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Serving the Gifted

Evidence-Based Clinical and Psychoeducational Practice

By Steven I. Pfeiffer

To Be Published August 17th 2012 by Routledge – 264 pages

Series: School-Based Practice in Action

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    Description

    Designed specifically for school psychologists and school counselors, this volume is intended to serve as a practical and easy-to-use resource for working with gifted students, their teachers, and their parents and families. It provides timely, practical, evidence-based techniques and guidelines to help these practitioners better help an underserved group. The book is written in a user-friendly style that makes this a quick, simple, and easy reference. Topics covered include identification and assessment of gifted students; important information for understanding the needs of the gifted; counseling and psychotherapy strategies; career counseling for gifted and talented students; methods for working with the families of the gifted; and legally-correct and ethically-smart counseling techniques. An accompanying CD will contain valuable resources such as counseling forms, monitoring tools, and parent handouts.

    Contents

    Serving the Gifted in the Schools. Conceptions of Giftedness: Who are the Gifted? Creativity. Screening, Identification, and Assessment. Meeting the Educational needs of the Gifted Student. Gifted Students with Coexisting Disabilities: The Twice Exceptional Student. Working with Parents. Counseling Gifted Students. Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Gifted.

    Author Bio

    Steven Pfeiffer is a Professor in the College of Education at Florida State University, where he also serves as the Director of Clinical Training of their APA-accredited program in combined school/counseling psychology. His career has included teaching at the University of Pennsylvania, Fordham University, and Tulane University; serving as a clinical psychologist in the US Naval Medical Service Corps; and serving as the Director of Devereux Foundation's Institute of Clinical Training and Research. He is a licensed psychologist, fellow of the APA, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Pfeiffer is considered an authority on the psychology of giftedness.

    Name: Serving the Gifted: Evidence-Based Clinical and Psychoeducational Practice (Paperback) – Routledge 
    Description: By Steven I. Pfeiffer. Designed specifically for school psychologists and school counselors, this volume is intended to serve as a practical and easy-to-use resource for working with gifted students, their teachers, and their parents and families. It provides timely,...
    Categories: School & Youth Counseling, Consultation& Counseling Administration, Techniques & Interventions - Academic, Gifted & Talented