Episode 2: A Stepped Care Approach to Mental Health
In today’s episode of Scaling Up Your Impact, Kelly Smyth-Dent, LCSW, introduces the Stepped Care Approach — a transformative model for trauma treatment that flips the traditional method on its head.
Instead of rushing into trauma processing, Kelly explains why stabilization must come first. Drawing powerful parallels between emergency medicine and therapy, she outlines the three essential steps for effective trauma care:
- Stabilization
- Assessment and Treatment Planning
- Advanced Care
You’ll discover how Scaling Up’s ASSYST Intervention helps regulate clients’ nervous systems, why EMDR therapy is the ideal next step, and how specialized tools like the EMDR-GAP Training and EMDR Intensives can address even the most complex cases.
If you're a mental health professional—or simply passionate about trauma-informed care—this episode will give you practical, powerful insights to enhance healing while protecting clients' nervous system integrity.
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