Description
In “Idealism and Depression,” Lori Comallie-Caplan discusses the serious issue of depression in gifted students. Many children experience depression, but what are the unique struggles observed in gifted adolescents? Asynchronous development, social isolation, and existential depression are just a few of the risk factors. Although gifted students are vulnerable to depression, due to their high expectations and idealism, you will find that their strengths can be tapped to help them move toward hope and optimism.
- Understand the unique reasons that gifted students struggle with depression
- Discover how existential depression affects gifted adolescents and its relation to Dabrowski’s Developmental Levels
- Identify the warning signs of depression in gifted students
- Learn four strategies for dealing with depression
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.
Thelma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, great tips for helping students be positive to themselves and emphasized the need to listen to students.
Ursula – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed it very much as I felt it was very informative.
mitchell – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This was highly effective for me on a personal level. I have a brother who was gifted, but struggled with dyslexia and extraodinary childhood trauma that created exteme dissonance between his social development and his intellect. That dissonance has caused an ongoing cycle of existential depression, and further evolved into full blown depression. This training has actually unpacked some thinking that might provide some tools I can share with him to maybe help him claw his way out of one of his worst cycles he’s experienced.
Then further projecting what I understand about my brother, giftedness, and the potential to hve students like him in my classroom, galvanizes me to better retain this material for use in my classroom spaces.
Tish – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It was hard to hear the instructor at times, even with my computer volume all the way up.
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great
Jillian – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Aida – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting!
Orlando – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
interesting
Erin – Laurel Springs School (verified owner) –
Great course!
Amber – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course was decent, but I think some more updated statistics would be helpful. I would be curious to see how many LGBTQIA+ students are being ignored in this research.