Category Archives: Mental Health/Diagnosis/Misdiagnosis/Dual Diagnosis
Where Does a Pediatric Doctor Fit in the Care of Gifted Children?
January 19, 2012
Where Does a Pediatric Doctor Fit in the Care of Gifted Children? Author: Marianne Kuzujanakis, M.D., M.P.H. Citation: First published in the SENGVine, October 2011 I wear two hats: One—as a pediatrician. The other—as a parent of a gifted child. To be honest, there are days when neither hat fits comfortably, if at all. There are [...]
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A Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Approach to the Emotional Problems of Exceptionally and Profoundly Gifted Adolescents and Adults: A Psychiatrist’s Experience
September 14, 2011
An eclectic form of psychodynamic psychotherapy is presented to address the emotional problems of exceptionally and profoundly gifted adolescents and adults. The approach includes cognitive/behavioral techniques as well as psychologically informed mentoring, coaching, and advising. Once a psychodynamic formulation was established, it was used to guide all subsequent therapeutic interventions. Three phases of psychotherapy can [...]
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Tips for selecting the right counselor or therapist for your gifted child
When should one seek counseling? Is it worth it? How do I find a counselor/therapist? Such questions often are asked by parents of gifted and talented children. Here are some helpful tips. Preventive guidance is the best policy, and the most helpful counseling often comes through talking with other parents of gifted children. Parents worry [...]
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When Your Child’s Exceptionality is Emotional: Looking Beyond Psychiatric Diagnosis
When people think of a twice-exceptional child, they usually think of someone who’s gifted and learning-disabled. The “second exceptionality” is typically an educational issue like dyslexia, or sometimes a physiological issue like sensory integration dysfunction. In other cases, however, a child’s second condition is said to be emotional, social, or behavioral. These are the children [...]
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An Interview with Christine Fonseca: Social and Emotional and Other Needs of Gifted Children
Question by Michael Shaughnessy: Christine, you occupy a very special place in the school in that you may screen for gifted, test for gifted, and then perhaps follow up with counseling when needed. How do you cope with all these different chores? Answer by Christine Fonseca: School psychologists do wear many hats on a campus and [...]
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An Interview with Adam Blatner: Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Adults
Question by Dr. Michael Shaughnessy: Dr. Blatner, what would you say are the main social and emotional needs of gifted children?? Answer by Adam Blatner: On one hand, these kids need to learn to balance tendencies towards inferiority for being different and tendencies towards grandiosity for being special. Different temperaments and family environments tend to weigh [...]
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An Interview with Dr. Tracy Cross: The Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children
Question by Dr. Michael Shaughnessy: Tracy, first of all, could you tell us a bit about your background and education? Answer by Dr. Tracy Cross: I grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, and come from an intact family wherein I was the only son with three sisters. Among his many interests, my dad was a sports enthusiast, [...]
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A Synthesis of Research on Psychological Types of Gifted Adolescents
In this study, the author synthesizes results of studies about personality types of gifted adolescents. Fourteen studies were coded with 19 independent samples. The total number of identified participants in original studies was 5,723. The most common personality types among gifted adolescents were “intuitive” and “perceiving.” They were higher on the Introversion, Intuition, Thinking, and [...]
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Social/Emotional Needs: The Rage of Gifted Students
The experiences of gifted students in school are quite varied and reflect a wide variety of factors. For 17 years, I have written about their experiences from two perspectives, that of a researcher and, using their own words, that of the students themselves. I have come to believe that the lived experiences, or Lebensvelt, of [...]
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An Interview with Sal Mendaglio: About Meeting the Emotional Needs of Gifted Children and Adolescents
An Interview with Sal Mendaglio: About Meeting the Emotional Needs of Gifted Children and Adolescents By Michael F. Shaughnessy Sal Mendaglio, PhD, is an associate professor in the Division of Teacher Preparation, Graduate Division of Educational Research and Research Associate, Centre for Gifted Education, University of Calgary. He is the current Chair of the Counselling [...]
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