Acronym Cheat Sheet

Use this guide for explanations of the many acronyms for programs and services associated with the Office of Prevention and Intervention.

AcronymMeaning
ABAApplied Behavior Analysis
ADHDAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADLActivities of Daily Living
AODAlcohol and other Drugs
ASCA American School Counselor Association
ASDAutism Spectrum Disorder
BCBABoard Certified Behavior Analyst
BCMBlended Case Manager
BCMBlended Case Management
BCM Blended Case Management
BHBehavioral Health
BHTBehavioral Health Technician
BIDBest Interest Decision
BPADBipolar Affective Disorder
BPDBorderline Personlaity Disorder
BSCBehavior Specialist Consultant
CBHCommunity Behavioral Health
CBITSCognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools
CBT/TF-CBTCognitive Behavioral Therapy/ Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CCISChild Care Information Services
CCISChild Care Information Services
CCPTChild-Centered (or Client-Centered) Play Therapy
CHIPChildren's Health Insurance Program
CIRTChildren's Interim Response Team
CMCase Manager
CMCTChildren's Mobile Crisis Team
CMISChildren's Mobile Intervention Services
CPP Child Parent Psychotherapy
CPTCognitive Processing Therapy
CRCCrisis Response Center
CTSSClinical Transition and Stabilization Services
CUACommunity Umbrella Organizations
CUACommunity Umbrella Agency
D&ADrug and Alcohol
DBHIDS/DBHDepartment of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbilities Services
DBTDialectical behavior therapy
DHSDepartment of Health Services
DXDiagnosis
DXDiagnosis
EBP/EBTEvidence-Based Practices/Evidence-Based Therapy
ECMEnhanced Case Management
EMDREye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
ERPExposure and Response Prevention
ESSAEvery Student Succeeds Act
FBSFamily-Based Services
FFTFunctional Family Therapy
GADGeneralized Anxiety Disorder
HIPAAHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
IBHSIntensive Behavorial Health Services
ICMIntensive Case Manager
ICMIntensive Case Manager
IEPIndividualized education plan
IOPIntensive Outpatient
ISPTInteragency Service Provider Team
ITPIndividual Treatment Plan
LCLead Clinician
LGBTQIA+Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Trans-gender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Ally
LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
LOCLevel of care
LPCLicensed Professional Counselor
LSCWLicensed Clinical Social Worker
LSWLicensed Social Worker
MAMedical Assistance
MCRTMobile Crises Response team
MDDMajor Depressive Disorder
METMobile Emergency Team
MTMobile Therapist
MTSSMulti-Tiered System of Support
ODDOppositional Defiance Disorder
ODDOppositional Defiant Disorder
OMHSASOffice of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
OPIOffice of Prevention and Intervention
OPT/OPOutpatient Therapist/Outpatient
P&IPrevention & Intervention
PCITParent-Child Interaction Therapy
PEProlonged Exposure
PHPPartial Hospitalization Program
PSCAPennsylvania School Counseling Association
PTSDPost Traumatic Stress Disorder
RADReactive Attachment Disorder
RSRIRapid Service Response Initiative
RTFResidential Treatment Facility
RXPrescription
SAPStudent Assistance Program
SBCSchool Behavior Consultant
SIBSelf Injurious Behaviors
SRASuicide Risk Assessment
STEPSupport Team for Educational Partnership
SWSocial Worker
SXSymptoms
TCMTargeted Case Management
TFTrauma Focused
TITrauma Informed
TICTrauma Informed Care
TXTreatment