The Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands? (2012)
Chapter: Appendix A: Abbreviations and Acronyms
| AA |
Alcoholics Anonymous |
| AAGP |
American Association of Geriatric Psychiatrists |
| AAMC |
Association of American Medical Colleges |
| ACA |
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
| ACO |
accountable care organization |
| ACT |
Assertive Community Treatment Model |
| ADAMS |
Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study |
| ADLs |
activities of daily living |
| AECOM |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| AHRQ |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| AIMS |
Advancing Integrated Mental Health Services Center at the University of Washington |
| AoA |
Administration on Aging |
| APA |
American Psychological Association |
| APPIC |
Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers |
| APRN |
advanced practice registered nurse |
| ASPE |
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
| ASWB |
Association of Social Work Boards |
| ATOD |
Certified Clinical Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Social Worker |
| BHP |
Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA |
| BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| BRFSS |
Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System |
| BRITE |
Brief Intervention and Treatment for Elders |
| CACREP |
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs |
| CalSWEC |
California Social Work Education Center |
| CAPT |
California Association of Psychiatric Technicians |
| CCM |
Chronic Care Model |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CGEP |
Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program |
| CHW |
community health worker |
| CMMI |
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMS |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| CNA |
certified nursing assistant |
| CNL |
clinical nurse leader |
| CPES |
Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiological Studies |
| CPS |
certified peer specialist |
| CRCC |
Council on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification |
| CSWE |
Council on Social Work Education |
| DAWN |
Drug Abuse Warning Network |
| DCA |
Direct Care Alliance |
| DCM |
depression care manager |
| DCW |
direct care worker |
| DOL |
U.S. Department of Labor |
| DSM |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
| ECA |
Epidemiologic Catchment Area survey |
| EMASS |
Elderly Multicultural Access and Support Services |
| GACA |
Geriatric Academic Career Award |
| GDS |
Geriatric Depression Scale |
| GEC |
Geriatric Education Center |
| GIG |
Gero Innovations Grant |
| GMHF |
Geriatric Mental Health Foundation |
| GPE |
Graduate Psychology Education |
| GPN |
geropsychiatric nursing |
| GPNC |
Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative |
| GSA |
Gerontological Society of America |
| GSWI |
Geriatric Social Work Initiative |
| GTPD |
Geriatric Training for Physicians, Dentists and Behavioral and Mental Health Professionals |
| HCC |
HealthCare for Communities household study |
| Healthy IDEAS |
Identifying Depression, Empowering Activities for Seniors |
| HHS |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIGN |
Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing |
| HOPES |
Helping Older People Experience Success |
| HRS |
Health and Retirement Study surveys |
| HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
| HSRC |
Health Services Research Center of the University of California, San Diego |
| IMPACT |
Improving Mood-Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment |
| IPA |
Independent Provider Association |
| IPEC |
Interprofessional Education Collaborative |
| LGBT |
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender |
| LPC |
licensed professional counselor |
| LPN |
licensed practical nurse |
| LTC |
long-term care |
| LVN |
licensed vocational nurse (see LPN) |
| MAC |
Master’s Advanced Curriculum |
| MDS |
Minimum Data Set |
| MEPS |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey |
| MFT |
marriage and family therapist |
| MH/SU |
mental health and substance use |
| MHSAP |
CSWE Mental Health/Substance Abuse Fellowship Program |
| MIDUS |
Midlife Development in the United States |
| MSSP |
Medicare Shared Savings Program |
| MSW |
master’s in social work |
| NAHC |
National Association for Home Care and Hospice |
| NAMI |
National Alliance on Mental Illness |
| NAMI NH |
NAMI New Hampshire |
| NASMHPD |
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors |
| NASW |
National Association of Social Workers |
| NCS-R |
National Comorbidity Survey-Replication |
| NESARC |
National Epidemiological Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions |
| NESARC 1 |
National Epidemiological Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions Wave 1 |
| NESARC 2 |
National Epidemiological Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions Wave 2 |
| NHIS |
National Health Interview Survey |
| NIA |
National Institute on Aging |
| NIAA |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| NIDA |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NIMH |
National Institute of Mental Health |
| NLAAS |
National Latino and Asian American Study |
| NSAL |
National Study of American Life |
| NSDUH |
National Survey of Drug Use and Health |
| OASIS |
Outcome and Assessment Information Set |
| OT |
occupational therapist |
| PA |
physician assistant |
| PASRR |
Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review |
| PATCH |
Psychogeriatric Assessment and Treatment in City Housing |
| PCP |
primary care provider |
| PEARLS |
Program to Encourage Active and Rewarding Lives for Seniors |
| PHA |
Partnership for Health in Aging |
| PharmD |
doctor of pharmacy |
| POGOe |
Portal of Online Geriatric Education |
| PREVENT |
Providing Resources Early to Vulnerable Elders Needing Treatment |
| PRISM-E |
Primary Care Research in Substance Abuse and Mental Health for the Elderly |
| Project TrEAT |
Trial for Early Alcohol Treatment |
| PTSD |
posttraumatic stress disorder |
| QIO |
quality-improvement organization |
| QPR |
Question, Persuade, and Refer |
| RCT |
randomized controlled trial |
| RN |
registered nurse |
| SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SBIRT |
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment |
| SGEC |
Stanford Geriatric Education Center |
| SIS |
Seniors in Sobriety |
| SMI |
serious mental illness |
| SPRY |
Seniors Preparing for Rainbow Years |
| TAC |
technical assistance center |
| TCE |
Older Adults Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants |
| TIP |
SAMHSA Treatment Improvement Protocol |
| TRIAD |
Training in the Assessment of Depression |
| UPAC |
Union of Pan Asian Communities |
| VA |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
| VHA |
Veterans Health Administration |
| WMH-CIDI |
World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview |
| WPA |
World Psychiatric Association |
| WRAP |
Wellness Recovery Action Planning |
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