Counseling the gifted is crucial for therapists, counselors, school psychologists, gifted program designers, teachers of the gifted, school officials, and administrators. Counselors and psychologists will find practical policies for counselors to promote self-awareness and self-acceptance in gifted individuals. The book contains fourteen chapters as follows:

• Understanding Giftedness.
• The Struggle for Meaning.
• The Counseling Process.
• Counseling in Schools.
• Group Counseling for the Gifted.
• Counseling Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities.
• Family Counseling.
• Academic Counseling for the Gifted.
• Career Counseling for the Gifted.
• Assessment Tools for Counselors.
• Gifted Students at Risk.
• Multicultural Counseling.
• Social Development, Leadership, and Gender Topics.

The focus of this book is on prevention rather than treatment, and the counseling process is a means to facilitate self-actualization in gifted students. The book provides tangible policies for non-counselors. The information in this book is derived from literature on the gifted and from case studies. The goal is to meet the social and emotional needs of the gifted. Thanks to the expert Elizabeth Maxwell for her assistance, and thanks to my family for their love and support.

ISBN: 9789957166670
Weight: 0.700 kg
Size: 17×24 cm
Paper: White
Pages: 312
Year of Publication: 2014
Binding: Hardcover