Supervising the Millennial Counselor: Tips and Techniquesand professional growth –They need a lot...
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Supervising the Millennial Counselor: Tips and Techniques
Jennifer K. Londgren, EdD., LMFT, NCC, LADC-S
Minnesota State University, Mankato
MAARCH Conference, St. Paul, MN, 2017
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To Presenter To Audience To Topic: Why is this important?
Introduction
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• The Millennial: Who are they?
a) A Narcissistic Jerk
b) A Snap chatting, Instagramming, Facebook self branding monster
c) Someone who “rejects the system” opting instead for parental subsidies
d) Someone born between 1981 and 2000
e) Also known as Gen Y
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Quote: The Now Generation has become the ME generation
-New York Times
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“They have trouble making decisions, They would rather hike the Himalayas than climb the corporate ladder. They crave entertainment, but their attention span is as short as one zap of a TV dial”
-Time Magazine
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• Quote: I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today
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-Entitled -Unpolished -The worst generation
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The Sheer Volume of Millennials
• 53-86 million people
• What they have in common is that they are young
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-By 2020 millennials will make up 50% of workforce -By 2025 millennials will make up 75% of workforce
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Emerging Adulthood
• Freedom
• Choice
• Change
• Takes place between 18-27
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What is the most important factor to you in deciding to take a job?
• #1 Answer: Opportunity for Personal Development:
• Last answer was money as most important
• 2012 (Price Waterhouse Cooper survey)
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• Millennial values
• Micromanaging versus autonomy
• Money vs. Meaning
• Do work they’re passionate about for someone they’re passionate about
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• Millennial Values
• Transparency
• Flexibility
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• Feeling resistant?
• “We didn’t get this type of treatment”
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• Millennials who enter the field of addiction counseling
• Are passionate
• Liberal minded
• Have some sort of experience with addiction (personally, with a family member)
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• Millennials who enter the field of addiction counseling
• Know a lot about drugs
• Critique the 12 step model
• Understand a lot about the brain
• More open to harm reduction and moderation based techniques
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• How to supervise millennials
– Understand their attention span
– Understand their connection to technology
– Understand their need for personal development and professional growth
– They need a lot of feedback and transparent feedback
– They need to be supported and encouraged
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• How to supervise millennials – They need to feel passionate about what they are doing
and who they are doing it for
– They are willing to work hard if they understand the value in what they are doing
– They have a lot of options in the field, and they want a site
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• Training millennials in addiction counseling
– Coaching and development
– Flexibility
– Transparency and purpose in the work we do
– Millennials want what we all want
– They are willing to ask for this earlier in their careers and are willing to leave organizations that don’t provide these things
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• Reframing millennial values
– Creative
– Independent
– Motivated
– Free thinker
– Let’s see the good this group can do for our field!