Psychological Counseling for Gifted and Talented Children - A Guide for Teachers, Counselors, and Parents - School Psychology Series

Author: (USA) Milgram, R.M. (Editor), Qu Xiaoyan, Nie Jing (Translator)
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Publish Date: 2005-05-26
Features: The editor Roberta M. Milgram has invited multiple researchers and consultants to discuss specific aspects of counseling gifted children. Combining her own research and practical experience, she has compiled this surprising "gift" presented to the readers. Based on Milgram's giftedness model, the book elaborates in detail on the academic and personal social needs of gifted children, helping consultants, teachers, gifted education specialists, and parents understand how to support these children and introducing practical guidance strategies and resources. The book is divided into two parts:
Part I: Chapters 1 to 7. It first introduces Milgram's giftedness model and provides a comprehensive review of the counseling needs of gifted children. Then, it discusses the psychosocial needs of gifted children and related counseling strategies and special education approaches. Finally, it explores the developmental process of giftedness and its influencing factors, with a special focus on career development and vocational education/consultation for gifted adolescents.
Part II: Chapters 8 to 12. It provides a detailed analysis and discussion of the special issues faced by four types of gifted children and adolescents, along with corresponding solutions. These four types are: gifted girls (Chapter 8), gifted children from low socioeconomic backgrounds (Chapter 9), preschool gifted children (Chapter 10), and gifted children with learning difficulties (Chapter 11). Finally, in Chapter 12, the authors list eight highly intelligent and creative children from literary fiction and analyze their overall patterns, the significance of their experiences, and their coping behaviors.