Misdiagnosis, Dual Diagnosis of the Gifted

$20.00

Presenter: Lori Comallie-Caplan
Core Area: Nature and Needs
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Imagine the frustration of being diagnosed, labeled, and even called “crazy”; when you’re actually a perfectly “normal” genius. Mental health and behavioral disorder diagnoses are a hot topic in education, and for good reason. Diagnosis and medication rates are skyrocketing, and gifted students often fall victim to misdiagnosis due to the complex, every-day functioning of their brains.

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SKU COM-227 Categories Comallie, Gifted, Lori Comallie-Caplan, Social & Emotional|Identification & Assessment, Special Education Tags Gifted, giftedness, GT, Identification and Assessment, OAGC Characteristics, ODE competency d, Social and Emotional, Special Ed, Special Education, SPED

Description

In her course, “Misdiagnosis, Dual Diagnosis of the Gifted,” Lori Comallie-Caplan shines a light on the overexcitabilities and tendencies of gifted students that can be mistakenly diagnosed. She explains how the normal, healthy function of a gifted brain can look like behavioral and mental health disorders.

In this course, participants will:

Learn to distinguish between true disorders and normal gifted overexcitabilities
Gain insight into the intensity, sensitivity, idealism, perfectionism, order, and activity that characterize gifted brains
Be better able to meet the needs of gifted students with overexcitabilities
Discover how to support students without stigmatizing them

This course is aligned with NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 7.1, 7.2, 7.3.

Presenter Bio

Lori Comallie-Caplan is a New Mexico Licensed Master Social Worker and a Licensed Educational Diagnostician with a Masters Degree in Psychological Counseling. Additionally, she holds Advanced Certification for Mediation from the University of New Mexico School of Law. Ms. Comallie-Caplan has 30 plus years of experience in the field of counseling, coaching evaluation, mediation and educational consultation. She is best known for her work with gifted individuals through the lifespan and frequently provides professional development for school districts and mental health professionals in the social emotional needs of the gifted.

Additional information

Core Area	Identification & Assessment, Social & Emotional
Hours	1 Hour
Organization	Comallie
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Lori Comallie-Caplan
Course Content	Gifted, Special Education

49 reviews for Misdiagnosis, Dual Diagnosis of the Gifted

Rated 4 out of 5

Grace – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) – July 15, 2020

I enjoyed the information presented
Rated 5 out of 5

Dinorah – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) – July 22, 2020

Great course in differentiating and comparing similarities of disorders vs the gifted student. Brings awareness to how gifted students may be stigmatized and/or misdiagnosed for a disorder.
Rated 5 out of 5

Keetha – Region 17 ESC (verified owner) – July 22, 2020

informative
Rated 5 out of 5

Monica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – July 31, 2020

Very informative
Rated 5 out of 5

christopher – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – August 12, 2020

Great Course!
Rated 4 out of 5

Kyle – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) – December 11, 2020

I like seeing the difference between disorders and GT.
Rated 5 out of 5

Candace – BOLING ISD (verified owner) – December 11, 2020

great
Rated 2 out of 5

Mira – LAMAR CISD (verified owner) – December 31, 2020

This course is very informative.
Rated 4 out of 5

Maria – SAN PERLITA ISD (verified owner) – February 16, 2021

Great course! Explains thoroughly how we misdiagnose students because some of the characteristics shared with other disorders are so similar.
Rated 4 out of 5

Bruce – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) – March 12, 2021

Explains the testing that is used in determining the diagnosis of gifted children using dual diagnosis testing. These processes are explained very well, and are very interesting to learn about.