Guidance and Counseling for the Gifted

1. Special Needs and Additional Disabilities

1.1. AD/HD, Asperger's, Autism, Dyslexia, Nonverbal, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Sensrory Integration, Visual Processing, Twice Expectional

2. Strengths and Vulnerabilities of the Gifted

2.1. Introversion, Effects of Bullying, Anxiety, Resiliency

3. Leadership and Social Skills

3.1. Service Learning Projects, Community Service, Youth Leadership, Leadership Types

4. Educational Placements

4.1. Acceleration vs. Curriculum Compacting

5. Understanding the Gifted: common myths

5.1. no need to support, role models for others, all can be gifted, acceleration is negative, only from certain ethnic backgrounds, have no other disabilities, always earn straight As

6. Social Emotional Needs

6.1. struggles with self-image, fear of success, peer pressure, self-critical, unmotivated due to boredom, feelings of inferiority, impulsivity

7. Counseling and Career Placement

7.1. Self-awareness, Personality Types, Interest Inventories, Temperament Scales, Career Exploration

8. Parenting, Family Dynamics, and Advocating

8.1. Parent Resources, Tips for Parent -Teacher conferences, Motivating underachievers. Educational Advocacy