Guidance
and Counseling for the Gifted:
The
Guidance and Counseling for the Gifted course provides an
overview of the theory, research, practical strategies and resources on
guidance and counseling, with an emphasis on classroom application in the
gifted classroom. The course is designed
as a 60-hour course that includes participation in instructional activities,
research, and extended learning outside of the classroom.
The
content has been organized around a variety of topics related to the guidance
and counseling of students who are gifted.
The course has been divided into thirteen (13) sessions designed to
address thirteen (13) Key Questions and a specific set of instructional
objectives.
The
thirteen Key Questions are:
· What does it mean to be gifted?
· What characteristics do gifted individuals
display across their lives that differentiate them from same-age peers?
· What is the phenomenological experience of a
gifted individual?
· How do the strengths and vulnerabilities of
gifted individuals impact their lives?
· How does the very nature of highly gifted
and profoundly gifted individuals separate them from others?
· How can we identify and support a gifted
child who displays atypical characteristics due to life differences?
· How can we help foster resiliency in at-risk
gifted students?
· How can schools support our brightest
students?
· How can we help students learn what they want to do, not
just what others think they should do?
· How can we facilitate social skills and leadership
development in students?
· How can advocates positively affect others’ understanding
and acceptance of gifted children’s needs?
· What is different about parenting a gifted child?
· Are all intellectually gifted children emotionally and
spiritually gifted as well?
Sampling
of course objectives:
- Describe
the holistic developmental characteristics of a gifted child and
understand what it is like to be gifted from the child’s point of view.
- Analyze
strengths and vulnerabilities that distinguish students who are gifted
from their age-related peers.
- Describe
personality variances of individuals who are gifted and profoundly gifted.
- Understand
special needs in parenting the gifted child and in family dynamics..
- Understand
and support children who are emotionally gifted and spiritually gifted.
- Describe
thoroughly risk factors and resiliency related to students who are gifted.
- Acquire
and refine he knowledge, skills, and resources needed o advocate as a
teacher, parent, or supporter of self-advocacy for gifted students.
Module Implementation Guidelines
