06/23/11 “Get a Job!”

1/12/2016 Part 1 Soft Skills What soft skills do employers demand? Why do some young people fail to use them?

1/12/2016 Part 2 Workplace Culture Why are so many youth unable to fit in with the workplace culture?

1/12/2016 Part 3 Successful Interventions How can we help youth adapt to the workplace?

1/12/2016 Let’s Teen Lingo! Let’s Play

1/12/2016 Teen Lingo 1. “BAKED” = Stoned “His eyes are all messed up, man… I think he got baked last period!”

1/12/2016 Teen Lingo 2. “CHEDDAR” = Money “She hit it big on the lottery last week! She got phat CHEDDAR now!”

1/12/2016 Teen Lingo 3. “FLOSSIN” = Showing off wealth “That fool got a new ride… now he be FLOSSIN’ all the time!”

1/12/2016 Teen Lingo 4. “GEL” = Get along with “Me and her… we really GEL, y’know?”

1/12/2016 Teen Lingo 5. “GRILL” = Your smile or mouth “Shut up or I’ll bust you in your GRILL.”

1/12/2016 Part 1 Soft Skills What soft skills do employers demand?

1/12/2016 Defining “soft skills” Workplace Soft Skills: “The personal and interpersonal skills needed to successfully adjust to the SOCIAL environment of the workplace.” “The personal and interpersonal skills needed to successfully adjust to the SOCIAL environment of the workplace.”

1/12/2016 Let’s Chat… What critical SOFT SKILLS are necessary for success at work? E.g., Time management

1/12/2016 Work-related “soft skills” Self-control skills: √ Handling stress √ Managing anger √ Controlling body language

1/12/2016 Work-related “soft skills” Communication skills: √ Listening effectively √ Expressing a complaint √ Dealing with criticism

1/12/2016 Work-related “soft skills” Interaction skills: √ Interrupting a conversation √ Joining social activities √ Empathizing with others

1/12/2016 Work-related “soft skills” Problem solving skills: √ Prioritizing problems √ Avoiding assumptions √ Predicting outcomes

1/12/2016 Why do so many troubled youth fail to use soft skills? SKILL DEFICIT MOTIVATION DEFICIT COGNITIVE CONFLICT

1/12/2016 Imagine you are a teenager who’s been hired at a clothing shop in the mall. Sweeeeeet!

1/12/2016 Would you mind hanging up these new dresses for me, please?

1/12/2016 How about running down to Starbucks and grabbing me a latte on your next break…

1/12/2016 I need you to pick up my son from daycare and spend an hour at the park with him…

this!! Enough is enough! You’ve had a “COGNITIVE CONFLICT!”

1/12/2016 Workplace success requires not only strong vocational skills, but mastery of a range of social skills (i.e., SOFT SKILLS) as well. KEY POINT #1

1/12/2016 Some youth have simply never learned these skills, while others find that acting this way conflicts with their inner sense of right and wrong. KEY POINT #1