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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