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Do you want to help parents understand and develop skills for nurturing the development of their gifted children?

Become SENG Model Parent Group Facilitator!

Next SMPG Facilitator Training: Baton Rouge, LA, April 20-21, 2012 (see below for more details)

Register now, space is limited!

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SENG Model Parent Groups are structured to bring together 10 to 20 interested parents of gifted and talented children to discuss such topics as motivation, discipline, stress management, and peer relationships. The co‐facilitators of the group, though they are knowledgeable about parenting and about educating gifted/talented children, do not attempt to give expert advice to families. Instead their facilitation provides a non‐judgmental and nurturing atmosphere. The parents of the high ability children are themselves a rich resource of information, and they are able to get fresh ideas from other parents and from A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children, the book around which the sessions are organized. The groups meet weekly for 8‐10 weeks.

Facilitator training will include:

  • Objectives of SENG Model Parent Groups (SMPGs)
  • Characteristics of Parents in SMPGs
  • The Role of SMPG Facilitators
  • Group Facilitation Techniques
  • Content Learning of Session Topic Areas:  Characteristics, Motivation, Discipline, Stress Management, Peer Relations, Sibling Rivalry, and Tradition Breaking.
  • Practice of Facilitation Techniques
  • Potential Problems and Solutions in SMPGs
  • How to Organize a local SMPG

Facilitator Trainers: Lori Comallie‐Caplan, Sheri Plybon and Heidi Molbak

Date and Times: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM Friday, April 20, and 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Saturday, April 21, 2012

Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 3330 Harding Blvd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70807. Call 225-357-6177 to make a room reservation (room rate $99.00 for 4/19 and 4/20). Please let
them know you are with SENG.

Cost: Early Registration $275.00 through March 31, 2012. After March 31, 2012 registration will be $325.00.

Materials: A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children, and Gifted Parent Groups: The SENG Model, 2nd Edition.



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