January 2023: Utilizing Motivational Interviewing for Recruitment and Retention in Evidence-Based Groups

Padraic Stanley is a social worker living in Chicago, IL. He currently works as a program manager for community-based health promotion for the Rush University Medical Center Department of Social Work & Community Health. He is also the chair of Rush’s Immigrant Health Working Group, which is oversees Rush’s immigrant health and welcoming healthcare initiatives. He is a graduate of the Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work, where he completed the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship and completed clinical practicum at Heartland Human Care Services and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Currently, he is an adjunct professor of social work at Loyola University Chicago, Associate Professor of Social Work for the Rush University College of Health Sciences, on the associate board for Erie Neighborhood House, and the executive board for the International Association for Social Work with Groups.

Jeaneane Quinn, MSW, LSW, is a Geriatric Social Worker in the Rush Department of Social Work and Community Health. Jeaneane received her Master of Social Work degree, with a Specialization in Gerontology, at Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work, and a Bachelor of Science degree at Brown University.  She provides clinical social work services both at Rush and in the community at four Chicago Department of Family & Support Services Senior Centers. She also facilitates a monthly caregiver support group in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association. Jeaneane is highly skilled in using motivational interviewing to assess and encourage participant engagement in health promotion and disease prevention programs. She is dedicated to fostering awareness, advocacy, and education around fall prevention, as a Master Trainer for Matter of Balance and instructor for Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention.