PARENTAL FEARS AND EXPECTATIONS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A COUNSELLING CENTRE FOR THE GIFTED |
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| Authors: | Wilhelm Wieczerkowski Tania M. Prado |
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| Affiliation: | Psychology Institute II, University of Hamburg , Von‐Melle‐Park 5, 2000 Hamburg 13 , Germany |
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| Abstract: | During the last five years the counselling centre in Hamburg has dealt with the identification, counselling and offering of special provision to gifted children aged from 5 to 17. More than 300 children and their parents have been individually interviewed, particular attention being paid to the childrens’ motivational, social, and emotional difficulties in school. Various counselling strategies have been adopted, while a number of concerns and expectancies of parents, according to the children's different IQ levels, have become apparent. Early identification and special provision for the gifted are of particular importance. |
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