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Designed Specifically For School Psychologists And School Counselors, This Volume Is Intended To Serve As A Practical And Easy-to-use Resource For Working With Gifted Students, Their Teachers, And Their Parents And Families. It Provides Timely, Practical, Evidence-based Techniques And Guidelines To Help These Practitioners Better Help An Underserved Group. The Book Is Written In A User-friendly Style That Makes This A Quick, Simple, And Easy Reference. Topics Covered Include Identification And Assessment Of Gifted Students; Important Information For Understanding The Needs Of The Gifted; Counseling And Psychotherapy Strategies; Career Counseling For Gifted And Talented Students; Methods For Working With The Families Of The Gifted; And Legally-correct And Ethically-smart Counseling Techniques. An Accompanying Cd Will Contain Valuable Resources Such As Counseling Forms, Monitoring Tools, And Parent Handouts-- Designed Specifically For School Psychologists And School Counselors, This Volume Is Intended To Serve As A Practical And Easy-to-use Resource For Working With Gifted Students, Their Teachers, And Their Parents And Families. It Provides Timely, Practical, Evidence-based Techniques And Guidelines To Help These Practitioners Better Help An Underserved Group-- Ch. 1. Serving Gifted Students In The Schools -- Ch. 2. Conceptions Of Giftedness: Who Are The Gifted? -- Ch. 3. Creativity -- Ch. 4. Screening, Identification, And Assessment -- Ch. 5. Meeting The Educational Needs Of The Gifted Student -- Ch. 6. Gifted Students With Coexisting Disabilities: The Twice Exceptional Student -- Ch. 7. Working With Parents -- Ch. 8. Counseling Gifted Students -- Ch. 9. Frequently Asked Questions Regarding The Gifted. Steven I. Pfeiffer. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 209-238) And Index.