Handbook of Giftedness in Children

This is quite simply a must-read for practitioners in education who deal with gifted and talented students. In one comprehensive resource, this superb handbook brings together leading experts from the fields of psychology and education, combining theory and applied empirical research on such crucial topics as conceptualization, types of intelligence, developmental considerations, and ethical and legal concerns. Particular attention is given to social and family contexts, and evidence-based strategies and interventions offer solid guidelines on assessment, curriculum design, and encouraging and nurturing talent from preschool through adolescence. At the moment, if you mention "special needs children", most people think of students struggling to overcome learning and physical disabilities as well as problem behaviors. But there is a hidden population of special needs children the gifted and talented and their teachers, parents, and other professionals are often not well equipped to respond to their unique academic and developmental needs. This book will help them do so.

Focuses on an underserved and misunderstood high-needs population Provides much-needed information on and to the gifted population, which has up until this time been relatively neglected by professional psychologists Emphasizes the great need for providing services to the gifted and their families and provides such information Is an authoritative handbook, written specifically for psychologists to help them guide their efforts and ensure best practices Addresses the information gap created by the No Child Left Behind legislation and leverages the positive psychology movement, reinforcing the timeliness of such a handbook Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Steven I. Pfeiffer, Ph.D., ABPP is Professor in the Combined-Integrated Counseling and School Psychology Program at Florida State University, where he heads the Mental Health Counseling Program. Before his tenure at Florida State, Dr. Pfeiffer was a professor at Duke University, where he served as Executive Director of Duke's Talent Identification Program (TIP). He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a licensed psychologist, diplomate in school psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology and listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. Dr. Pfeiffer is co-author of the widely used Gifted Rating Scales (see link on the right-hand panel) and Devereux Behavior Rating Scales-School Form, has authored or edited five books and almost 100 journal articles and book chapters in the areas of the psychology of the gifted, talent development, and children's mental health. He served as the founding editor of the Duke Gifted Letter and serves on the editorial board of ten journals, including Gifted Child Quarterly and Roeper Review-two of the leading journals in the gifted field. Dr. Pfeiffer was recipient of the Mensa Education & Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research. He was invited to testify at the White House on children's mental health needs and has served as a clinical psychologist in the U.S. Naval Medical Service Corps (reserves). He has a private practice where he sees children, adolescents and families.

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Psychology, Psychologists, and Gifted Students.- History of Giftedness: Perspectives from the Past Presage Modern Scholarship.- The Social World of Gifted Children and Youth.- The Role of the Family in Talent Development.- Conceptions of Giftedness.- Identification and Nurturing the Gifted from an International Perspective.- Identifying and Providing Services to Twice Exceptional Children.- Underachievement Syndrome: A Psychological Defensive Pattern.- Assessment of Giftedness in School-Age Children Using Measures of Intelligence or Cognitive Abilities.- Gifted Identification Beyond the IQ Test: Rating Scales and Other Assessment Procedures.- Clinical Practice with Gifted Families.- Counseling the Gifted.- Creativity.- Gender and Giftedness.- Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Gifted Students.- Ethical and Professional Practice Issues in the Provision of Educational Services to Gifted Students.- Helping Gifted and Talented Adolescents and Young Adults.- Curriculum and Instructional Considerations in Programs for the Gifted.- Giftedness in Nonacademic Domains.- Applicable Federal and State Policy, Law, and Legal Considerations in Gifted Education.