Important Terms and Abbreviations

abbreviations
TERMS
  1. ACYF

The Administration for Children, Youth and Families is a division of the Department of Economic Security. CPS belongs to this division. 

  1. ADOC
  1. AG
  1. AHCCCS
  1. ALTCS
  1. ARS
  1. AYAP/ YAP
  1. AZEIP
  1. CASA
  1. CFT
  1. CM
  1. CMDP
  1. DCS/CPS
  1. DDD
  1. DV
  1. FCRB
  1. GAL
  1. ICPC
  1. ICWA
  1. IEP
  1. PPC and PPH
  1. SMI
  1. TANF
  1. TCN
  1. TDM
  1. Abuse

Physical, sexual or emotional injury, including situations where the parent or person having custody or control of child knew, or should have known about risks to the child and failed to act to protect the child from another person’s abuse. 

  1. ABANDONMENT
  1. ADMISSION
  1. ADJUDICATION
  1. ASSESSMENT
  1. CHILD AND FAMILY TEAM MEETINGS (CFTs)
  1. CONCURRENT PLANNING
  1. CONTEMPT
  1. CUSTODY
  1. DISCRETION
  1. DEPARTMENT
  1. DEPENDENCY
  1. DEPENDENCY PETITION
  1. ENTER A DENIAL
  1. FAILURE TO PROTECT
  1. FAMILY DRUG COURT
  1. FINDINGS
  1. GUARDIAN, LEGAL
  1. JOINT STAFFING
  1. KIDS CARE
  1. MEDIATION
  1. MINUTE ENTRY
  1. MOTION
  1. NEGLECT
  1. NO CONTEST PLEA
  1. ORDERS
  1. ORDER OF PROTECTION/RESTRAINING ORDER
  1. PARENT
  1. PARTIES
  1. PATERNITY
  1. PERMANENCY
  1. PETITION
  1. PLACEMENT
  1. PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION/"PSYCH EVAL"
  1. PSYCHIACTRIC ASSESSMENT
  1. REASONABLE EFFORTS
  1. REUNIFICATION
  1. SEVERANCE
  1. SEXUAL ABUSE
  1. SURROGATE PARENT
  1. TRIAL RIGHTS
  1. WARD