Utilizing Motivational Interviewing for Recruitment and Retention in Evidence-Based Groups
Recruitment, retention, and effective integration into health care systems are frequent challenges and concerns for administrators of evidence-based group workshops. This workshop session will cover effective strategies for how to utilize motivational interviewing to improve the quality of recruitment, improve turn-out from registration, and help retain more participants as completers. Participants will learn specific strategies for assessing and engaging with individuals of various stages of change, and how that can benefit our recruitment and retention efforts.
Jeaneane Quinn, LSW
Social Worker
Rush University Medical Center
Jeaneane Quinn, LSW is the senior wellness social worker for the Rush University Medical Center Department of Social Work & Community Health (SWaCH). Ms. Quinn is an instructor of Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, the Diabetes Self-Management Program, and a Master Trainer in Matter of Balance. She is also the facilitator of multiple support groups, including providing groups and social work care management services for Rush patients and individuals through four of the City of Chicago's senior centers. Jeaneane is passionate about patient-centered care and utilizes this, as well as her motivational interviewing skills, to further her expertise in recruitment and retention for group programming.
Padraic Stanley, MSW, LCSW
Program Manager
Rush University Medical Center
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.
Simona Combi (Moderator)
Public Relations Manager
National Council on Aging
Simona Combi managed media relations for several nonprofit research and advocacy organizations, including the Center for Global Policy Solutions and the Urban Institute. Most recently, she worked for IQ Solutions—a NIH contractor—to support the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s press team. She brings experience generating national media coverage and preparing national level spokespeople for interviews.