Stepped Care 2.0: A Paradigm Shift in Mental Health

1. Introduction: We Need a Better System (Identifies the problem: the risk paradigm; and outlines the solution: SC2.0)
2. Wellness Now (Strategies for developing walk-in consults for all, regardless of level of distress)
3. Values and Principles of a Vibrant Wellness System (i.e., ethics and recovery principles needed to make care more client centric and sustainable)
4. Expanding the Options (description of the 9-steps)
5. Co-Design and Continuous Quality Improvement (client and provider-facing tracking of outcomes including functioning, growth, symptoms, engagement, readiness)
6. Navigating the System (principle of failing forward through trial and error approaches and continuous wellness monitoring)
7. Developing Partnerships (collaboration - three levels: i) with clients; ii) other wellness providers; iii) inter-cultural)
8. Adapting for Unique Settings (introduction to variations on the model from and for different contexts)

9. Conclusion: Towards a Paradigm Shift (sets the stage for the two more comprehensive edited volumes which illustrate through multiple perspectives how the model is being, conceptualized, applied and implemented).