Commonly Used DCS Acronyms

PATH Corrective Action Plan Investigator Coordinator Administrative Offices of the Courts Legally Defensible Interviewing IPP Request for Qualifications Family Service Worker Delegated Authority IQC Crisis Intervention Team Baseline Target Actual Foster Care SDM AA SSMS AG D&I FSTM Independent Living Managed Care Organization General Education Diploma AAL D&N Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention SEA AP IEPA Uniform Administrative Procedures Act SED Children's Bureau Dependent and Neglected Child Welfare Benefits IRB Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ABA ADHD Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Structured Decision Making Children in Special Living Arrangements Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome DHS CFS NCANDS Children’s Services Officer Multi-Ethnic Placement Act of 1994 THP Department of Children’s Services ACA CB Family Functional Assessment ISM THV TRJP ACF EPSDT CM CO FASD CR Alleged Perpetrator ASFA ACV YSO CY Family Permanency Plan for Child Protective Services Non-Custodial Cases YSS Child Advocacy Center NOWS QRTP Voluntary Placement Agreement FAST YSW Continuing Legal Education DA Trial Home Visit ADA DD ADD Seriously Emotionally Disturbed AWOL DQ AdvanacedPlanning Document Update Team Outreach Program in the YDC Children's Justice Act Virtual Private Network. Also JVPN for Junos Pulse VPN Adoption and Safe Families Act Diagnostic and Intervention RFQ RFP ED SPMI National Association of Counsel for Children Regional Investigations Director Information Systems CIP CCWIS CIT Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ICPC RGC Community - Based Child Abuse Prevention R&D NCAC English as a Second Language CJA PCP FC PCR SIU Individualized Education Plan/Program Research and Development Foster Home and Child Placement Public Agency TANF National Youth in Transition Database TFACTS Behavioral Health Organization VPA BHO FPS Individual Program Plan FY VPN Strategic Technology Solutions Anger Replacement Training A&D TFCBT Center of Excellence Manifestation Determination A&M BIP DMS RID Immediate Protection Agreement CWLA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Public Defender FPPNC PER CLE OCS Occupational Therapy NAS National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Youth Service Worker DNR HR Tennessee Early Intervention Services FSA DOB IA DOC Department of Finance And Administration IC DOE ID F2F IE Other Involved Child APDU DOJ Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths IL IM Subsidized Permanent Guardianship FSS Indian Child Welfare Act Information Memorandum IR IS SME Department of Human Resources FSW Team Leader Hi-Set Perception of Care Survey Resource Exchange for Adoptable Children in Tennessee CMV Placement Exception Request Team Decision Making Free Application Federal Student Aid CIRT Do Not Resuscitate Notice of Action CBCAP Attorney ad Litem Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Community Advisory Board JJ Administrative and Service Environment ERP Family Advocacy and Support Tool Juvenile Detention Center Performance Improvement Plan ICWA FTT Behavior Support and Management COA TPR COE LTPA UAPA ESL NYTD Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill Services and Appeals Tracking Parents as Tender Healers Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System Case Service Request Adult Protective Services Rule Out Social Security Administration O&A Termination of Parental Rights Social Services Management System PIP NACC ETH MCO Failure To Thrive Department of Justice LI FAFSA For Your Information CPR Lead Investigator ETV CPS Emergency Response Plan JJCM SPG Office of Information Resources Alcohol and Drug Drug Exposed Infant MD Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Child Protective Investigative Team State Education Agency TOPS CQI Occupational Safety and Health Administration AACWA Face To Face OIA Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Attorney General OIC Pre-Commission Report Community Services Agency OIG MEPA Family Crisis Intervention Program Fiscal Year Child and Family Service Plan Inter-Ethnic Place Act Tennessee Code Annotated Data Quality TSR FLSA Information Systems Management OIR CRI CRP Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Other Involved Adult TIES BPR Child Welfare League of America Continuous Quality Improvement Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Department of Education RPM Assistant District Attorney CSA Free Appropriate Public Education LDI Community Residential Program R/O Foster Parent Support Information Resources AOC Maintenance of Accreditation FYI OJT On the Job Training Incident Report CSO Supplemental Security Income SSA CSR OT SSI LEA PME American Correctional Association Foster Home Quality Team PA PD