In this episode, Josh interviews Stefanie Reeves, the Executive Director of the Maryland Psychological Association.

Key Podcast Takeaways :

• Takeaway – 1: Increased academic pressures, social media, the political climate, financial burdens, and social pressures have all contributed to the perception of Generation Z being synonymous with stress.
• Takeaway – 2: Companies and educational institutions must recognize that young people want to receive respect and be offered a voice. That will help provide purpose and enjoyment in work.
• Takeaway – 3: Associations in the psychological profession, and more broadly the healthcare profession, need to understand the problems that its members are facing. For example, the MD Psychological Association offers student loan assistance to help more psychologists overcome the financial hurdles of successfully doing their job.

Guest Bio: Stefanie Reeves is the Executive Director of the Maryland Psychological Association. She has considerable association management and government relations experience, previously working at the American Psychological Association, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and National Telecommunications Cooperative Association. She serves on the ASAE Board of Directors and is a Diversity Executive Leadership Program Scholar.

Social Media Handles:

https://www.facebook.com/MarylandPsychologicalAssociation

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjreevesmacae

https://twitter.com/stefanieatwork