CWDS Glossary
The CWDS Glossary includes a List of Acronyms and defined terms captured from various models, reports, and other artifacts pertaining to the Child Welfare System – California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES) Project. The Glossary standardizes terms used across the various project disciplines; each term is defined with its meaning specific to the project domain.
The State may update the CWDS Glossary at any time. Any questions please contact CWDS Communications.
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Assessing
The use of historical and current information about the family and the child to determine if the child is safe in their currently living environment. When assessing safety and risk a child welfare worker identifies risk factors and/or appropriate services to improve the family’s situation.
Assessment
A written document which contains information relevant to the case situation and an appraisal of case service needs. California Manual of Policies and Procedures Division 31-002(a)(10).
Associated Adults
In the context of licensed or certified homes and facilities, an applicant, licensee, adult resident, volunteers under certain conditions, and employees who have contact with clients or are otherwise required under California Health and Safety Code to require a background check.
Associated Individual
In the context of Resource Family, an individual associated to the Resource Family's home or to the proposed Resource Family's home who resides in the home or is otherwise required to pass background clearance or exemption as set forth in WIC section 16519.5(d).
Association
A connection or cooperative link between people, organizations, documents, or records.
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
A method of building interactive Applications for the Web that process user requests without reloading the page.
Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)
An access control method where User requests to perform operations on resources are granted or denied based on assigned Attributes of the User, assigned attributes of the Resource, environment conditions, and a set of policies that are specified in terms of those Attributes and conditions.
Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)
An access control method where User requests to perform operations on resources are granted or denied based on assigned Attributes of the User, assigned attributes of the Resource, environment conditions, and a set of policies that are specified in terms of those Attributes and conditions.
Attribute(s)
A specific piece of information or data defined as part of a discreet set of information. For example, street number, street name, city, and phone number are each attributes of the “Address” set of information.
Audit Trail (ABAC)
A chronological set of logs and records used to provide evidence of a system's performance or personnel activity that took place on the system and used to detect and identify intruders.