APD PE LEP Case Manager Primary Care Provider OSHA PI CSLA Children’s Rights, Inc. REACT Internal Affairs PO PP Planned Permanency Living Arrangement CFTM APS Frequently Asked Questions PT UCCJEA Guardian ad Litem STM Evidenced Based Practice STS Residential Appeals Committee Interstate Compact on Juveniles Council on Accreditation Americans with Disabilities Act Support Team Meeting 5 - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition BSM CFSR CFSP AFCARS Court Appointed Special Advocate POA SUD Computer Based Training FFPSA POC Date of Custody BTA Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment RA Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth Private Provider RSV Tennessee Infant Parent Services IAP KER Date of Birth PREA Regional General Counsel National Child Advocacy Centers ART FHQT Annual Progress and Services Report CPIT Tennessee Bureau of Investigation JDC Alleged Child Victim CWB Child and Family Service Review CAPTA NCPP Department of Human Services ASE Safe Baby Courts Provider Monitoring and Evaluation ASQ Special Investigations Unit PQI ICE Human Resources TC ICJ District Attorney PQT TL PCIT Request for Proposals FCIP Applied Behavior Analysis Institutional Review Board Extension of Foster Care Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Family Support Services Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Case Process Review YDC Adoption Assistance UR Child and Family Service Review Program Improvement Plan How I Think Survey Team Coordinator NOA Qualified Residential Treatment Program Substance Use Disorder AIDS Subject Matter Expert GAF GAL IEP CANS Court Improvement Program Violation of a Valid Court Order Advanced Planning Document Calendar Year Probation Officer Juvenile Justice Case Management MASC Performance Quality Improvement Education and Training Vouchers Juvenile Justice Limited English Proficiency APSR Ethics IDEA Youth Services Officer Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 MOA OJJDP DMHSAS Immigration and Customs Enforcement Administration for Children and Families Absent Without Leave DOHR FAR Emotionally Disturbed FAQ Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Local Education Agency Drug Exposed Child(Ren) Program Evaluation Drug Enforcement Agency Trial Home Placement TCCY Respiratory Syncytial Virus FBA VAP VVCO Employee Assistance Program Risk Prevention and Management (COA Standard) Family First Prevention Services Act CARA JJR Provider Quality Team Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Immediate Eligibility TIPS Capacity Building Center for States Developmental Disability GED Observation and Assessment Child Abuse Hotline Office of The Inspector General TN Info Exchange System CASA EAP Field System Administrator Regional Administrator Measurement and Statistical Committee CFSR PIP Family Service Team Meeting Technical Assistance Committee JCCO Trauma Focus - Cognitive Behavior Therapy UAT TRCP Least Restrictive Environment PPLA COOP EBP Tennessee Child Support Enforcement System Child Protective Services Fair Labor Standards Act Cytomegalovirus HITS Juvenile Justice Residential Youth Service Supervisor Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition High School Equivalency Test ECF Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Attention Deficit Disorder Assessment of Service Quality PTSD Final Accreditation Report User Acceptance Testing Power of Attorney UCA Physical Therapy TAC Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children Utilization Review AFDC Child and Family Services Prison Rape Elimination Act TEIS Child and Family Team Meeting LRE Youth Development Center FFA IV-B Dialectical Behavioral Therapy IV-E FCRB OBIEE FHACP DBT Office of Child Safety Global Assessment of Functioning TBI Juvenile Court Commitment Order Non-Custodial Permanency Plan F&A CAC CAB CAH Behavior Intervention Plan Telecommunications Service Request Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity CAP Internal Quality Control TCA DCS Department of Correction Central Office JJDPA Kinship Exception Request EFC CBC SAT Center for Intensive Residential Treatment Cognitive Behavioral Therapy TCSES Unique Care Agreement Functional Behavior Assessment FAPE CBT SBC Long-Term Placement Agreement HIPAA Administration & Management Individualized Accommodation Plan TDM Intellectual Disability Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome DEA Program Instructions DEC DIDD Employment and Community First Choices Program Finance DEI FIN Client Rights Tennessee Rules of Juvenile Procedure Board of Professional Responsibility Section of Federal Social Security Act Foster Care Review Board RAC Continuation of Operations Plan Tennessee Family and Child Tracking System Aid to Families with Dependent Children Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure IPA