| 1:1............ |
Ratio of one staff with one client |
| ADA........... |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADL........... |
Activities of Daily Living |
| APP........... |
Applied Positive Programming –
A training technique that uses a positive
approach to teach skills. |
| BCI............ |
Berkeley Citizens, Inc. |
| BI............... |
Berkeley Industries – Day program providing work opportunities and daily living
activities for adults. |
| BSP........... |
Behavior Support Plan |
| CTH I......... |
Community Training Homes I – Family under contract with BCI who agrees to
provide a home-like atmosphere and care for a non-related person having a
disability. |
| CTH II........ |
Community Training Homes II – A home in the community for 3-4 residents
needing 24 hour care and supervision, by agency staff, seven days per week. |
| DD............. |
Developmental Disability |
| DDSN....... |
Department of Disabilities and Special Needs - Same as SCDDSN |
| DHEC....... |
Department of Health and Environmental Control |
| DOL.......... |
Department of Labor (Federal) |
| EI............... |
Early Intervention – Staff providing case management and early childhood
skills training to caregivers of children birth to 5 years of age. |
| HASCI....... |
Head and Spinal Cord Injury |
| ICF-MR..... |
Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded – Home for 8 adult
residents and 24 hour shift staff. |
| IFSP.......... |
Individual Family Service Plan – A plan developed for children birth to 3 years
that outlines the actions necessary to address weaknesses. |
| MR/RD...... |
Mentally Retarded/Related Disabilities |
| P & A......... |
Protection and Advocacy |
| PCP.......... |
Person Centered Planning – Designing a service plan using a team approach
of family, friends, peers, staff, etc. that is based on the abilities and desires and
goals of the individual and encourages choice in how needs are to be met. |
| POS.......... |
Plan of Service – the results of the annual plan meeting that outlines the
service needs of consumer |
| QMRP....... |
Qualified Mental Retardation Specialist |
| SC............. |
Service Coordinators – Staff advocating for, coordinating services and
monitoring needs of individuals. |
| SCDDSN |
South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs – State agency
that contracts with BCI to serve clients. |
