CWDS Glossary

​Describes people whose gender identity does not match expectations based on the sex they were assigned at birth. A transgender experience does not imply any specific sexual orientation. Therefore, trans people may be straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, etc.

An individual who was born male but whose gender identity is female.

An individual who was born female but whose gender identity is male.

A provider, certified by their applicable county, who provides transitional housing services to eligible former foster youth over 18 years of age who have exited from the foster care system on or after their 18th birthday.

A program that provides care and supervision for children and non-minor dependents at least 16 years of age participating in an independent living arrangement.

A permanency plan specifically for a child client 15 ½ years of age and older.

The successor of the now-deprecated Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide communications security over a computer network

Refers to both Tribal governmental agencies as well as various social service provider agencies working with Indians. Indian Tribes are quasi-sovereign nations operating a broad spectrum of governmental programs, with tribal operations often organized into programmatic areas designated as agencies, similar to state governments. Tribal Agencies for IV-E purposes are agencies operated by a federally recognized tribe or consortiums of federally recognized tribes. Tribes in California enjoy an opportunity to pursue a direct federal allocation or to contract with the state to operate tribal IV-E agencies to fund tribal court placements. Two such agreements are in place and others are in negotiations. In the social service context, Tribal Agencies include programs operated by a federally recognized tribe, a consortium (group) of recognized tribes, or other provider organizations providing social services to American Indian/Alaska Native communities.

A permanency option for Indian children who are dependents of the California State Court. As described in Welfare and Institutions Code 366.24, Tribal Customary Adoption allows an Indian child who is a dependent of the California State Court to be adopted through the customs, laws and traditions of the child’s tribe without the termination of the parental rights of the child’s parents.

Placements for Indian children approved by a federally recognized tribe in compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and applicable federal and state regulations.