University of Chicago South Side of Chicago Elaine Seaton, MSW, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Elaine Seaton, MSW, Rose Petals Co-Lead Humera Sayeed, MSW, Rose Petals Co-Lead Erie Crawford, MSW, Manager of Psychosocial Services Karen Lee, MS, Data Manager

University of Chicago

South Side of Chicago

University of Chicago

MS/PSS Quality Improvement Presentation: PSS Assessment

▪ Need to develop assessment/reassessment process

• Assessments at least every 6 months
• Use individual data in assessment to develop personal

goals for each individual and track progress

• Use aggregate data from the assessment to develop

programming to address common client needs

▪ Baseline

• No assessments administered
• Developed programming based on anonymous survey

▪ Baseline assessment completed (n=35) ▪ 6 month assessment completed (n=6)

• 8 are due for reassessment

▪ Implemented tracking system for clients attendance

• Identifies clients who have not been to > 3 sessions
• Send follow up emails and make phone calls

▪ For new clients, try to meet one-on-one in advance to gauge commitment and review expectations

University of Chicago

MS/PSS Quality Improvement Presentation: PSS Assessment

▪ Successes

• Greater client engagement in the group and direction of

programming (e.g. World AIDS Day poster)

• Added brief mental interventions to address immediate concerns

▪ Challenges:

• Clients that only attend 1-2 sessions
• Open group so people may not attend at the time reassessment

is due

• Were no longer able to provide child care → drop in participation

▪ Next

• Get attendance numbers back up (child care, try moving time)
• Providing more empowerment opportunities (advocacy days)
• Bring in more guest speakers/experts on topics (e.g. disclosure,

nutrition)

University of Chicago

MS/PSS Quality Improvement Presentation: PSS Assessment

Questions?

Contact Us 773-702-6970 eseaton@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu