Term
Attention Deficit Disorder
Adjudication
Aging Out
Common Acronym/Slang Websites
ADD/ADHD
http://www.add.org/
Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing
Biological Parents/Birth Parent/Natural Parents
BS or BD
BCAL
Bio/s, BM/BD, BP, NP
http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5455_27716---,00.html
Court Appointed Special Advocate
CASA
http://www.casaforchildren.org
Case Worker/ Social Worker
CW, SW
Child Placement Agency
Child Protective Caseworker
CPS
Concurrent Planning
Department of Human Services
DHS
http://www.michigan.gov/dhs
FTM
www.michigan.gov/documents/dhs/DHS-1104_364119_7.dot
GAL
Guardianship
Independent Living Program
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
ILP
ICPC
http://icpcstatepages.org/
Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance
Indian Child Welfare Act
ICAMA
ICWA
http://aaicama.org/cms/index.php/icama-contacts-by-state
http://www.nicwa.org/Indian_Child_Welfare_Act/
Individualized Education Plan
Individual Service Plan
Kinship or Kinship Care
Life Book
Reactive Attachment Disorder
IEP
ISP
Michigan Youth Opportunities Initiative
MYOI
http://michigan.gov/fyit/0,1607,7-240-44524-162619--,00.html
Notice of Hearings
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Parenting Time
Parent Resources for Information Development and Education
ODD
Visits
PRIDE
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/oppositional-defiant-disorder/basics/symptoms/con-20024559
PTSD
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/918844-overview
Permanency Planning
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Relative Care
Respite Care
RAD
The requirement that agencies plan for a primary goal such as reunification and secondary goal such as adoption at the same time.
Department of Human Services, the over-seeing agency for foster care in Michigan.
A Family Team Meeting is an opportunity for parents, extended family members, children (if age appropriate), caregivers and workers to
meet and share ideas that will assist the family in creating and reviewing a plan related to the children's safety, stability, well-being and
permanence. The goal is to develop a plan that all team members can support.
Foster son or foster daughter. If there is a number after the FS/FD that is the age of the child.
A home that cares for many foster youth.
A court appointed lawyer to study and protect the best interests of a youth in a civil or criminal abuse or neglect case.
Guardianship- When an adult is granted temporary parental rights for a youth. This is usually handled through the local family probate court
and parental consent is required.
A federally funded program providing services to foster youth 16 and over to prepare for adulthood. This program provides classes in life
skills, vocational training, and equipment needed for job training. Also provides funds for college scholarships, skills training, and rent
assistance.
The legal agreement between two states regarding the placement and care of foster and adoptive children.
ICAMA is an agreement between and among its member states that enables them to coordinate the provision of medical benefits and
services to children receiving adoption assistance in interstate cases.
A federal law that seeks to keep American Indian children with American Indian families.
A plan intended to improve success for an individual student, which may include additional assistance, learning aids, tutoring, revised or
classroom settings. Produced by a team of people, including teachers, school administrators, counselors, parents or foster parents, and
sometimes the youth themselves.
A written document describing long range goals and short range objectives for the provision of service for a foster youth
Families providing foster care or guardianship care for children they are related to by blood. Also see relative care.
A scrap book with pictures, mementos and historical information about the child.
A common clinical diagnosis for foster children displaying certain behavioral characteristics. See web site for more information.
A community partnership with the goal to ensure that young people in foster care have successful outcomes in housing, education,
employment, community engagement and health.
Everyone involved in the case must be served with a notice telling them when and where there’s going to be a hearing. "Parties" includes
people like parents, attorneys, GALs and your caseworker.
A common clinical diagnosis for foster children displaying certain behavioral characteristics. See web site for more information.
The time that birth parents and foster kids spend visiting each week. The amount of time required each week is mandated.
Training that must be completed for Adoption and Foster Care home study purposes.
Permanency Planning- The case-worker coordinates services for the youth and family to fix the problems that led to the youth’s placement in
state custody. The goal is to assure a long-term placement for the youth. This may be going home, staying in long-term foster care until age
18 or 21, or being placed for adoption.
A common clinical diagnosis for foster children displaying certain behavioral characteristics. See web site for more information.
Respite
Families providing foster care or guardianship care for children they are related to by blood. Also see kinship.
Temporary care for a youth in foster care, intended to give family or child a break.
TPR
Services that can bring a family back together by working on the problems that caused the separation of the youth from the family.
Brother or Sister
A visit where siblings from the same family who are placed into care with separate families come together for a visits. Usually required at
least once a month and is separate from parenting time.
The biological parents no longer have legal rights pertaining to the child.
Reunification
Sibling
Sibling Visit
Termination of Parent Rights
A hearing to determine if there has been a crime.
Aging Out- When a youth leaves foster care because they have reached age 21 without returning home or being adopted.
The Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing conducts onsite inspections to determine compliance with state law and licensing rules, provides
technical assistance and consultation to improve the quality of service and investigates complaints alleging violations of licensing rules or
law. See webpages for more information.
The person(s) who gave birth, or fathered the child.
Biological son or daughter.
An adult volunteer, assigned by the court to study and protect the best interests of a youth in a civil or criminal abuse or neglect case. The
CASA and the youth should talk on an ongoing basis. The CASA is your voice in the courtroom.
Caseworker- Works with youth and their families to provide services and support, with the goal of permanent placement for the youth.
Case Assessment and Case plan- A plan that the Department of Human Services, along with the youth and family, makes and updates every
six months. It includes the services provided to the youth and family, and makes clear the expectations and progress made toward reaching
the goal of permanent placement of the youth.
Child Placement Agency- Before an organization can provide foster care services, it must be licensed by its state child welfare departments
as a Child Placement Agency.
Caseworkers who respond to initial reports of child abuse or neglect.
Case Plan
Family Team Meeting
FS/ FD
Group Home
Guardian Ad Litem
Definition
A common clinical diagnosis for foster children displaying certain behavioral characteristics. See web site for more information.