If you are new to kinship care-giving or have been raising a relative’s child for many years, chances are you have encountered so many mysterious acronyms.
It can be very overwhelming… so our dedicated team of volunteers has compiled the following list. Please let us know if we’ve missed anything – email news@fairness4crr.com with your contributions.
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- 54.01/54.1
- Permanent Guardianship Programs
A
- AA
- Adoption Act
- ACCB
- Affordable Child Care Benefit
- ADM
- Assistant Deputy Minister
- AYA
- Agreements with Young Adults (Spring 2024 Will Have A New Name)
B
- Bill 38
- Indigenous Self-Government in Child and Family Services Amendment Act
- BIOC
- Best Interests of the Child
C
- C-92/Federal act:
- Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families PCR Provincial Court (CFCSA) Rules
- CA
- Coordination Agreement (S. 90.1 CFCSA)
- CCO
- Continuing Custody Order
- CFCSA
- Child, Family, and Community Service Act
- CFCSR
- Child, Family, and Community Service Regulation
- CIHR
- Child In Home of Relative
- CPDM
- Collaborative Planning and Decision Making
- CPW
- Child Protection Worker
- CYIC
- Child/Youth In Care
D
- DC
- Director’s Counsel
- DM
- Deputy Minister
- DOO
- Director of Operations
- DOP
- Director of Practice
- DRIPA
- Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
- DRR
- Detailed Record Review
- DV
- Domestic Violence
E
- ED
- Executive Director
- EDS
- Executive Director of Service
- EOOC
- Enhanced Out of Care Agreements
F
- FCPC
- Family Case Planning Conference
- FDR
- Family Development Response
- FGC
- Family Group Conference
- FLA
- Family Law Act
- FOIPPA
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (Act)
- FOIPPA
- Information Privacy & Security
- FP
- Foster Parent
- FV
- Family Violence
I
- IA
- Indigenous Authority
- ICFSA
- Indigenous Child and Family Service Agency (Formally Designated Aboriginal Agencies)
- ICO
- Interim Custody Order
- ICWD
- Indigenous Child Welfare Director
- IGB
- Indigenous Governing Body
- IGE
- Indigenous Governing Entity
- INV
- Investigation
- IRR
- Initial Records Review
L
- LDM
- Less Disruptive Measures
M
- MCFD
- Ministry of Children and Family Development
- MMHA
- Ministry of Mental Health & Addictions
- MSDPR
- Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
N
- NSM
- Notice of Significant Measures
O
- OOC
- Out of Care
P
- PGT
- Public Guardian and Trustee
- PIO
- Protective Intervention Order (S. 28 CFCSA)
- PIPA
- Personal Information Protection Act
- POR
- Protection Order Registry
- PTFW
- Provincial Tuition Fee Waiver
R
- RCY
- Representative of Child and Youth
- RO
- Restraining Order (S. 98 CFCSA)
- RSW
- Registered Social Worker
- RTC
- Report to Court
- RW/RSW
- Resource Worker
S
- S. 92.1 agreement
- Community Agreement (S. 92.1 CFCSA)
- S.6 agreement
- (S. 6 Declaration Act)
- S.7 agreement: (S. 7 Declaration act) EFP
- Extended Family Program (S.8 CFCSA)
- SAJE
- Strengthening Abilities and Journeys of Empowerment (Goverrnment of BC Supports For Youth Program)
- SAJE Guide
- Works with Young Adults 18.5-25 Yrs
- SAJE Navigator
- Works with Youth 14-19.5 Yrs
- SDM
- Structured Decision Making Tool
- SHSS
- Specialized Homes and Support Services
- SNA
- Special Needs Agreement (S. 7 CFCSA)
- SO
- Supervision Order
- SSA
- Support Service Agreement (S. 5 CFCSA)
- SW
- Social Worker
T
- TCO
- Temporary Custody Order
- THA/SSA
- Temporary Housing Agreement/Temporary Support Agreement
U
- UNDRIP
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
V
- VCA
- Voluntary Care Agreement (S. 6 CFCSA)
Y
- YAG
- Young Adult Agreement
- YCJA
- Youth Criminal Justice Act
- YJ
- Youth Justice
- YYA
- Youth and Young Adults
