Resume

• 2015

  American Association on Health and Disability

  Alliance for Disability in Healthcare Education

  Rush University Medical Center

  American Association on Health and Disability

  Alliance for Disability in Healthcare Education

• 2014

  ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING EDUCATORS INCORPORATED

  ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING EDUCATORS INCORPORATED

  National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities

• 2008

  National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities

• 2004

  National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities

  National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities

• 1999

  Access Project

  Access Project

• 1998

  Department of Community

  Systems and Mental Health Nursing

  Professor

  Greater Chicago Area

  Rush University Medical Center

• 1995

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Nursing Science

  Sigma Theta Tau

  University of Illinois at Chicago

• Nonprofits

  Clinical Research

  Mental Health

  Program Development

  Community Outreach

  Nursing

  Public Health

  Grant Writing

  Nursing Education

  Hospitals

  Healthcare

  Case Management

  Program Evaluation

  Health Education

  Healthcare Management

  Steps to Effective Problem Solving

  The Steps to Effective Problem-solving (STEPS) program is an NIH funded clinical trial (R01 funding). Aggressive/challenging (problem) behaviors are a major public health problem for individuals with intellectual disabilities living in group homes. A leading reason for psychiatric hospitalizations and incarcerations

  problem behaviors are costly to the healthcare system

  agencies and families. Social problem solving training programs for individuals with intellectual disabilities have had positive behavioral results

  but most were conducted in clinical or forensic settings. None were community-based preventive interventions

  none examined whether problem behaviors decreased in participants’ group homes and work settings

  and none addressed cost effectiveness. In our preliminary work

  we modified an effective social problem-solving training program

  using input from individuals with intellectual disabilities and residential staff

  as a preventive intervention for the group home setting. Steps to Effective Problem-solving (STEPS) includes residential staff and uses the group home environment to facilitate behavior change. The purpose of the STEPS clinical trial is to test the efficacy of STEPS for individuals with intellectual disabilities compared to an attention-control nutrition program in improving social problem-solving and reducing problem behaviors. We also will evaluate the cost-effectiveness of STEPS from the societal perspective

  taking into account costs borne by the program

  group home

  healthcare system

  public services and participant and family. We expect to show STEPS to be a preventive behavioral strategy to reduce problem behaviors among individuals with intellectual disabilities

  improve the cost effectiveness of their care and make an important incremental advance in SPS research.

  Partnering to Transform Health Care with People with Disabilities (PATH-PWD) Conference

  The Partnering to Transform Health care with People with Disabilities (PATH-PWD) Conference is being held to address Improving Acute

  Primary and Transitional Healthcare with People with Disabilities. The invited conference will be held March 23-24

  2017 at Rush University Medical Center. The conference is funded by an AHRQ R13 conference grant and is being organized in collaboration with the Department on Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The conference will assemble organizations and people who

  together

  can advance the reduction of health inequities facing people with disabilities.\n \nThe conference will bring together invited experts in the provision and quality of health for people with disabilities

  including researchers

  providers

  consumer advocates

  regulatory experts and policy experts. Participants will present

  discuss

  and respond to research findings and innovative approaches for improved health care delivery to people with disabilities. The purpose is to synthesize knowledge

  identify gaps

  and recommend research

  practices

  and policies. We plan to disseminate proceedings of the conference through publication in a professional journal. We are able to provide some funding to speakers

  panelists and out of area attendees to offset costs of participation in the conference.

  Molly Bathje

  Sarah

  Ailey

  Rush University Medical Center