May 20, 2013

GIFTED in FRANCE
May 20, 2013
Whatever you are doing, ask yourself,
"What's the state of my mind?"
~Dalai Lama

Laying Waste to the Elephant in the Living Room:
Solutions for the Anxious Gifted Child

Recorded webinar presented by P. Susan Jackson, MA, RCC
Date: Thursday June 13 , 2013
Two screenings,  choose one:
  • Morning: 11h30-14h00 (bring your lunch)
  • Evening: 19h30-22h00 (bring a light snack for the table)
Location: 75016, near Maison de la Radio
RSVP: By June 5, 2013-  To reserve your spot:
  • Email: giftedinfrance@gmail.com, Subject: Solutions for the Anxious Gifted Child. Please specify which time you are attending. 
  • Online form: Complete the required online rsvp form, by clicking here.
Minimum attendance of 10 people is required. First-come, first-served. Space limited.  Handout: Photocopies of PowerPoint available to those reserved by June 5, latest!  Participation Fee: Free to current GiF and Message members. 10€ for non-members. Meeting is held at a private residence.

This is a 90-minute recorded webinar, presented in PowerPoint format

Webinar Description:
"
Anxiety is the most common mental health problem experienced by children. When left untreated, it causes anxiety-based disorders ranging from simple adjustment disorders to more debilitating maladies such as panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The relationship between anxiety and giftedness is largely unexplored in the literature and often overlooked or misconstrued in clinical practice, with potentially disastrous results. Truly insidious, with bona fide indicators eluding easy diagnosis, especially for the gifted, anxiety-based disorders are the 'elephant in the living room': a malady that eludes easy diagnosis, masked entirely or eclipsed by more obvious signs of distress such as perfectionism, underachievement, hyper-vigilance and depression. This interactive presentation provides parents, educators and mental-health professionals with information about the etiology of and powerful strategies for combating anxiety-based disorders."


Please join us and invite your partner, caretaker, friends to participate in this information-rich session.


About the Presenter:
P. Susan Jackson, MA, RCC, is the founder and therapeutic director of The Daimon Institute for the Highly Gifted in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada. This international institute offers service to highly gifted children and adults supporting the educational needs and overall development of this exceptional population. She is an internationally recognized expert in the field and the author of numerous articles and chapters in the gifted education literature. Sue is currently the liaison for Parents and Curriculum for the Network Communications Committee of the National Association to Support Gifted and has served on the editorial board for SENG.

May 19, 2013


GIFTED in FRANCE
May 19, 2013
"Not all those who wander are lost."
~J.R.R. Tolkien
Giftedness and Learning Disabilities:
Unearthing the Missed Diagnosis

Recorded webinar presented by Dr. Paul Beljan
Date: Thursday June 6 , 2013
Two screenings,  choose one:
Morning: 11h30-14h00 (bring your lunch)
Evening: 19h30-22h00 (bring a light snack for the table)
Location: 75016, near Maison de la Radio
RSVP: By June 1, 2013-  To reserve your spot:
  • Email: giftedinfrance@gmail.com, Subject: Giftedness and Learning Disabilities. Please specify which time you are attending. 
  • Online form: Complete the required online rsvp form, by clicking here.
Minimum attendance of 10 people is required. First-come, first-served. Space limited.  Handout: Photocopies of PowerPoint available to those reserved by June 1, latest!  Participation Fee: Free to current GiF and Message members. 10€ for non-members. Meeting is held at a private residence.

This is a 90-minute recorded webinar, presented in PowerPoint format

Webinar Description:
"
Characteristics of gifted and talented children can result in incorrect diagnoses, such as overlooking learning disabilities. Learning disabilities can take the form of academics (reading and math) or innate abilities in general learning that may relate to social learning. In this SENGinar, Dr. Paul Beljan reviews some of the basic tenants of giftedness that include intellect and asynchronous development. He then discusses the nuts and bolts of learning disabilities: what they look like, how to assess them, and what to do about them in the contexts of the gifted population."

Please join us and invite your partner, caretaker, friends to participate in this information-rich session.


About the Presenter:
Paul Beljan, PsyD, ABPdN, ABN, is a past president of the American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology.