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Serving the gifted

evidence-based clinical and psychoeducational practice

By Pfeiffer, Steven I.

Bibliographic details

Summary

"Designed specifically for school psychologists and school counselors, this volume is intended to serve as a practical and easy-to-use resource for working with gifted students, their teachers, and their parents and families. It provides timely, practical, evidence-based techniques and guidelines to help these practitioners better help an underserved group. The book is written in a user-friendly style that makes this a quick, simple, and easy reference. Topics covered include identification and assessment of gifted students; important information for understanding the needs of the gifted; counseling and psychotherapy strategies; career counseling for gifted and talented students; methods for working with the families of the gifted; and legally-correct and ethically-smart counseling techniques. An accompanying CD will contain valuable resources such as counseling forms, monitoring tools, and parent handouts"--

Subjects

Gifted children, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health