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Glossary of Terms - English

All DHS Terms - DAAS - DCFS - DSAMH - DSPD - JJS - OCPO - OL - OPG - ORS

| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |

A
Abuse Accountability Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Waiver Adjudication Administrative Hearing Adolescent Female Advocacy Network (AFAN) Adoption Agencies Adult Certification	Adult Day Care Adult Protective Services Adults with physical disabilities Advance Directive Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Arrears Assistive Technology At-Risk Youth Autism
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B
Background Screening Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ)	Brain Injury Bureau of Medical Collections (BMC)
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C
Capacity Caregiver Support Program Case Management Case Manager Cerebral Palsy Charge Child and Family Team Child Placing Child Protective Services (CPS) Child Support Services (CSS) Commitment to the Division of Juvenile Justice Services	Community Mental Health Center Community Programs Community Protection Community Service Competency Development Complainant Conservator Consumer Crisis Respite Current Support Custodial Parent Custody
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D
Day Treatment Day Treatment DCFS Practice Guidelines DCFS Practice Guidelines Delinquent Offense Detoxification Disability Disposition Division of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS)	Division of Child & Family Services (DCFS) Division of Juvenile Justice Services (JJS) Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD) Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health DSAMH) Domestic Violence Related Child Abuse Domestic Violence Shelters & TreatmentPrograms Domestic Violence Shelters & TreatmentPrograms Dual Diagnosis
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E
Early Intervention Services Educational Neglect Emancipated child Emotional Maltreatment	Environmental Neglect Establishing Paternity Exploitation
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F
Failure to Protect Family Network Felony Fetal Addiction Fine Foster Care	Foster Care Foster Care Home Foster Care Home Full Disclosure Functional Family Probation Resource/Services (FFP/RS)
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G
Genetic Testing Good Cause Government Records Access Management Act (GRAMA) Graduated Sanctions Grievance Procedure	Group Home Guardian Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Guardianship Guideline
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H
Health Insurance Information Program (HIIP) Home Detention	Home Study Host Home
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I
In Home Assistive Services (Alternatives) Inclusion Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Individual Education Plan (IEP) Individual Service Plan (ISP) Informed Consent In-Home Services	Intellectual Disability Intensive Outpatient Treatment Intermediate Care Facility/Mental Retardation (ICF/MR) Intermediate Secure Care Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA) Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) Investigation
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J
Juvenile Court
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K
Kinship Care
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L
Legal Services Developer Letters of Guardianship Licensing	Lien Long-Term Care Ombudsman Long-Term View
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M
Meals on Wheels Meals Served in Senior Centers Medical Support Medicare Part A Medicare Part B Mental Health Treatment Programs	Mental Health Treatment Programs Mental Retardation and Related Conditions (MRRC) Waiver Mentoring Misdemeanor Monthly Summary Multiuse Facilities
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N
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Utah Natural Supports Needs Assessment Neglect Neglect Network on Juveniles Offending Sexually (NOJOS)	Non-Custodial Parent Non-Supervision Notice of Agency Action (NAA) Notice of Guardianship Petition and Hearing Notice to Withhold Child Support (NTW) Nursing Home Placement Prevention
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O
Obligee Obligor Observation and Assessment (O & A) Office of Child Protection Ombudsman (OCPO) Office of Licensing Office of Public Guardian (OPG)	Office of Recovery Services (ORS) Ombudsman Order Out-of-Home Caregiver Outpatient Treatment
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P
Parole Payroll Service Permanency Person-Centered Process (PCP) Physical Abuse Physical Disability (PD) Waiver Plan to Achieve Self-Sufficiency (PASS) Positive Control Systems (PCS)	Practice Model Proctor Home Protective and Risk Assessment (PRA) Protective Services Counseling Protective Services Supervision Provider Companies/Provider Agencies Public Guardian
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R
Rates Receiving Centers Recidivism Recision Recommendation Reporting Centers Residential Support Residential Treatment	Residential/Inpatient Treatment Resource Family Home Respite Response from DCFS Restitution Revocation Risk Assessment
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S
SAFE Safety Assessment Secure Care Facilities Secure Detention Self-Advocate Self-Determination Self-neglect Senior Centers Senior Employment (SCSEP) Services Run by the Person (Self-Administered Services) Severe Epilepsy Shelter Shelter Hearing	Shelter Placement Social Detoxification Special Power of Attorney Specified Relative Status Offense Substance Abuse Recovery Alliance (SARA) Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Substantiated Finding Substituted Judgment Support Coordinator Support Strategies Supported Finding
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T
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Tracking Transition Transition	Transition to Adult Living (TAL) Transitional Employment Program (TEP) Treatment Plan Trial Placement
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U
Utah State Hospital (USH)
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V
Vocational Training
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W
Waiting List Work Camp	Work Project Wrap-Around Services
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Y
Youth Bill of Rights Youth Parole Authority	Youth Treatment Program
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