Models of Counseling Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

Finally! This book is a much-needed addition to the contemporary literature on counseling gifted children, adolescents, and young adults. I found it a rare treat, written with the counseling professional or student in mind, and using technical and theoretical language. Intended for counselors who work with gifted students, it is focused on social-emotional and clinical issues rather than the important but more frequently-targeted issues of identification and education. With an emphasis on practice, it works as a professional development tool for counselors to use when working with gifted students and young adults. Chapter authors come from a variety of backgrounds, and include school counselors, community-based counselors, and professors of teacher development and counseling. Although parents will find up-to-date information and some focus on families, this book is not written primarily for a parent audience.