| A.A.T.A. |
American Art Therapy Association |
| A.B.A. |
American Bar Association |
| A.B.E.C.S.W. |
American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work |
| A.C.E.P. |
Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology |
| A.C.S.W. |
Academy of Certified Social Worker |
| ADTA |
American Dance Therapy Association |
| A.D.T.R. |
Academy of Dance Therapist Registered |
| A.M.A. |
American Medical Association |
| A.M.H.C.A. |
American Mental Health Counselors Association |
| A.P.A. |
American Psychological Association |
| A.P.A. |
American Psychiatric Association |
| A.S.A. |
Assistant States Attorney (can be in either Juvenile and/or Crimininal Court |
| A.T.R. |
Art Therapist Registered |
| A.T.R. - B.C. |
ARt Therapist Registered - Board Certified |
| AYA |
American Yoga Association |
| B.A. |
Bachelor of Arts Degree |
| B.C.D. |
Board Certified Diplomat (given byABECSW to Social Workers) |
| B.S. |
Bachelor of Science |
| B.S.N. |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing |
| B.S.W. |
Bachelor of Science in Social Work |
| C.A.C. |
Certified Addictions Counselor |
| C.E.T. |
Certified Expressive Therapist |
| C.R.C. |
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor |
| C.E.U. |
Continuing Education Units |
| C.M.T. |
Certified Massage Therapist |
| DASA |
Department of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (Illinois) |
| D.C. |
Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine |
| D.C.F.S. |
Department of Children and Family Services (Illinois) |
| D.C.P. |
Department of Child Protection |
| D.C.S.W. |
Diplomat in Clinical Social Work (Awarded by the National Association of Social Work) |
| D.D. Dually |
DSM-IV Diagnosis and/or Developmental Delayed, and/or Chemically Dependent |
| D.Ed. |
Doctorate in Education |
| Det. |
Detective |
| Dipl. Ac. |
Diplomat of Acupuncture |
| Dipl. Hom. |
Diplomat of Homeopathic Medicine |
| D.N. |
Doctor of Nephropathy or Doctor of Naturopathy |
| D.O. |
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine |
| D.P.M. |
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine |
| Dr. |
Doctor |
| DSM-IV |
Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
| D.S.W. |
Doctor of Social Work |
| DTR |
Dance Therapist Registered |
| Dx |
Diagnosis |
| FICPP |
Fellow International College of Prescribing Psychologists |
| HCFS |
Department of Healthcare and Family Services (Illinois) |
| H.L.M. |
Honorable Life Member (awarded to art therapists by AATA) |
| Hx |
History |
| IAAP |
Illinois Association of Addiction Professionals |
| I.A.T.A. |
Illinois Art Therapy Association |
| IAODAPCA |
Illinois Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association |
| I.C.A.S.A. |
Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault |
| I.C.A.D.V. |
Illinois coalition Against Domestic Violence |
| ISSD |
The International Society for the Study of Dissociative Disorders |
| I.T.P. |
Individual Treatment Plan |
| JCASA |
Jewish Coalition Against Childhood Sexual Abuse |
| J.D. |
Juris Doctor (degree earned by an attorney_ |
| L.A.N. |
Local Area Network - Community Mental Health Centers boundaries for funding |
| L.C.P.C. |
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (In Illinois, mental health provider with Master's Degree who accepts most insurance for payment) |
| L.C.S.W. |
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (In Illinois, mental health provider with Master's Degree who accepts most insurance for payment) |
| L.D. |
Licensed Dietician |
| L.L.M. |
License of Law (requires Master's Degree in law) |
| L.M.H.C. |
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (requires Master's Degree) |
| L.M.F.T. |
Licensed Marriage, Family & Child Counselor |
