Counseling Gifted Adolescents: A Curriculum Model for Students, Parents, and Professionals

Abstcact Providing appropriate counseling for gifted and talented students requires deliberate effort to increase knowledge about self-development, awareness of social realities, and understanding about the interaction of conflict and intimacy in adolescence. This article presents an overview of a two-tiered curriculum model used to proactively counsel and support the growth of young gifted adolescents. Key developmental issues form the core of the curriculum, while integrated learning strategies are applied to two audiences: gifted adolescents themselves, and their parents, teachers, and counselors. Features of the model, a sample unit design, and suggestions for implementing the curriculum conclude the article.