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Old May 19, 2007, 04:57 PM
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There are so many aren't there! Here's a list of some you might find

CREDENTIAL abbreviations
This list will help clarify the meanings of the credential abbreviations following the names of each practitioner. The parenthetical abbreviations (acad, lic, and cert) which appear after some definitions refer to the category in which the term falls: academic, licensing, and certification, respectively.

AAMFT American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
AAPH American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists
ABECSW American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work
ABFamP American Board of Family Psychology
ABMP American Board of Medical Psychotherapy
ABPH American Board of Psychological Hypnosis
ACP Advanced Clinical Practitioner (lic)
ACSW Academy of Clinical Social Workers (cert)
ANA American Nursing Association (cert)
BCCS Board Certified in Clinical Social Work (cert)
BCDSW Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (cert)
BSN Bachelor of Science in Nursing (acad)
CADC Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
CCCP Board Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychology (cert)
CCMHC Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (cert)
CCSW Certified Clinical Social Worker (lic)
CFNP Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (cert)
CISW Certified Independent Social Worker (cert)
CMFT Certified Marriage and Family Therapist (cert)
CP Certified Psychologist (lic); Clinical Psychologist (lic)
CSW Certified Social Worker (lic); Clinical Social Worker (lic)
D/AABM Diplomate, American Academy of Behavioral Medicine (cert)
D/ABPN Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
DBM Diplomate, International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychology (cert)
DPM Diplomate, Neuropsychiatry
DSW Doctor of Social Work (acad)
EdD Doctor of Education (acad)
EdS Bachelor of Science in Education
LCP Licensed Clinical Psychologist (lic); Licensed CounselingProfessional (lic)
LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker (lic)
LGSW Licensed Graduate Social Worker (lic)
LICSW Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (lic)
LMFC Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor (lic)
LMFCC Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Counselor (lic)
LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (lic)
LMHC Licensed Mental Health Counselor (lic)
LMHS Licensed Mental Health Services (lic)
LP Licensed Psychologist (lic)
LPA Licensed Psychological Associate (lic)
LPC Licensed Professional Counselor (lic)
LPE Licensed Psychological Examiner (lic)
LSP Licensed School Psychologist (lic)
LSW Licensed Social Worker (lic)
MA Master of Arts (acad)
MC Master of Counseling (acad)
MD Doctor of Medicine (acad)
MEd Master of Education (acad)
MFC Marriage and Family Counselor (lic)
MFCC Marriage, Family and Child Counselor (lic)
MFCT Marriage, Family and Child Therapist (lic)
MS Master of Science (acad)
MSc Master of Science (acad)
MSN Master of Science in Nursing (acad)
MSS Master of Social Science (acad)
MSSW Master of Science in Social Work (acad)
MSW Master of Social Work (acad)
NAMHC National Academy of Mental Health Counselors (cert)
NBCC National Board of Certified Counselors (cert)
NCC National Certified Counselor (cert)
NRHSPP National Register of Health Services Providers in Psychology (cert)
PA Psychological Associate (lic)
PhD Doctor of Philosophy (acad) (Highest Academic Degree the USA bestows)
PsyD Doctor of Psychology (acad)
RHCP Registered Health Care Provider (cert)
RISW Registered Independent Social Worker (lic)
RN Registered Nurse
RNCS Clinical Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (cert)
ScD Doctor of Science (lic)
SW Social Worker (lic)

EdD - Doctor of Education (some psychologists and counselors have this as opposed to a PhD or PsyD)
MA - Master of Arts
MS - Master of Science
MSW - Master of Social Work
LPC - Licenced Professional Counselor
LCSW - Licened Clinical Social Worker
LMFT - Licenced Marriage and Family Therapist
MHCC - Mental Health Certified Counselor (I'm not positive about the order here, and I think it varies from state to state - most states include this under LPC, although the mental health counseling programs require 60 hours while counseling can be just 48).

BSW - Bachelor of Social Work
DSW - Doctor of Social Work (mostly teachers/professors)
SSW - Social Service Worker (usually bachelor's level)


CMFT=
C = Certified (level of credits and certificate)
M = Marriage (works with couples and marriage type issues)
F = Family (works with adults and children and family issues)
T = Therapist

DTR - Dysfunctional Thought Record (a cognitive therapy thang)
PCP - Personal Construct Psychotherapy
SOT - Solution-oriented Therapy
BSOT - Brief Solution-oriented Therapy
EVT - Empirically Validated Treatment

SI means Suicidal Ideations, not self injury. We in the field use "SH" instead, which means Self Harm.

dx - diagnosis
tx - treatment/therapy
CBT - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
REBT - Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy
PDoc - Psychiatric Doctor (aka Psychiatrist)
T - Therapist
Meds - Medications

DBT - Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DID - Dissociative Identity Disorder
DD - Dissociative Disorder
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PD - Personality Disorder
BP - Bipolar
BPD - Borderline Personality Disorder
GAD - Generalized Anxiety Disorder
SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder
ED - Eating Disorder

MCO - Managed Care Organization
HMO - Health Maintenance Organization, a type of MCO
DSM - The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association (the "bible of diagnosis")

Hx - history
Rx - prescribed medication
MD - Doctor of Medicine

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