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NA = Narcotics Anonymous
NAACSW =
North American Association of Christians in Social Work,
PO Box 121, Botsford, CT 06404-0121 [Thanks to Jan Fierick, CSW, Turnersville, NJ.]
NAADAC =
National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Counselors,
901 N. Washington St., Suite 600, Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 741- 7686
or (800) 548-0497, FAX (703) 741-7698 or (800) 377-1136.
NAAP =
National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
[Thanks to Anne de Vore]
NABSE =
National Association of Black School Educators
NABSW =
National Association of Black Social Workers
was founded in May, 1968, in San Francisco, in response to issues
related to providing human services in the Black community, educating
social workers for effective service in the Black community, and
providing opportunities for participation of Black social workers in
the social welfare arena. Membership in NABSW is open to Black people
working in human services and is not predicated upon degree or
experience.
NABT =
National Association of Biology Teachers
NACAC = (1.)
North American Council on Adoptable Children, promotes and supports permanent families for
children and youth in the U.S. and Canada who have been in care—especially those in foster care and those with special needs.
(2.)
National Association for College Admission Counseling.
NACBT =
National Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists,
PO Box 2195, Weirton, WV 26062, 1-800-853-1135, a group that promotes cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy and those who practice it.
NACCMHC =
National Academy of Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselors
was established by AMHC to administer the CCMHC and is now part of the NBCC.
[Ah, the world of acronyms. Ain't it great!]
NACCHO =
The National Association of County & City Health Officials
NACFT =
National Academy for Certified Family Therapists
NACoA =
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
NACVCB =
National Association of Crime Victim Compensation Boards.
NADCP = The
National Association of Drug Court Programs, 901 North Pitt St., Suite 370, Alexandria, VA 22314. Telephone: (703) 706- 0576 Fax (703) 706-0577. [Thanks to Nelson Fernandini, Florida]
NADEC =
National Association for Death Education and Counseling
NAESP =
National Association of Elementary School Principals
NAEYC =
National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAFC =
National Association of Forensic Counselors
[Thanks Dr. Frank Palani]
became the organization's name after reorganization in 1999. It was
first incorporated in 1993 as a not for profit 501 (c) 6 tax exempt
corporation called the National Board of Forensic Counselors, Inc.
NAHQ =
National Association of Healthcare Quality
NAIC =
National Aging Information Center (1995-2001).
Replaced by the
Center for Communication and Consumer Services.
NAIT = Northwest
Association of Integrative Therapists, 2207 Northeast
65th Street Suite 200 Seattle, Washington 98115.
NALSAP = National
Association of Leadership for Student Assistance Programs.
This name is now obsolete. See NASAP.
NAMA =
National Alliance Of Methadone Advocates
NAMI =
National Alliance on Mental Illness. [NAMI Acronym Change: The
NAMI National board of directors, at their August 27, 2005 board meeting,
formalized a resolution regarding the revised explanation of the NAMI name. The
resolution was: RESOLVED that the letters in "NAMI" the organization's name,
shall stand for "National Alliance on Mental Illness" instead of "National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill." This change is effective immediately.]
NAMT =
National Association for Music Therapy
joined with the American Association for Music Therapy to form a new
unified organization, the American Music Therapy Association in 1998.
NAPALC =
National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
is one of the nation's leading experts on issues of importance to the
Asian American community including: affirmative action, anti-Asian
violence prevention and race relations, census, immigrant rights,
language access, and voting rights.
NAPHS =
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems
NAPT =
National Association for Poetry Therapy
NAPUD =
The National Alliance to Preventing Underage Drinking
is an ad hoc coalition of public health, education, consumer, law
enforcement, religious, child and family welfare, substance abuse
treatment and prevention, and other national organizations dedicated
to building and sustaining a broad societal commitment to reducing
underage drinking.
NARACES =
North Atlantic Regional Association for Counselor Education and
Supervision is part of the Association for Counselor Education and
Supervision (a division of the American Counseling Association). It emphasizes
the need for quality education and supervision of counselors in all settings
within the Northeastern United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
NARMH =
National Association for Rural Mental Health
NAS =
National Academy of Science. Chartered by the US Congress in 1863, NAS is a private, non-profit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and
engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare.
NASADAD =
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
NASAP = (1.)
