Perfectionism in the Gifted Child

$20.00

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Nature & Needs
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Imagine making a lifelong, unattainable goal. How would you feel day after day, year after year of continually not reaching your goal? Would it lead to frustration…anxiety…depression? That is the experience of a perfectionist as Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., explains in “Perfectionism in the Gifted Child.” In this 1-hour course, you will learn the different ways perfectionism is expressed and gain practical strategies for helping students overcome failure.

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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. 

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260 reviews for Perfectionism in the Gifted Child

  1. Jeffery – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –

    It was good.

  2. Lalis – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –

    I don’t know if it’s my wi-fi, but I had to click play multiple times for almost every video. The videos kept pausing on their own.

  3. Malissa – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –

    Important information. I love to learn more from Lisa. THis is important to me for my students as well as my own children.

  4. Jason – Zanesville City Schools (verified owner) –

    It was a great course.

  5. Micah – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –

    great course

  6. Sasha – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –

    Very insightful.

  7. Claudia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Awesome!!

  8. Bruce – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Great strategies to help gifted students manage some of the feelings they get when it comes to handling those things that can often stress higher achieving students.

  9. David – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –

    good

  10. Kathleen – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –

    The course kept me engaged and interested. There were plenty of examples to help explain the ideas presented.

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