Service model · Australian terminology

Stepped care

Definition

A model that matches the intensity of support to need and adjusts it as needs and response change.

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A model that matches the intensity of support to need and adjusts it as needs and response change. The term should be interpreted alongside the person's account, the observed context and other relevant clinical information.

Local service names, eligibility and team composition vary across jurisdictions and organisations.
Use the term to describe a model of care rather than a guaranteed service configuration.

These related entries share a topic but may describe different kinds of finding, context or clinical task. Open each definition before treating the terms as interchangeable.

Source checking confirms that the published wording is supported by the cited material. It does not mean specialist clinical approval; new wording remains approval pending.

Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: A national framework for recovery-oriented mental health services

Service model · Australian terminology

Stepped care

Definition

A model that matches the intensity of support to need and adjusts it as needs and response change.

Topic: Community and models of care

Source linked1 covered source

Local service names, eligibility and team composition vary across jurisdictions and organisations.
Use the term to describe a model of care rather than a guaranteed service configuration.

These related entries share a topic but may describe different kinds of finding, context or clinical task. Open each definition before treating the terms as interchangeable.

Source checking confirms that the published wording is supported by the cited material. It does not mean specialist clinical approval; new wording remains approval pending.

Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: A national framework for recovery-oriented mental health services