North American Society of Adlerian Psychology [Thanks
to Robert L. (Bob)
Ransom, MS, MPA, LMHC, Washington.] (2.) The
National Association of Student Assistance Professionals.
Formerly known as the National Association of Leadership for Student
Assistance Programs (NALSAP), the association was founded in 1987 by
professionals who were concerned about the problems of student
substance abuse, violence and academic under achievement.
NASBE =
National Association of State Boards of Education
NASMHPD =
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
NASP =
National Association of School Psychologists
or (2.)
National Association for Shoplifting Prevention, 1-(800) 848-9595 Previously known as
(before 2005) "Shoplifters Anonymous, Inc." and it's sub-division "Shoplifters
Alternative."
NASPOG =
North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology
NASSP =
National Association of Secondary School Principals
NASW = the
National Association of Social Workers is the largest membership organization
of professional social workers in the world, with more than 155,000 members.
NAWE =
National Association for Women in Education
: Advancing Women in Higher Education folded in August, 2000.
NBAE =
National Board of Addiction Examiners,
a division of National Association of Forensic Counselors.
NBCC® = The
National Board for Certified Counselors is an independent not-for-profit credentialing body, was incorporated in 1982 to establish and monitor a
national certification system, to identify for professionals and the public those counselors who have voluntarily sought and obtained certification, and to maintain a
register of those counselors.
Address: 3 Terrace Way, Greensboro, NC 27403-3660. Phone: (336)
547-0607, Fax: (336) 547-0017.
NBCCH =
1. National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists, a
national certification board for hypnotherapists.
2.
National Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist--a national certification
that requires a minimum of a master's degree, at least 60 hours of
training in hypnosis, and either state license, state certification or
national certification.
NBCC-I = National Board for
Certified Counselors--International, founded in November
2003 as a division of NBCC.
NBCCH-PS = National Board
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist--Public Service, this
national certification requires both a master's degree and national
certification in a mental health field, and at least 60 hours of
training in hypnosis. No state license or certification is
required. [See NBCCH, above.]
NBCDCH =
National Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Hypnotherapy.
[See NBCCH, above.]
NBCDCH-PS =
National Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Hypnotherapy in Public Service. [See NBCCH, above.]
NBFC = National Board of
Forensic Counselors, Inc, was established in 1993 as a not
for profit 501 (c) 6 tax exempt corporation. The corporation
reorganized as the National Association of Forensic Counselors
(NAFC) under the state of Nevada corporation laws in 1999.
NBFE = The
National Board of Forensic Evaluators
NBPES =
National Board of Professional and Ethical Standards (Hypnosis Education and Certification) affiliated
with The British Association of Therapeutical Hypnotists.
NBPTS® = The
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards®. Many states now recognize teachers with NBPTS certificates and award them bonus incentives.
NBU =
not backed up (a finding or opinion not
supported by the facts)
NCA =
(1.) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools,
The Higher Learning Commission,
Chicago, IL. is a regional accrediting association for Arizona,
Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
(2.) Nevada Counseling Association.
(3.) National
Credentialing Academy was initiated as a result of
the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselor’s (IAMFC)
professional concerns and efforts in the area of credentialing. In
1994 a NCA was incorporated with the primary purposes to establish
and monitor a national certification system, to identify
professionals who have voluntarily sought and obtained
certification, and to maintain the certification process. This
process grants recognition to professionals who have met
predetermined NCA standards in their training and experience, and
meet ethical standards in the field.
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NCAC =
National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level I (NCAC I) or Level II (NCAC II). Credentialing is administered by the NAADAC Certification Commission, an independent Commission, established in 1990 by the
National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, 1911 N. Fort Myer Drive, Suite 900, Arlington, Virginia 22209. 1-800-548-0497.
NCADD = 1. the
National Council of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence 2. the
National Commission Against Drunk Driving
NCADI =
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
NCADV =
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
NCATA =
National Coalition of Arts Therapies Associations
NCBI =
National Coalition Building Institute
NCC= (1.)
National Certified Counselor
A national certification by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc., 3-D Terrace
Way, Greensboro, North Carolina 27403-3660 USA. The NCC
credential is accredited by the National commission for Certifying
Agencies. (2.)
NCC = National Certification Commission of NAADAC
NCCA = (1.)
National commission for Certifying Agencies. (2.)
