Description
No one can be a perfectionist because no one is perfect. And perfectionism is an occupational hazard of the gifted. Although giftedness and perfectionism often go hand-in-hand, perfectionism can have many “faces” and may look different in each individual. In this engaging and practical course, Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., explains how damaging perfectionism can be and how its strengths can be harnessed for good.
In this 1-hour course you will learn to:
- Identify the five faces of perfectionism in gifted children
- Build strategies to change perfectionism from unhealthy to healthy
- Classify global failure from beneficial adversity
- Utilize Barbara Clark’s model for overcoming failure
Presenter Bio
Lisa Van Gemert shares best practices in education with audiences around the world using a combination of neuropsychology, pedagogy, experience, humor, technology and sheer fun. She is an expert consult to television shows including Lifetime’s “Child Genius,” and a writer of award-winning lesson plans, as well as numerous published articles on social psychology and pedagogy and the book, Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing Never Good Enough. A former teacher, school administrator, and Youth & Education Ambassador for Mensa, she shares resources for educators and parents on her website giftedguru.com and is co-founder with Ian Byrd of the Gifted Guild, a professional community for educators of the gifted. Lisa and her husband Steve are the parents of three sons and live in Arlington, Texas.
Ashley – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was very interesting and I also enjoyed the presenter.
Jaime – NEWARK CITY (verified owner) –
This course gives a perspective for some of the varying levels of perfectionist students. There are different kinds of perfectionist students and it is important to recognize and understand how to communicate with students who are perfectionist.
Sandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Fantastic
Terry – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
She is an excellent presenter
Sheri – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This was enlightening.
Debbie – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I just love this speaker. She always does a great job!!
Elizabeth – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great course that focuses on perfectionism.
Adam – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
GREAT!!!!
Kelley – Morgan Local Schools (verified owner) –
It was excellent!!!
Jessi – Franklin Local Schools (verified owner) –
The delivery of this course was so much more time consuming. Every 10 seconds it would stop playing and when I hit play again it would stop instantly. Took me triple the time to get through it all and I lost so much of the content in my frustration with the system.