- PbS
- Performance-based Standards
- PBT
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute
- PCADV
- Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- PCCD
- Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
- PCCYFS
- Pennsylvania’s Council of Children, Youth and Families
- PCHP
- Parent Child Home Program
- PCPA
- Pennsylvania’s Community Providers Association
- PCS
- Pennsylvania Civil Service
- PCYA
- Pennsylvania Children and Youth Association
- PDE
- Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Portable Document Format
- PFI
- Pennsylvania Families Incoorporated
- PH
- Philadelphia
- PILOTS
- Pennsylvania Independent Living Outcomes Tracking System
- PIP
- Program Improvement Plan
- PJC
- Pennsylvania Judicial Center
- PLC
- Permanent Legal Custodians
- PMO
- Project Management Office
- PPC
- Private Provider Caseworkers
- PPI
- Permanency Practice Initiative
- Practice Standards
- The Pennsylvania Standards for Child Welfare Practice
- PSCSC
- Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission
- PSCW
- Pennsylvania Standards for Child Welfare
- PSFPA
- Pennsylvania State Foster Parents Association
- PSRFA
- Pennsylvania State Resource Family Association
- PUSWE
- Pennsylvania Undergraduate Social Work Educators
- PVM
- Pennsylvania Visitation Manual
Q
- QA
- Quality Assurance
- QIC
- Quality Improvement Committee
- QSR
- Quality Service Review
- QUAC
- Quality Assurance Committee
R
- R2P
- Research to Practice
- RA
- Risk Assessment
- RADAR
- Regional Alcohol Drug Awareness Resource center
- RATF
- Risk Assessment Task Force
- RFP
- Request For Proposal
- RFR
- Resource Family Registry
- RMTS
- Random Moment in Time Study
- RRC or R&R
- Recruitment and Retention Committee
- RSC
- Retreat Steering Committee (IL Youth Retreat Planning Committee)
- RT
- Residential Treatment
- RTC
- Regional Training Centers (Child Welfare)
- RTF
- Residential Treatment Facility
- RTL
- Regional Training Labs
S
- SACWIS
- State Automated Child Welfare Information System
- SBSF
- Strength-Based, Solution Focused
- SC
- South Central
- SCS
- State Civil Service
- SCSC
- State Civil Service Commission
- SCSSCI
- State Civil Service Social Casework Intern
- SE
- South East
- SFP
- Strengthening Families Program
- SFP
- Support for Permanency
- SFY
- State Fiscal Year
- SMART
- Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-limited
- SME
- Subject Matter Expert
- SMSTU
- South Mountain Secure Treatment Unit
- SOC
- Systems of Care
- SPEP
- Standard Program Evaluation Protocol
- SSA
- Social Security Act
- SSHE
- State System of Higher Education
- STAG
- Supervisor Training Advisory Group
- STS
- Supervisory Training Series
- SW
- South West
- SWAN
- Statewide Adoption Network
T
- TA
- Technical Assistance
- TAG
- Trainer Advisor Group
- TFC
- Therapeutic Family Care
- TLFR
- Time-Limited Family Reunification
- TOC
- Training on Content
- TOL
- Transfer of Learning
- TOLE
- Transfer of Learning and Evaluation
- TOT
- Training of Trainers
- TPR
- Termination of Parental Rights
- TTARTAG
- Training & Technical Assistance Regional Team Advisory Group
- TSC
- Training Steering Committee
U
- UP
- University of Pittsburgh
- USACF
- United States Administration for Children and Families
- USCB
- United States Children’s Bureau
V
- VOCA
- Victims of Crime Advocates
W
- WAY
- Work Appreciation for Youth
- WC
- West Central
Y
- YAB
- Youth Advisory Board
- YDC
- Youth Development Center
- YFC
- Youth Forestry Camp