National Christian Counselors Association, a non-profit, professional organization
that trains, certifies, and licenses Christian counselors. "N.C.C.A.'s license
is national, not state and, like ordination, it is a 'Sacred' office." The Association includes
ministers, Christian counselors, testing specialists, medical doctors,
attorneys, and educators. 5260 Paylor Lane, Sarasota, FL 34240. [Thanks to Laurie S. Mendez, LCPC]
NCCATA =
National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations
NCCBH =
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
NCCC =
National Certified Career Counselor A specialty certification for career counselors. The certification continues to exist, but new applications are no longer being accepted. The certification
was offered by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc., 3-D Terrace Way, Greensboro, North Carolina 27403-3660 USA.
NCCHC = 1.
National Commission on Correctional Health Care, 2.
National Community College Hispanic Council.
NCCFR =
National Council for Couple and Family Recovery, PO Box 410586, St. Louis, Missouri 63141.
NCDA =
National Career Development Association,
a division of the American Counseling Association--formerly known as
the National Vocational Guidance Association.
NCE ® =
National Counselor Examination
NCE II =
Another way of referring to the NCMHCE
(see below).
NCEEA =
Northwest Career Educators and Employers Association
NCETA =
NCFR =
National Council on Family Relations. [Thanks to
Jenne Alderks, FLE]
NCGC = (1.) National Certified Gambling Counselor
(levels I and II),
National Gambling Counselor Certification Board, a division of the National
Council on Problem Gambling, a non-profit organization (410) 730-8008.
(2.)
National Certified Gerontological Counselor A specialty certification for gerontological counselors. The certification continues to exist, but new applications are no longer being accepted. The
certification was offered by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc.
NCHEC = The
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
NCJRS =
National Criminal Justice Reference Service,
Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice, is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
NCLB =
No Child Left Behind, federal funding program
for education requiring schools to show adequate yearly progress to correct
educational deficiencies.
NCMHA =
National Coalition on Mental health and Aging
NCMHCE™ =
National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination This exam is owned
by the National Board for Certified Counselors Inc, and Affiliates.
[Thanks to Shawn W. O'Brien, Director of Assessment and Research, NBCC.]
NCMHPC =
National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and
Consumers, Inc.
NCOA =
National Council on the Aging , "
Benefits Check Up" helps thousands every day to find
programs for people ages 55 and over that may pay for some of their costs of prescription drugs, health
care, utilities, and other essential items or services.
NCPG = National Council on Problem Gambling,
Inc., 216 G Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20002. (202) 547-9204.
NCPsyA =
NAAP-registered Certified Psychoanalyst
The initials
can be used by members in good standing who are certified by the
National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis as a psychoanalyst.
NCPsyT =
NAAP-registered Certified Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapists. The initials can be used by members
in good standing who are certified by a psychoanalytic institute as
psychoanalytic psychotherapists. The use of these initials (NCPsyA &
NCPsyT) facilitate public identification of psychoanalysis as a
separate discipline as well as identify members as certified. [Thanks
to Margery Quackenbush.]
NCR =
National Credential Registry, maintained by
the American Association of State Counseling Boards, is expected to
launch in Spring 2005. The purpose is increased licensure
portability, the ability to move more easily between states with a
valid counseling license. Counselors will need to register and
submit credentialing materials. Registrants must show 5 years of
post-licensure clinical experience, a current license in good standing
with no history of disciplinary action. The AASCB National
Credential Registry will maintain two tiers of license
requirements--those of states requiring 60 credits for licensure and
those requiring 48 credits or less. [Thanks to Midge Williams,
"Licensure Portability Nears Enactment," The Advocate (a publication
of the AMHCA), April 2005.]
NCRG =
National Center for Responsible Gaming is committed to
funding research that someday will identify the risk factors for gambling
disorders and determine methods for not only treating the disorder but preventing it.
NCS =
National Comorbidity Survey (a national survey of persons having two
or more unrelated diseases at the same time).
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NCSAC =
National Council on Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity
now Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH).
NCSC =
National Certified School Counselor A specialty certification for school counselors offered by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc., 3-D Terrace Way, Greensboro, North Carolina 27403-3660. Telephone: (336) 547-0607.
NCSCE =
National Certified School Counselor Examination.
NCSL = National
Conference of State Legislatures. (2003, NBCC
started working with them to promote NCCs and counseling interests.)
NCSP = Nationally Certified School Psychologist.
