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3.3.11 Addressing Suicide in Gifted Youth: Educator Response to Existential Crisis
What can schools and teachers do to effectively address suicide among gifted students? What are the “first, do no harm” guidelines we should follow? This session confronts the complicated issues of student suicide, empowering educators with the information they need to appropriately discuss the issue with gifted students at various ages. Educators will gain the skills they need to address the issue if it happens on their campuses, and they will explore the intersection of suicide with giftedness. Cooperatively developed with a therapist specializing in gifted, this session is technique-based and practical.