Fresno County, California

Child Welfare Acronyms

ACF              Administration for Children & Families (ACF-Federal) 
BCP              Building Community Partnerships
CALSWEC    California Social Work Education Center (CALSWEC) 
CC25I            California Connected by 25 Initiative (CC25I) 
CDSS           California Department of Social Services (CDSS) 
CFS              California Children and Family Services Division (CFS) 
CPS              Child Protective Services 
CPYP           California Permanency for Youth Project (CPYP) 
CWS/CMS    Child Welfare Services/Case Management System 
CYC              California Youth Connection 
DCFS            Department of Children and Family Services
ER                Emergency Response
ERDD           Eliminating Racial Disparity and Disproportionality
F2F               Family to Family
FFA              Foster Family Agency
FR                Family Reunification
ICWA            Indian Child Welfare Act FAQ (ACIN 04-43) 
ILP                Independent Living Program
NREFM         Non-Related Extended Family Member
PPLA            Planned Permanent Living Arrangement
RDS              Recruitment, Development and Support
SDM             Structured Decision Making (SDM) 
SE                Self Evaluation
SW               Social Worker
SWERT         Social Welfare Evaluation, Research and Training Center (SWERT) 
TDM              Team Decision Making
VFM              Voluntary Family Maintenance