NCSS =
National Council for the Social Studies
NCTE =
National Council of Teachers of English
NCTM =
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NCTRC =
National Council for Therapeutic Recreation
Certification is the nationally recognized credentialing
organization for the profession of therapeutic recreation. Established
in 1981, as an independent non-profit organization. See also: CTRS.
[Thanks to Heather Purdin.]
ND =
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine,
treats the whole person, healing by natural rather than synthetic or
invasive treatments to remove or reduce causes of symptoms or disease.
Therapies include nutrition and diet, acupuncture, herbal
preparations, and exercise. Practitioners complete a 4-year program
and receive an N.D. degree.
NDCI =
National Drug Court Institute, a
division of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, was
established in 2997 by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive
Office of the President and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office
of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
NDE =
near-death experience, may or may not involve a life-threatening illness or injury, but is distinguished by
aftereffect disturbance--often a spiritual or meditative state wherein the person feels changed. OBE would be a subcategory of NDE.
NDIC =
National Drug Intelligence Center,
US Department of Justice.
NDMDA =
National Depressive and Manic- -Depressive Association has
been renamed. See: DBSA
NDMHCA =
North Dakota Mental Health Counselors Association
NDSD =
National Depression Screening Day
NDVH =
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Telephone: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
TTY: 1-800-787-3224
NEA =
National Education Association
NEASC = New England
Association of Schools and Colleges, Bedford, MA., is a
regional accrediting association for Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
NEBO =
New Employee Benefit Orientation
, usually a presentation made by company personnel staff members.
NECA = National Employment Counseling Association,
a division of the American Counseling Association.
NEDA =
National Eating Disorders Association, promoting public
understanding of eating disorders and access to treatment.
NEDSP =
National Eating Disorders Screening Program
NEFMHCA = Northeast chapter of Florida Mental Health Counselors Association,
a branch of the AMHCA.
NFATTC =
Northwest Frontier Addiction Technology Transfer Center,
3414 Cherry Avenue NE, Suite 100, Salem, OR 97303, Phone (503) 373-1322, FAX: (503) 373-7348.
NFB = National
Federation of the Blind
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NFCC ™ =
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
Inc. Founded in 1951, NFCC is the nation’s largest and longest serving
national nonprofit credit counseling network with more than 1,300
community-based agency offices across the country. NFCC Members, often
known as Consumer Credit Counseling Service or other names, can be
identified by the NFCC Member seal. 1-800-388-2227.
NGA = National
Governors Association
NGCC = National
Gambling Counselor Certification is a project developed by: The
National Council on Problem Gambling, Inc., 216 G Street, NE Washington, D.C.
20002. (202) 547-9204.
NGH =
National Guild of Hypnotists
NGHW =
National Guild of Hypnotists Washington State
Chapter of NGH, a non-profit professional organization dedicated to the
promotion of ethical stage hypnotists and hypnotherapists everywhere. The Washington State Chapter provides regular meetings
and educational opportunities for hypnotherapists, stage hypnotists and other interested persons. NGHWA meetings are open to
the general public. There is a $10 meeting fee for non-members to attend NGHWA meetings. With a few exceptions, NGHWA meetings
are held on the second Friday of the month from 6:30 - 9:00 PM. Meetings are held at: South Snohomish County PUD Office,
21018 Highway 99, Edmonds WA 98026
NGO =
non-governmental organization
NHIC =
National Health Information Center,
this site is coordinated by the Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science,
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
NHMHCA = the
New Hampshire Mental Health Counselors'
Association is a state chapter of the American Mental
Health Counselors Association, providing a voice for mental health
counselors, while also promoting the profession of mental health
counseling.
NHPA = National Hispanic
Psychological Association changed its name
to National Latina/o Psychological Association in 2004.
NHSDA =
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse is
conducted to provide reliable estimates of the prevalence of substance
use, consequences of that use, and patterns of substance use in the
United States. The respondent universe for the 1995 NHSDA survey is
the civilian non-institutionalized population, 12 years old and older,
within the United States. [Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration.]
NIAAA =
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
of National Institutes of Health.
NicA
= Nicotine Anonymous
, support group for those who are quitting smoking.
NIC =
National Institute of Corrections
NICE =
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (UK),
now the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
NICHD =
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
part of the National Institutes of Health.
NIDA =
National Institute on Drug Abuse,
National Institute of Health, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda,
Maryland 20892.
NIDCD =
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
, part of the National Institutes of Health.
