Dramatic transformation over the last 100 years

Greater ethnic diversity People are living longer Technology

Veteran generationBorn 1922-1945

Baby BoomersBorn 1945-1960

Generation XBorn 1960-1980

Millennial/ Net generationBorn 1980-2000

Born during the Great Depression and WWII

As adults were able to enjoy single family homes and improved economics

Believe if you work hard and follow the rules you will be rewarded

Responsibility to contribute to work and home life

Value Loyalty, respect authority, and expect rewards for hard work

Born into economic prosperity and opportunity

Television/ visual international news Men landed on the moon/ president was shot Emphasis on freedom and self (Me

Generation) Vietnam war, race riots, women's rights Idealism/question authority and the status

quo Believe in making a contribution while

ensuring a plentiful life for them selves

More working mothers and single parent households Learned to manage on their own at an early age Longstanding close friends become increasingly

important Media/ technology savvy Space shuttle Challenger disaster Value short term employment with less

permanent relationships Expect a balance in work and home life Responsible for consistently updating their

skills/ focus is outcomes not processes

Protected, more infrastructure to support them

Structured lives with more involved parents due to fewer children

Multicultural, multiethnic, global world perspective

Technology savvy multi-taskers Bombing of the Federal building/

Columbine shooting Renewed sense of patriotism and

contributing to the collective good

1. Shift from hierarchical structure to team based structure at work

1. For older clients they feel their life's work has earned them respect

2. Information age and technology have caused younger staff to not be as reliant on senior staff

1. We can utilize the tecno savvy to help us develop new and improved ways of functioning

Split into groups Try to be in a group that includes a veteran, baby

boomer, X-generation and a millennial if possible Look at your group of pictures Who remembers what and why? Write one thing you can do that will make

one person from a generation different from your self have a better work environment

Write down one statement from each generation that will help you improve your interaction with a patient.

Do you remember these?

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