Children's Behavioral Health Services

A

A&SQ: Ages & Stages Questionnaire

A&SQ: SE: Ages & Stages Questionnaire with Social-Emotional

ABA: Applied Behavior Analysis

ACT: Assertive Community Treatment

ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder

ASO: Administrative Service Organization. Maine’s organization is APS which manages all of the behavioral health service requests

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B

BCBA: Board Certified Behavior Analyst

BHP: Behavioral Health Professional

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C

CAFAS: Child and Adolescent Assessment Scale

CBHS: Children’s Behavioral Health Services

CBT: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

CDC: Center for Disease Control & Prevention

CDS: Child Development Services

CHAT: Children’s Habilitation Assessment Tool.

COT: Council on Transition

CQI: Continuous Quality Improvement

CW: Child Welfare

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D

DBT: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

DD: Development Delay

DHHS: Department of Health & Human Services

DOC: Department of Corrections

DOE: Department of Education

DRC: Disability Rights Center

DSM: Diagnostic & Statistical Manual

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E

EBP: Evidence Based Practice

ECS: Early Childhood Services

EIS: Enterprise Information System

ELC: Elizabeth Levinson Center for children is the only ICF/MR in Maine for children with severe cognitive and functional disabilities

EPSDT: Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Testing

ES: Enrollment Specialist

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F

FAS: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

FFT: Functional Family Therapy

FIS: Family Information Specialist

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H

HCT: Home & Community Based Treatment

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I

ICF/MR: Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities.

ID: Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)

ISP: Individual Service/Support Plan

ITP: Individual Treatment Plan

ITRET: Intensive Temporary Residential Treatment

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J

JJCO: Juvenile Community Correctional Officer

ITP: Individual Treatment Plan

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K

KMCC: Keeping Maines Children Connected

ITP: Individual Treatment Plan

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L

LOC: Level of Care

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M

MBM: MaineCare Benefits Manual

MST: Multi-Systemic Therapy

MTN: Maine Transition Network

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O

OSA: Office of Substance Abuse

OCFS: Office of Child & Family Services

OCPDS: Office of Adults With Cognitive and Physical Disability Services

ODD: Oppositional Defiant Disorder

OMS: Office of Medical Services (MaineCare)

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P

PA: Prior Authorization

PDD: Pervasive Developmental Disorder

PDD-NOS: Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified

PNMI: Private Non-Medical Institutions

PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Q

QA: Quality Assurance

QI: Quality Improvement

QIS: Quality Improvement Specialist

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R

RCS: MaineCare, (Section 28) Rehabilitative and Community Services (RCS) is for children or youth up to the age of 21 who have a developmental disability that affects their every day functioning.

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S

SED: Severe Emotional Disturbance

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T

TCM: Targeted Case Management

TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury

TFCBT: Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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U

UR: Utilization Review

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V

VR: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

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Y

YDC: Youth Development Center. Longcreek and Mountain View are the 2 YDCs in Maine for youth in the juvenile justice system.

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