NIH =
National Institute of Health
(part of the US Department of Health and Human Services).
NIMC =
National Institute for Multicultural Competence,
not affiliated with NMCI.
NIMH = The
National Institute of Mental Health, NIMH Public Inquiries, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rm. 8184, MSC 9663, Bethesda, MD 20892-9663 U.S.A. Voice (301) 443-4513; Fax (301) 443-4279.
NIN =
National Intervention Network
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NIOSH =
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health,
part of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention of the Department
of Health and Human Services.
NIP =
National Institute for the Psychotherapies
NIPC =
national inhalant prevention coalition
NISW =
National Institute of Social Work (United Kingdom)
NISWA = in 1969 The Association of
American Indian Social Workers is founded. In 1981 it becomes the
Association of Indian and Alaskan Native Social Workers, and in 1984,
the National Indian Social Workers Association.
NJCA =
New Jersey Counseling Association
NJMHCA =
New Jersey Mental Health Counseling Association
NKDA =
no known drug allergies
NLGLA =
National Lesbian and Gay Law Association, established in 2988 and an
affiliate of the American Bar Association since 1992, is a national
association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law
students, activists, and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and intersex legal organizations.
NLPA =
National Latina/o Psychological Association (formerly the
National Hispanic Psychological Association).
NMCA =
New Mexico Counseling Association
NMCI =
National MultiCultural Institute
(Organized in 1983 as the National Multicultural Ad Hoc Committee.) (Not affiliated with the NIMC.) [Thanks to Crystal Calá, Program Manager, NMCI.]
NMHA =
National Mental Health Association
NMHCE = the
National Mental Health Counseling Examination
used by many states for licensure or certification to practice as a licensed or certified mental health counselor. (Also referred to as NCE II.)
NMI =
National Multicultural Institute
NMISP =
National Mental Illness Screening Project
NMSA =
National Middle School Association
NMSCP =
National Model for School Counseling Programs
NOCA =
the National Organization for Competency Assurance, established in 1977, is a leader in setting
quality standards for credentialing organizations. [See NCCA.]
NOICC =
National Occupational Information Coordinating
Committee, an interagency committee whose members represent
10 federal agencies, including the US departments of labor, education,
commerce, defense and agriculture. [Thanks to NBCC NewsNotes,
Volume 13, Number 4, Spring 1997, National Board for Certified Counselors.] See also: SOICC.
NOMSV =
National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization
[Made a name change in 2003, the organization will be known as "MaleSurvivor"
with the full name (when appropriate) "MaleSurvivor: National
Organization against Male Sexual Victimization."]
NONPF =
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
NOPP =
Notice of Privacy Practice, a disclosure statement required
by HIPAA regulations to be distributed once to each client beginning
April 14, 2003. Samples
#1, (with samples in English, Chinese, Rusian, Spanish and Vietnamese.) and #2.
NOS =
Not Otherwise Specified. This phrase
is sometimes included as part of a mental health diagnosis.
NP = "
A nurse practitioner
...is a registered nurse with advanced academic and clinical experience, which enables him or her to diagnose and manage most common and
many chronic illnesses, either independently or as part of a health care team. A nurse practitioner provides some care previously offered only by physicians and in most
states has the ability to prescribe medications." [Thanks ACNP]
NPAP =
National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis
NPI =
National Provider Identifier, a ten-digit number which
will become the standard unique health identifier for health care
providers to use in filling and processing future health care
claims--replacing common use of the provider's social security
number or employer identification number. The National Provider
System will begin accepting applications for NPIs after May 23, 2005.
Priority will be given to "covered entities." Providers who are
not covered entities, but who wish to apply for NPIs, are asked to
wait at least one year (5/23/06) before applying. All
"covered entities" must have and use their NPI number on all standard
HIPAA transactions by May 23, 2007.[Thanks to Beth Powell in News
from Washington in The Advocate, March 2004, an AMHCA
publication.]
NPPES =
National Plan and Provider Enumeration System
assigns the unique identifiers required by the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) which mandated the
adoption of standard unique identifiers for health care providers and health care plans.
NPPSIS =
National Parent to Parent Support &
Information Systems, Inc. has been established to
nationally link families whose children have special health care needs
or rare disorders. Parents looking for a match or are willing to
network with other families nationally.
