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OverviewThis book is a primer on Stepped Care 2.0. It is the first book in a series of three. This primer addresses the increased demand for mental health care by supporting stakeholders (help-seekers, providers, and policy-makers) to collaborate in enhancing care outcomes through work that is both more meaningful and sustainable. Our current mental health system is organized to offer highly intensive psychiatric and psychological care. While undoubtedly effective, demand far exceeds the supply for such specialized programming. Many people seeking to improve their mental health do not need psychiatric medication or sophisticated psychotherapy. A typical help seeker needs basic support. For knee pain, a nurse or physician might first recommend icing and resting the knee, working to achieve a healthy weight, and introducing low impact exercise before considering specialist care. Unfortunately, there is no parallel continuum of care for mental health and wellness. Asa result, a person seeking the most basic support must line up and wait for the specialist along with those who may have very severe and/or complex needs. Why are there no lower intensity options? One reason is fear and stigma. A thorough assessment by a specialist is considered best practice. After all, what if we miss signs of suicide or potential harm to others? A reasonable question on the surface; however, the premise is flawed. First, the risk of suicide, or threat to others, for those already seeking care, is low. Second, our technical capacity to predict on these threats is virtually nil. Finally, assessment in our current culture of fear tends to focus more on the identification of deficits (as opposed to functional capacities), leading to over-prescription of expensive remedies and lost opportunities for autonomy and self-management. Despite little evidence linking assessment to treatment outcomes, and no evidence supporting our capacity to detect risk for harm, we persist with lengthy intake assessments and automatic specialist referrals that delay care. Before providers and policy makers can feel comfortable letting go of risk assessment, however, they need to understand the forces underlying the risk paradigm that dominates our society and restricts creative solutions for supporting those in need. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter CornishPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2020 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783030480547ISBN 10: 3030480542 Pages: 137 Publication Date: 14 June 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. 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).ReviewsAuthor InformationDr Peter Cornish is psychologist, an Honorary Research Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the Director of Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of California, Berkeley. His clinical and research activities include online mental health, stepped care programming, mental health service innovations, change management, interprofessional team functioning and group dynamics. Over the past 4 years he has provided health system transformation consultation and on-site training on his own Stepped Care 2.0 model to over 150 institutions across North America, including senior Federal and Provincial policy makers in Canada. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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