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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Tradeoff Point
A property that affects more than one Attribute and is a sensitivity point for more than one Attribute (part of Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method used in Architecture evaluation).
Train-the-Trainer (TTT)
A learning technique that teaches students of a specific subject to become teachers themselves.
Transfer System
The transfer of an existing child welfare system between states at no cost to the recipient state. This process is a “build and transfer methodology.” Once a system is created for a state, the contractor transfers the original software and customizes that software for the next state, in spite of unique structures, processes, and workflows from state to state.
Transgender
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.
Transgender female
An individual who was born male but whose gender identity is female.
Transgender male
An individual who was born female but whose gender identity is male.
Transitional Housing Placement Plus Program (THPP +)
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.
Transitional Housing Placement Program (THPP)
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.
Transitional Independent Living Program (TILP)
A permanency plan specifically for a child client 15 ½ years of age and older.
Transport Layer Security (TLS)
The successor of the now-deprecated Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide communications security over a computer network