NPR =
National Public Radio
NPS = National Provider
System being formed by the federal government through CMS
to meet the HIPAA requirements for adoption of a National Provider
Identifier--a unique number for each health care provider to use in
filing and processing future health care claims--by May 23, 2005.
[Thanks to "Provider Numbers Coming in 2005," by Judy C. Roberts, in
the January 1, 2004 edition of Insights, a WMHCA
publication.]
NPWF = Founded in 1971 as the Women's
Legal Defense Fund, the National Partnership for Women & Families
is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes fairness in the
workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men
meet the dual demands of work and family.
NQCC =
National Quality Caregiving Coalition,
part of the (former First Lady) Rosalynn Carter Institute for Human
Development.
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NRF =
North Rehabilitation Facility was a minimum security jail--a branch of the King County Jail--located
in Shoreline, Washington, just north of Seattle. It was noted
for its programs that aid in the rehabilitation of minor offenders and
helped insure their smooth return to the community and to productive
lives. At the time of it's closure October 2002 (for budgetary reasons), NRF
was participating in a three year research program with researchers
from the University of Washington to determine the effectiveness of
the Vipassana meditation program in reducing recidivism in the jail
population.
NSA =
National Stuttering Association
NSAID or NSAIDs =
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such
as Advil, Motrin, or generics such as: indomethacin, naproxen,
oxyxprozocin and ibuprofen. NSAIDs increase the risk of bleeding
in the stomach and duodenum by two to three times and cause
complications that kill 16,500 and hospitalize more than 100,000
annually. [Thanks to Lee Bowman, Scripps Howard News Service,
reported in the May 20, 2003, Seattle Post-Intelligencer.]
NSBA =
National School Boards Association
NSDUH =
National Survey on Drug Use and Health,
formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA),
is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and
consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general US
civilain non-institutionalized population, age 12 and older. See also: SAMHSA.
NSGC =
National Society of Genetic Counselors [Thanks to Robin L. Bennett, MS, CGC,
Past-president, National Society of Genetic Counselors, University of
Washington Medical Center.]
NSPCC =
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
(UK), founded in 1884 as the London SPCC, is the only UK children's
charity with statutory powers that enable it to take action to
safeguard children at risk of abuse.
N-SSATS = annual
National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services,
Office of applied Studies, Substance Abuse and mental Health Services
Administration.
NSSCP =
National Standards for School Counseling Programs.
NSTA =
National Science Teachers Association
NTOMS =
National Treatment Outcomes Monitoring System,
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment/Division of Services
Improvement/Practice Improvement Branch, SAMHSA, the lead Federal
agency for improving the treatment of substance related disorders
intended to determine the quality and appropriateness of various forms
of treatment. NTOMS is an ongoing surveillance system that will
provide periodic reporting on access to and effectiveness of drug
abuse treatment using a nationally representative sample of patients
receiving treatment for psychoactive substance dependence in
specialist treatment programs, regardless of funding source (public
and private providers).
NUCC =
National Uniform Claim Committee was created to
develop a standardized data set for use by the non-institutional health care
community to transmit claim and encounter information to and from all
third-party payers. The NUCC replaced the Uniform Claim Form Task Force in 1995,
and in 2005 was revising the 1500 claim form (also known as the CMS 1500 Health
Insurance Claim Form) to accommodate the reporting of the National Provider Identifier (NPI).
NVC =
Nonviolent Communication,
see also, PSNCC.
NVGA =
see NCDA, above.
NVLPC =
Northern Virginia Licensed Professional counselors
NWCCU = Northwest
Commission on Colleges & Universities, Redmond, WA, is a
regional accrediting association for Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
NW3C =
National White Collar Crime Center
NWADVTP =
Northwest Association of Domestic Violence Treatment Professionals
NWDAC =
Northwest Deaf Addiction Center, an alcohol and drug
treatment program designed to meet the needs of deaf and hard of hearing
individuals who use sign language as their primary mode of communication. They
offer outpatient and day treatment services as well as a group living
environment. Address: Mail: 2402 Broadway, Vancouver, WA 98663 TTY: (360)
696-5912 Phone: (360) 696-5880.
NWHIC =
National Women's Health Information Center,
a project of the US Department of Health and
Human Services' Office on Women's Health.
NWREL =
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
NYMHCA =
New York Mental Health Counselors Association,
a state chapter of the AMHCA.
NZAC =
New Zealand Association for Counsellors
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