Handbook for Counselors Serving Students With Gifts & Talents

by Cross, Tracy L., Ph.d.; Cross, Jennifer Riedl, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781593638412
• ISBN10: 1593638418
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-01
• Publisher: Prufrock Pr

Summary

Handbook for Counselors Serving Students With Gifts and Talents provides the definitive overview of research on the general knowledge that has been amassed regarding the psychology of gifted students, introducing the reader to the varied conceptions of giftedness, issues specific to gifted children, and various intervention methods. Additionally, this handbook describes programs designed to fulfill the need these children have for challenge. With chapters authored by leading experts in the field, Handbook for Counselors Serving Students With Gifts and Talents offers a place for professionals to turn for answers to a wide variety of questions about gifted children.

Author Biography

Tracy L. Gross, Ph.D., holds an endowed chair, Jody and Layton Smith Professor of Psychology and Gifted Education, and is the Executive Director of the Center for Gifted Education at The College of William and Mary. He has also served as president of TAG and on the Board and Executive Committee of/NAGC and is currently the NAGC president-elect. Jennifer Riedl Cross, Ph.D., received her doctorate in educational psychology from Ball State University. Her area of specialization is cognitive and social processes, with an emphasis in gifted studies. Dr. Cross serves The College of William and Mary Center for Gifted Education and the School of Education as Assistant Professor of Research.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Theoretical Foundations/Conceptions of Giftedness
Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent	p. 3
Achievement-Based Conceptions of Giftedness	p. 21
Talent Development: From Theoretical Conceptions to Practical Applications	p. 39
Overexcitabilities and Temperament	p. 53
The Use of Intelligence Tests in Gifted Identification	p. 75
Neuroscience and Giftedness	p. 89
Introduction to Programming for Gifted Learners	p. 105
Special Populations
Counseling the Rural Gifted	p. 121
Gifted Children in Urban Settings	p. 137
Counseling Gifted GLBT Students Along Paths to Freedom	p. 153
Serving Artistically Gifted Children and Youth	p. 179
Counseling for Young Gifted Children	p. 195
Social-Emotional Needs of Gifted Students of Color	p. 209
More Is Different: Understanding and Engaging the Exceptionally Gifted Child	p. 227
Twice-Exceptional Students	p. 245
Developmental Issues
Asynchronous Development: A Key to Counseling the Gifted	p. 261
Identity Development and Multipotentiality	p. 281
Self-Concept of Gifted Students: A Multitheoretical Perspective	p. 297
Developmental Issues for Gifted and Creative Girls: Milestones and Danger Zones	p. 315
Addressing the Counseling Needs of Gifted Boys	p. 333
The Optimal Moral Development of the Gifted: Interdisciplinary Insights About Ethical Identity Formation	p. 351
Relationships
Lived Experience, Mixed Messages, and Stigma	p. 371
Family Relationships	p. 393
Peer Relationships	p. 409
Gifted Students and Their Teachers: Relationships That Foster Talent Development	p. 427
The Counseling Relationship	p. 443
School-Related Issues
School-Related Issues: Identifying Students With Gifts and Talents	p. 463
Academic Planning for Gifted Students	p. 477
The Importance of Teaching Strategies in the Education of the Gifted	p. 495
Understanding and Addressing Under achievement in Gifted Students	p. 511
Career Planning	p. 529
Talent Search	p. 543
The Role of Central Office and Building Administrators in Serving Gifted Students	p. 555
: Role of the School Psychologist Working With the School Counselor	p. 569
Counseling Needs/Interventions
Misdiagnosis and Missed Diagnosis of Gifted Children: The Importance of Accurate Assessment	p. 555
Perfectionism: A Counselor's Role in a Recovery Process	p. 597
Anxiety, Depression, and Resilience	p. 615
Suicide and the Gifted Adolescent: Advice for Counselors	p. 631
Counseling Needs and Interventions for Gifted Students: Personality Considerations and Social-Emotional Development	p. 649
Social Coping	p. 665
Differentiating Counseling Approaches for Gifted Children and Teens: Needs and Strategies	p. 681
About the Editors	p. 699
About the Authors	p. 701
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