Glossary

Acronyms

 

A.A.	Alcoholics Anonymous	Global treatment program for alcoholism
A.I.M.	ACT Intervention Model	Intervention Model and program
ACT	Acceptance Commitment Therapy	3rd Wave behaviourism therapy model
Al-Anon	Al-Anon	Global treatment program for family members of alcoholics
AMA	Against Medical Advice	Against Medical Advice
AUDIT	Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test	Alcohol Assessment Questionnaire for dependency and addiction
C.A.	Cocaine Anonymous	Global treatment program for cocaine addiction
C.O.	Concerned Other	Family Member. Friend Work College. Professional Person.
C.O.D.A	Codependents Anonymous	Global treatment program for codependency
C.R.A.	Community Reinforcement Approach	Scientifically supported behavioural treatment program for addiction.
C.R.A.F.T.	Community Reinforcement And Family Training	Intervention Program and Model.
C.S.O.	Concerned Significant Other	Family Member. Friend Work College. Professional Person.
DSM IV	Diagnostic & Statistical Manual	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision
F.A.	Families Anonymous	Global treatment program for family members of addicts
N.A.	Narcotics Anonymous	Global treatment program for addiction
T.A.	Transactional Analysis	Therapy Model
I.P.	Identified Patient	Term for addict or alcoholic person who is the subject of an intervention
A.I.	Addicted Individual	Term for addict or alcoholic person who is the subject of an intervention
B.A.C.	Blood Alcohol Content	Percentage of alcohol in a person’s blood as tested.
G.A.	Gamblers Anonymous	Global treatment program for gambling addiction
A.R.I.S.E.	A Relational Intervention Sequence Of Intervention	ARISE Intervention model. Invitational Model.
R.C.	Recovery Coach	Specialist Therapist who supports aftercare and recovery