Stepped Care 2.0: The Power of Conundrums

Peter Cornish

Since developing the Stepped Care 2.0© (SC2.0) methodology, Peter Cornish has provided mental health system consultation and on-site implementation training to over 150 organizations across North and South America. In addition to his role as faculty and senior adviser at Stepped Care Solutions, Cornish is an honorary research professor at Memorial University and co-director of Student Mental Health (Strategic) at the University of California, Berkeley, where he established the Berkeley Center for Mental Health Innovation. He is collaborating with colleagues on a three-book series expanding on the SC2.0 methodology. He is a principal investigator for a $1.14 million Canadian Institutes of Health Research transitions-in-care, four-year research grant aimed at digitizing and evaluating SC2.0 across three Canadian provinces.

Gillian Berry

Dr. Gillian Berry is vice president of culture, diversity, and workforce development at Stepped Care Solutions. She has over 35 years of experience as an educator and practitioner. She has overseen the counseling and psychological services at George Washington University, leading a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals through the implementation of the Stepped Care 2.0 approach into their service delivery. She has been a faculty member at the University of Botswana’s Department of Social Work Southern Africa and the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Her clinical interests are strongly influenced by her grandfather's Indigenous philosophy, and provides short-term solution-focused services/therapy from this perspective.