Strategies and Resources for Addressing Gifted …...Strategies and Resources for Addressing Gifted...
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StrategiesandResourcesforAddressingGiftedStudents’Social-EmotionalIssuesIAGDecember2018
SusanRakow,LPCC,[email protected]
216-570-4976
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Teacher?Coordinator?Counselor?
• WorkingwithGiJedKidsintheClassroom
• WorkingwithGiJedKidsasaCounselor
• WorkingwithParentsofGiJedKids
• TesOngandAssessment
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HelpKidsUnderstandandLabelTheirEmotions
• AngerisEnergy.Angerisnormal.Learnhowtomanageit.• DepressionisoJen(thoughnotalways)angerturnedinward.• UnderstandhowthebrainprocessesemoOons• Fistexample
• StressisInevitable.Stressisalsoenergy.Learnhowtouseit.• Expandkids’emoOonalvocabularybecauseeachemoOonhasdifferentwaystodealwithit.
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HOWDOYOUFEEL?
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EnsuringExecutiveFunctionSkills
• Howaretheserelatedtosocial-emoOonaldevelopment?
• Lackofthemcancontributetoanxiety
• Lackofthemcancontributetounderachievement
• Lackofthemcancontributetoself-esteemissues
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ADD/ADHD• Over-diagnosedingiJedboys• Under-idenOfiedingiJedgirls• OJendoesn’tmanifestunOllaterthanwouldbeexpected
• Unrelatedtobeingabletofocusonvideogames/movies• Conners,Auchenbachandotherscreeners.Workwithparentsandcounselorstocheckthisout.
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PerfectionismandUnderachievement
• WhatisPerfecOonism?• PerfecOonismParalysis
• PerfecOonismandAnxiety
• PerfecOonismandDefiance• Excellent,notPerfect• Thelanguageweusema`ers
• Workwithparentsaboutgrades
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BibliotherapyforPerfectionism
• WhatToDoWhenGoodEnoughIsn’tGoodEnough:TheRealDealonPerfecOonism(ThomasGreenspan)
• Nobody’sPerfect:AStoryforChildrenAboutPerfecOonism(EllenBurns)
• TheGirlWhoNeverMadeMistakes(byPe`andRubenstein)
• AllowkidstofailsomeOmes.Learnitearly.
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MindfulnessandRelaxation• SmilingMind(App)• CalmDownYogaforKids(Printable)
• TheStressReducOonWorkbookforTeens:MindfulnessSkillstoHelpyouDealwithStress(GinaBiegel)
• PracOceaFewofThese–• MindfulnessforFocus
• MindfulnessforRelaxaOon
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StrategiesforHelpingwithAnxiety• ScreenforTypesofAnxiety(SCARED)• Bibliotherapy• WhatToDoWhenYouWorryTooMuch:AKid’sGuidetoOvercomingAnxiety(HuebnerandMa`hews)
• OutsmarOngWorry:AnOlderKid’sGuidetoManagingAnxiety(HuebnerandMcHale)
• LearnedHelplessness(doingtoomuchforkids)creates/contributestoanxietyanddecreasesself-confidence• ParentsandTeachers
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UseREASONforOvercomingAnxiety
• REASON–a6stepplanforparentsandteacherstouse• R–REALISTICDetermineappropriategoals
• E–EFFORTSetsmallstepsthatmakeanefforttowardthechangeyouwanttomake
• A–ASSISTDeviseAssisOvetoolsortechniquestosupportthestepsyouset.
• S–SMILEPosiOveReinforcementthatEncourageswithoutpressure.Also,eventheDalaiLamatalksabouttheimportanceofsmiling!!
• O–OVERHEARThepowerofreferenOalspeech
• N–NICENicesmallrewardscanbemoOvaOng,especiallyforyoungchildren.
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StrategiesforHelpingwithAnxiety• CHILL:A5-StepPlantoHelpChildrenPreventAnxiety(BrewerandRimm)
• C–CHANGEBADHABITSINTOGOODONES• H–HEARPARENTS’ANDTEACHERS’WORDSOFWISDOM
• I–INITIATESMALLSTEPSOFEFFORTTOWARDREASONABLEGOALS
• L–LOWERORRAISEYOURGOALSAPPROPRIATELY
• L–LEARNWHATYOUCANACCOMPLISHWITHREASONINSTEADOFANXIETY
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OCDandODD• Maybeaformofortheresultofanxiety,perfecOonism,geneOcs,etc.
• TraumaandAbuse• ParenOngIssues
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DEPRESSION• SignsofDepression• Notsleeping• ChangesineaOnghabits• SuddenretreatfrompreviouslyenjoyedacOviOes
• Changeinfriendsandsociallife• Changeinclothing• Irritabilityand/orAnger
• Self-Harm• Cukng,Piercing,ExcessiveExercise,DrugsandAlcohol,etc.
• EaOngDisorders• Suicide
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DEPRESSION• The“BigFive”ToHelpAddressMildDepression
• 1.Sleep• 2.Exercise• 3.HealthyandAdequateEaOngandHydraOon• 4.SocialLife• 5.MeditaOon
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EmotionallyandSociallySupportiveSchoolsand
Classrooms• UnderstandingofgiJedkids(notjusttheirtestscores)• RelaOonshipswithatleastonecaringadult• AdequatebutnotExcessiveChallenge• ReasonableanddevelopmentallyappropriatebehaviorexpectaOons• DirectInstrucOoninEFSkills• OpportuniOesfor“downOme”andforexercise
• CommunicaOonbetweenhomeandschool• CommunicaOonbetweenclassroomteachers,giJedpersonnel,andguidancecounselors
• AwarenessofandintervenOonwithbullyingissues• FlexibilityandaSenseofHumor
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Questions??