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.
BRITNEY – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
my favorite class so far
Caroline – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
The subject matter is great. The video had a hard time playing. I had to continuously press playseveral times for the same section of the video.
Heba – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting to learn about the different kinds of perfectionists. I didn’t know that there were different categories.
Matthew – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
An excellent discussion of the many type of perfectionists in our students
Julie – Gloucester County Public Schools (verified owner) –
The course was hard to manage because it did not run autonomously. It would pause repeatedly at the beginning of each section until all the slides had gone through. Once you had pressed play several times it would play, but by then it was on the last slide and they didn’t correspond with what she was referencing.
Aracely – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very applicable to real life scenarios!
Kristi – Allen East Local Schools (verified owner) –
Helpful info
Kelsey – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Good theories!
Kathryn – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
strategies were helpful
michelle – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed Listening to Lisa speak and share stories and insight on the perfectionist.