SENG Audio Library

Welcome to the new SENG Audio Library page. SENG's plans include development of this audio resource library of materials about the social and emotional needs of gifted children and adults. You can help make this goal a reality. Your support will allow SENG to add many additional audio sessions. If you like this new service, and you want more information like this, please donate today. (You are invited to include comments in the instruction field to ensure that your donation will help build the SENG Audio Library.) You can also let us know how this new resource has helped you, by visiting us at the What SENG Means to Me webpage. Learn more about developing SENG programs and resources at The SENG Programming & Funding Wish List.

 

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Nature and Needs of the Gifted: Understanding and Affirming the Whole Person
Speakers: Sherry Crawford, MA and Cindy Gifford, MA

A great challenge of teaching gifted children is meeting their social-emotional needs. Survey data from Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado indicates that the affective needs of gifted students is the area least understood by educators. Practitioners in the fields of counseling and gifted education have created research-based staff development and support materials for the social emotional area. Attendees will learn interactive activities proven to be building blocks of an effective, comprehensive affective curriculum.

Recorded at the 2007 SENG Conference, Overland Park, Kansas

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Sherry Crawford is a Gifted and Talented Resource Consultant for Jefferson County Schools and has taught in both elementary and secondary schools. She is endorsed as a Gifted and Talented Specialist.

Cindy Gifford is the Gifted and Talented Coordinator for the Brighton School District 27J in Brighton, CO.  Cindy has presented on a number of topics at the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC) as well as State and regional meetings.  Cindy serves the Brighton School District by supporting the identification and programming for gifted and talented students. She can be reached at cdgifford@sd27j.org.

Oversensitivities: How to Cope with Sensory Defensiveness
Speaker: Susan Richey, MS, OTR/L

Sensory defensiveness is defined as a neurological over-responsivity to "typical" sensory input. As the child or adult experiences the world around them as unpredictable, aversive, and confusing, this impacts their ability to form accurate perceptions and maintain positive relationships. In this workshop the audience will learn adaptive coping techniques and direct intervention for those with sensory integration issues.

Recorded at the 2007 SENG Conference.

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Susan Richey, MS, OTR/L is a registered occupational therapist certified in the evaluation and treatment of sensory integration dysfunction. She works with students who have sensory integration issues, particularly in the gifted population and those with emotional disorders. Susan has three gifted children with sensory integration issues, and Tourette's, OCD and ADHD.

The Problem of Loneliness: Finding Friends and Fitting in When You Are Gifted
Speaker: Victoria S. Ragsdell, PhD

Sometimes gifted adults struggle with friendship. They may enjoy popularity, yet they do not experience deep satisfaction from these relationships. This session explores what traits and situations can help (or hinder) friendship. With humor and encouragement, Dr. Ragsdell offers practical suggestions for changing your life. Do you know where to look for friends like you? Learn to recover from social blunders with confidence and seek out the companions that make your life shine.

Recorded at the 2007 SENG Conference

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Victoria Ragsdell, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Louisville, Kentucky. She has 19 years of experience in cognitive behavioral therapy, brief solution-focused therapy and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Additionally, Dr. Ragsdell provides consulting and coaching to gifted individuals and their families.

Practical Strategies for Managing Intensity, Inflexibility, Perfectionism and Sensitivity
Speaker: Barbara Probst, MSW, LCSW

This workshop provides effective strategies for working with gifted children whose intensity, sensitivity, inflexibility, impulsivity or eccentricity make life challenging. Specific traits of temperament, peer and family relations, decision-making, handling disappointment, self-criticism and emotional overload are examined.

Recorded at the SENG 2007 Conference

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Barbara Probst

Barbara Probst, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in work with difficult or “different” children and their families. She also teaches at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service and gives frequent presentations to both parent and professional groups throughout the country. Her book When the Labels Don’t Fit (Three Rivers Press, 2008), is available wherever books are sold, and her articles have appeared in numerous publications including the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, Families in Society, Journal of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, and the Twice-Exceptional Newsletter.

 

To find more information about Barbara's work or to order her book st go to www.whenthelabelsdontfit.com.

When Labels Don't Fit

SENG looks forward to providing additional audio sessions and appreciates your support!

SENG is committed to sharing complex issues relating to the social and emotional needs of giftedness.  Audio sessions in The SENG Audio Library reflect the opinions of expert speakers, and do not necessarily reflect the philosophy of SENG.