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Gifted Support Network is pleased to be able to offer professional presentations to interested members of our community. If your group would be interested in having a presentation on one of the following topics (or another topic related to gifted education) please contact us to set up a time and date.
HELPING OUR HIGH ACHIEVERS: Understanding what giftedness means is vital for educators, counselors, and parents in order to have a firm grasp on this unique population's needs. High ability and identified gifted students face concerns related to perfectionism, underachievement, managing stress, and relating to peers; this presentation gives an overview of what families can do to help their high achieving children succeed.
BULLYING AND THE GIFTED CHILD: Gifted children are at risk of not only becoming the victim of bullying, but also falling into bullying behaviors. Recognizing and developing techniques to combat these problems with a special emphasis on the gifted population are discussed in this presentation.
COUNSELING NEEDS OF GIFTED CHILDREN: Geared toward an audience of professional or school counselors, this presentation discusses the unique needs of gifted children and most successful counseling strategies when working with them.
COPING WITH EMOTIONAL INTENSITY IN GIFTED YOUTH: As many parents of gifted kids can attest, the emotional intensity of many gifted children is one of the great struggles for the families of high-ability kids. Why gifted children struggle with this intensity and how can families help their gifted/talented members cope with emotional intensity are addressed in this presentation.
POBODY'S NERFECT: Gifted children often deal with perfectionism which can carry over to problems with anxiety, depression, and more. This discussion includes information on how gifted kids become perfectionistic and strategies to help them work though it before the perfectionism takes over.
PRAISE AND THE GIFTED CHILD - TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING?: Praise and motivation are integrally connected. This presentation discusses how parents can provide the appropriate amount and proper type of praise that will foster motivation and achievement and avoid learned helplessness with their child.
HELPING OUR HIGH ACHIEVERS: Understanding what giftedness means is vital for educators, counselors, and parents in order to have a firm grasp on this unique population's needs. High ability and identified gifted students face concerns related to perfectionism, underachievement, managing stress, and relating to peers; this presentation gives an overview of what families can do to help their high achieving children succeed.
BULLYING AND THE GIFTED CHILD: Gifted children are at risk of not only becoming the victim of bullying, but also falling into bullying behaviors. Recognizing and developing techniques to combat these problems with a special emphasis on the gifted population are discussed in this presentation.
COUNSELING NEEDS OF GIFTED CHILDREN: Geared toward an audience of professional or school counselors, this presentation discusses the unique needs of gifted children and most successful counseling strategies when working with them.
COPING WITH EMOTIONAL INTENSITY IN GIFTED YOUTH: As many parents of gifted kids can attest, the emotional intensity of many gifted children is one of the great struggles for the families of high-ability kids. Why gifted children struggle with this intensity and how can families help their gifted/talented members cope with emotional intensity are addressed in this presentation.
POBODY'S NERFECT: Gifted children often deal with perfectionism which can carry over to problems with anxiety, depression, and more. This discussion includes information on how gifted kids become perfectionistic and strategies to help them work though it before the perfectionism takes over.
PRAISE AND THE GIFTED CHILD - TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING?: Praise and motivation are integrally connected. This presentation discusses how parents can provide the appropriate amount and proper type of praise that will foster motivation and achievement and avoid learned helplessness with their child.