Counseling the Gifted and Talented

by Linda Kreger Silverman (Editor)

In "Counseling the Gifted and Talented", the author examines both the cognitive complexity and emotional intensity of gifted children and discusses the need for modification of counseling techniques. Presented is a developmental model to enable counselors to orchestrate a program of prevention rather than remediation. Specific strategies for individual and group counseling are provided. This title new definitions for giftedness; cross-cultural counseling methods; and suggestions for counseling families.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published June 1, 1993

About the author

Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical and counseling psychologist who has contributed more than 300 publications to the field, including the textbook Counseling the Gifted and Talented, based on Dabrowski's theory, and Upside-Down Brilliance: The Visual-Spatial Learner. She founded and directs the Institute for the Study of Advanced Development and its subsidiary, the Gifted Development Center (www.gifteddevelopment.com), which has assessed more than 5,500 children in the last 30 years.

Silverman created the only journal on adult giftedness, Advanced Development, dedicated to promoting Dabrowski's theory. Co-chair of the NAGC Task Force on Assessment, she advises major test publishers, organizes symposia on assessment of the gifted, and has been instrumental in the development of extended norms for the WISC-IV.

Her latest book, Giftedness 101 (New York: Springer, 2013), went into third printing within 6 months of its release. A popular presenter, Linda has keynoted conferences in New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Denmark, Ireland, the U.S., and others.

Reviews

[Josh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This serves as one of the foundational books I use in working with and understanding gifted people (not just students) on a regular basis. It provides a wealth of valuable information and perspective.

At times, I have just handed it to the adolescents I work with, to let them read sections of it themselves. As one former student put it, "Who is this woman and when was she following me around?!"

If you can only get one book about counseling gifted kids, this is the one to get.

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's the most useful of the gifted and talented books I read--and I read half a dozen of them.

It gave me insight into our family dynamics.