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Weber, Christine L.; Stanley, Laurel – Gifted Child Today, 2012
The focus of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a series of free workshops for parents of gifted children. The parent education workshops provided research-based information as recognized by experts in the field of counseling gifted children. Content areas include the characteristics of gifted children, identification, appropriate…
Descriptors: Gifted, Parenting Styles, Parent Education, Parent Workshops
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Henshon, Suzanna E. – Roeper Review, 2012
This article presents an interview with Jean Sunde Peterson, professor and director of school-counselor preparation in the Department of Educational Studies at Purdue University. She is a licensed mental health counselor and a national certified counselor, planning to return to clinical work with gifted children and adolescents and their families…
Descriptors: Expertise, Academically Gifted, Mental Health Workers, Counselor Training
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Stepney, Cesalie; Kane, Katelyn; Bruzzese, Jean-Marie – Journal of School Nursing, 2011
Pediatric asthma is often undiagnosed, and therefore untreated. It negatively impacts children's functioning, including school attendance and performance, as well as quality of life. Schoolwide screening for asthma is becoming increasingly common, making identification of possible asthma particularly relevant for school nurses. Nurses may need to…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Chronic Illness, Quality of Life, Parent Counseling
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Palmer, Melanie; Rose, Dennis; Sanders, Matthew; Randle, Fiona – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2012
Changes in family and employment patterns have lead to an increasing need for families to balance work and family roles. Little research has examined work and family conflict among teachers. In the present study, 69 New Zealand teachers completed a survey examining occupational-related demands, family-related demands, work and family conflict, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Role Conflict, Dependents
Suarez, Brandon – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The parents/caretakers of a student who was recently not accepted into the gifted program are often not provided counseling support to reconceptualize their child's strengths and needs. Because the child is not labeled gifted, the parents' new attitudes toward the child, themselves and the education system may negatively impact the choices they…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Gifted, Group Therapy, Educational Therapy
Jones, John Walker – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
Information about developments in the field of education of visually handicapped children and about resources available to assist educators in their efforts to initiate, extend, and improve educational programs for these children appears in a wide variety of pamphlets and professional journals. An attempt is made in this bulletin to summarize…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Vision Tests, Parent Counseling, State Departments of Education
McLaughlin, Kenneth F. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
Under Title V, Guidance, Counseling, and Testing of the "National Defense Education Act of 1958," the Congress of the United States has recognized the value of tests as a tool which may be used to help make an early determination of the aptitudes and abilities of the students in U.S. schools. This bulletin attempts to explain the use and…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Guidance, Educational Testing, Aptitude Tests