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SRC Glossary of Rehabilitation Terms & Acronyms (S – Z)

SAMHSA = Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [Snelling Center] SBS = Success Beyond Six [Snelling Center] CIS = Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) = Damage or trauma to the spinal cord that results in a loss or impaired function causing reduced mobility or feeling. Common causes of damage are trauma (e.g. car accident, gunshot, […]

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SRC Glossary of Rehabilitation Terms & Acronyms (O – R)

OAA = old age assistance [Snelling Center] OCD = Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder = A neurobiological anxiety disorder affecting more than 2% of the population, equally distributed among males and females. Symptoms typically begin during the teenage years and early adulthood, but up to one-third of cases begin in childhood. Sufferers of OCD experience both obsessions and […]

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SRC Glossary of Rehabilitation Terms & Acronyms (I – N)

I & R = information and referral [Snelling Center] I Team = Implementation Team, a team within DVR that implements the Strategic Plan. ICF-MR = Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded: Overseeing body for community homes and larger facilities for people with mental retardation. [ARCDallas] ICF-RC = Intermediate Care Facility for Related Conditions: Same […]

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SRC Glossary of Rehabilitation Terms & Acronyms (D-E)

D & E = Diagnosis and Evaluation: Comprehensive test consisting of a psychological exam, a social evaluation/history, a medical history and a cursory exam, and an educational evaluation. Often a prerequisite to obtaining a variety of services. [ARCDallas] DAD (or DA&D) = Department of Aging and Disabilities, a department that was merged into the Department […]

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SRC Glossary of Rehabilitation Terms & Acronyms (26 – C)

26 = status designation for a successful closure in VR. 504 = Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act protects various civil rights of people with disabilities. [ARCDallas] AA = Alcoholics Anonymous [Snelling Center] AAA (sometimes referred to as “triple-A”) = Area Agency on Aging [DAIL] AABD = Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled [Snelling […]

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