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Anixter Center glossary of terms
Acronyms and jargon pertaining to services for people with disabilities

ABC Chart Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence Chart

AC Accreditation Council

ACT* Adult Community Transition

ADD* Alternatives for the Developmentally Disabled

ADD Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADL Activities of Daily Living

AFC AIDS Foundation Chicago

AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

ARD* Addiction Recovery of the Deaf (Inpatient and Outpatient programs)

ASL American Sign Language

Axis I Clinical Disorders, Other Conditions That May be a Focus of

Clinical Attention

Axis II Personality Disorders, Developmental Disabilities

Axis III General Medical Conditions

Axis IV Psychosocial and Environmental Problems

Axis V Global Assessment of Functioning

BALC Bureau of Accreditation, Licensure and Certification

BD behavioral disorder

BSAP Bureau of Substance Abuse Prevention

CARF The Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

CASIG Client’s Assessment of Strengths, Interests and Goals

CBTA Competency Based Training Activity (or Assessment)

CCI Child Care Institution

CD Communicable Disease

CD Communicative Disorder

CDC Center for Disease Control

CGAC* Client Government Action Committee

CGAS Children’s Global Assessment Scale

CHIP Children’s Health Insurance Program

CHS* Chicago Hearing Society

CIL Center for Independent Living

CILA Community Integrated Living Arrangement

CIP CILA Intermittent Program

CLF Community Living Facility

CMHC Community Mental Health Center

CMI Chronic Mental Illness

CMS Central Management Services

CODB Cost of Doing Business

COLA Cost of Living Adjustment

CON Certificate of Need

COTA Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

CP Cerebral Palsy

CPI Consumer Price Index

CRA Community Residential Alternatives

CRS* Community Resources and Support

CSAT Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

CST Community Support Team

DBA Doing Business As

DCCA Department of Commerce and Community Affairs

DCFS Department of Child and Family Services

DD Developmental Disability

DD Dually Diagnosed (MR & MI and MI & SA)

DDA Developmental Disability Aide

DDD Division of Developmental Disabilities, under DHS

DHS Department of Human Services

DIS Disruption

DOA Department on Aging

DOI Department of Insurance

DOJ Department of Justice

DOL Department of Labor

DMH Division of Mental Health, under DHS

DOT Department of Transportation

DPA Department of Public Aid

DPH Department of Public Health

DPR Department of Professional Regulation

DRO Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors

DSM Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

DSP Direct Support Person

DT Developmental Training

DV Domestic Violence

EBD Emotional/Behavior Disabilities

ED Emotionally Disturbed

EGAC* Employee Government Action Committee

EI Early Intervention

EO* Employment Opportunities

FCT Functional Communication Training

FFP Federal Financial Participation

FMAP Federal Medical Assistance Percentage

FQHC Federally Qualified Health Center

G & A Guardianship and Advocacy

GAF Global Assessment of Functioning

GIA Grant in Aid

GSA General Services Administration

HBSS Home-Based Support Services

HCBS Home- and Community-Based Services

HH Hard of Hearing

HI Head Injury

HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus

IARF Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities

ICAP Individual Client Assessment Profile

ICD International Classification of Diseases

ICF Intermediate Care Facility

ICF DD Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled

ICF MI Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Ill

IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IDT Interdisciplinary Team

IEP Individual Educational Program

IHP Individual Habilitation Plan

IPP Individual Program Plan

IQ Test Intelligence Quotient Test

ISFR Inter-statistical and Financial Reporting

ISP Individual Service Plan

ISSA Independent Support and Service Advocacy

IT Inappropriate Touching

ITP Individual Treatment Plan

JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations

JCAR Joint Commission on Administrative Rules

JWOD Javits Wagner O’Day Program

KM* Knowledge Management

KM2* Knowledge Management 2

LCPC Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LD Learning Disability

LPC Licensed Professional Counselor

LPHA Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts

LRE Least Restricted Environment

LSW Licensed Social Worker

MAG Medical Assistance — Grant

MANG Medical Assistance — No Grant

MCAS Multnomah Community Ability Scale

MCO Medicaid Clinic Option

MH Mental Health

MHA Mental Health Assessment

MHP Mental Health Professional

MI Mental Illness

MIS Management Information System

MISA Mental Illness Substance Abuse

MR Developmental Disabilities

MRO Medicaid Rehabilitation Option

MSM Men who have Sex with Men

MT Music Therapy

NAMI National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

NCI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention

NISH formerly National Industries for the Severely Handicapped

NOFA Notice of Funding Availability

NOS Not Otherwise Specified

NPA Nonphysical Aggression

NSSED Northern Suburban Special Education District

NSSEO Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization

OAL Office of Accreditation and Licensure

OASA Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse

OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

OIG Office of the Inspector General

OJT On-The-Job Training

OMH Office of Minority Health

OPSA Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment

ORS Office of Rehabilitation Services

OSG Office of State Guardianship

OT Occupational Therapist or Occupational Therapy

PA Physical Aggression

PAS agency Pre-Admission Screening Agency

PAS-ARR Pre-Admission Screening — Annual Resident Review

PD Property Destruction

PHP Partial Hospitalization Program

PNA Parental Notification Act

POC Purchase of Care

PPP* Professional Placement Program

PPS Prospective Payment System

PSR Psychosocial Rehabilitation

PT Physical Therapist or Physical Therapy

PTA Physical Therapy Assistant

PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

PWA People with AIDS

QA Quality Assurance

QCC* Quality Coordination Council

QMHP Qualified Mental Health Professional

QMRP Qualified Developmental Disabilities Professional

QOL Quality of Life

R&R* Reward and Recognition Committee

RFP Request for Proposals

RN Registered Nurse

ROCS Reporting of Community Services

Rule 115 Community Integrated Living Arrangements

Rule 116 Administration of Medication in Community Settings

Rule 119 Developmental Training Programs

Rule 120 Medicaid Waiver

Rule 132 Medicaid Community Mental Health Services (MRO)

Rule 50 Office of Inspector General, Abuse and Neglect

Rule 77 Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse

SA Self Abuse

SA Substance Abuse

SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder

SED Social/Emotional Disorder

SEP Supported Employment Program

SGL Supervised Group Living

SLA Supported Living Arrangement

SLOF Specific Level of Functioning

SLP Speech and Language Pathologist

SMI Serious Mental Illness

SNF Skilled Nursing Facility

SNF-PED Skilled Nursing Facility—Pediatric

SOCI Staff Observations and Client Information

SODC State-Operated Developmental Centers

SRO Single Room Occupancy

SSA Social Security Administration

SSDI Social Security Disability Income

SSI Supplemental Social Security

ST Stealing

STAR Program Short Term Acute Rehabilitation Program

TANF Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

TBI Traumatic Brain Injury

TCI Therapeutic Crisis Intervention

TDD Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

TQM Total Quality Management

TTY Teletypewriter

UAL Unauthorized Leave

UR Utilization Review

VOCA Victims of Crime Act

VR Vocational Rehabilitation

WHAPA West Town, Humboldt Park HIV/AIDS Providers Association

WIC Women, Infants and Children

WRAP Wellness Recovery Action Plan

 

* denotes Anixter Center-specific acronym

 
 

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