Thursday, March 17, 2016

Common Abbreviations and Acronyms


Abbreviations and Acronyms                                         Updated Feb 2016

 

ABI................ Acquired Brain Injury

ACTT............. Assertive Community Treatment Team

ADL............... Activities of Daily Living (residence is hospital or treatment bed-blocked)

ADSS ……….Application for Developmental Services and Support Interview

ALC ………...Alternative Level of Care

ANS …………Adult Neurodevelopmental Service

ASR …………Application Summary Report

APSW............ Adult Protective Service Worker

ASD............... Autism Spectrum Disorder

AWOL........... Absent Without Official Leave

BT.................. Behaviour Therapy/Therapist

CAIR............. Collaborative And Individualized Resource

CAMH........... Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

CCAC……… Community Care Access Centre

CLT………… Community Living Toronto

CNL............... Community Needs List

CNSC............ Community Networks of Specialized Care

CPI…………. Crisis Prevention Institute (or NVCI = Non-violent Crisis Intervention)

DD................. Developmental Disability

DDx............... Dual Diagnosis

DSO............... Developmental Services Ontario

DSTO............. Developmental Services Toronto

DSO-TR......... Developmental Services Ontario - Toronto Region

DSTS……….. Developmental Services Temporary Supports

ESR................ Effective Specialized Responses

FASD............. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

FOPS............. Forensic Outpatient Services

FST................ Family Service Toronto

GCSN............ Griffin Community Support Network

HSJCC........... Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee

IOTA............. Intensive Observation, Treatment and Assessment

KPAS............. Kerry’s Place Autism Services

LHIN............. Local Health Integration Network

LTC …………Long- Term Care

MCYS............ Ministry of Children and Youth Services

MCSS............ Ministry of Community and Social Services

MH................. Mental Health

MOHLTC...... Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

NADD ………National Association for the Dually Diagnosed

NCR............... Not Criminally Responsible

OADD ……… Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities

OASIS……… Ontario Agencies Supporting Individuals with Special Needs

OPADD …….Ontario Partnership on Aging and Developmental Disabilities

ORB............... Ontario Review Board

OT.................. Occupational Therapy/Therapist

PDP................ Person-directed Plan

PECS............. Picture Exchange Communication System

PRN............... As needed (used for medications – from the Latin: pro re nata)

RHPA……….Regulated Health Professions Act

SIL................. Supported Independent Living

SIS................. Support Intensity Scale

S/LP............... Speech/Language Pathology/Pathologist

SNT................ Special Needs Team

SPC................ Surrey Place Centre

TDSA………. Toronto Developmental Services Alliance (formerly MARC)

TNSC............. Toronto Network of Specialized Care

TPADD ……..Toronto Partnership on Aging and Developmental Disabilities

UR………….. Urgent Response

 

Other terms:

Snoezelen (therapy room)

 

Note:  Cota is not an abbreviation or acronym – it is the name of the agency.