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2.1.8 "You're gifted, why are you here?" Counselling the gifted and talented.
Research indicates that, in general, school counsellors have very little knowledge of the affective, developmental and career counselling concerns of gifted students. This limits their ability to provide effective counselling. Due to their unique characteristics as learners, gifted students have specific counselling issues which often need to be addressed. In addition, they must deal with “normal” twenty-first century counselling issues, often at an earlier age than their age peers. Both teachers and school counsellors will benefit from this presentation, which summarises issues pertaining to counselling gifted and talented students, and then provides suggestions as to the most effective methodology.