Social-Emotional Concerns and Counseling of Gifted and Talented Students
December 15, 2010
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
University Center 275, Old Main Ballroom
Deadline to register is December 10, 2010
Presented by the School of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education and the Challenging Advanced Learners Program at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
College of Education: Gifted and Talented website
Gifted and Talented Students PDF Documents: Gifted Docs
Gifted and Talented Students Workshop Videos: Workshop Videos
Questions
Questions Regarding Registration please contact, Phone: 262-472-3165 or email: cesevents@uww.edu
Questions Regarding the Workshop, contact Scott Peters, 262-472-5407 email: peterss@uww.edu
This session will be provided at no charge thanks to the outreach support from the UW-Whitewater School of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education. Topics of discussion are listed below along with their approximate schedule. All are welcome to register to attend, and topics will be geared toward school counselors, teachers, and administrators interested in gifted and talented education. Dr. Peterson will also offer a FREE session in the evening tailored just for parents of the gifted.
| 9:00am | Check-in |
| 9:30am | Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:45am | Recognizing and Supporting the Burdens of High Ability |
| 10:45am | What does an Affective Curriculum Look Like? |
| 11:30am | Underachievement from a Counselor’s Perspective |
| 12:00pm | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00pm | Bullying and the Gifted |
| 2:00pm | Gifted and Gay |
| 2:45pm | Perspectives on Bullying and Other Trauma |
| 3:30pm | Closing Remarks followed by Q&A Session (optional) |
| 7:00pm | Parent Presentation (optional) |
Parent Session: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
All parents are welcome to attend this evening session whether or not they attend the presentations earlier in the day. Jean will present some introductory materials related to gifted kids’ development as well as the development of parents’ of gifted kids. Questions and discussion will be encouraged.
15min - Parents adjustment to gifted kids’ developmental transitions
15min - Parents’ own development: Adjusting to gifted kids’ developmental transitions
30min - Question & Answer session
About the Presenter:
Jean Peterson is professor and director of school-counselor preparation at Purdue University. A former classroom and gifted-education teacher and now a licensed mental-health counselor, she has done considerable clinical work with gifted youth and their families. Her extensive research has focused largely on the social and emotional development of high-ability adolescents and the asset-burden paradox of giftedness. Her most recent books are Gifted at Risk: Poetic Profiles; The Essential Guide to Talking with Gifted Teens; and Models of Counseling Gifted Children,Adolescents, and Young Adults.
