Webinar description:
Gifted children, along with what we know and the gaps in our understanding, are causing many to rethink how we support this unique population.
In this webinar, Dr. Steven Pfeiffer, an international authority on the social-emotional world of high ability kids and their families, introduces his “Tripartite Model.” This model, which goes beyond high IQ as a measure of giftedness, examines the role of parents and teachers — underscoring an importance to nurture emotional intelligence, social skills, and character strengths.
Join the lead author of the Gifted Rating Scales™ Second Edition (GRS™2) in a conversation about the interplay and integration of cognitive and emotional growth as a resource for parents and schools.
Learning objectives:
1) Identify five key challenges facing gifted students.
2) Discuss and apply evidence-based parenting skills in raising gifted children.
3) Explain the value of integrating social-emotional skills and character development at home and in schools.
4) Differentiate the Tripartite Model of Academic Giftedness from the traditional high IQ model.
Presenter:
Dr. Steven Pfeiffer is a popular speaker, scholar, and recognized authority on the gifted. He is a licensed psychologist whose work centers gifted identification and the social-emotional needs and character development of high ability children. Dr. Pfeiffer received his doctorate at the University of North Carolina. Following his internship in clinical psychology, he completed post-doctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Pfeiffer is Professor Emeritus at Florida State University. Prior to his tenure at FSU, he was Director of Duke’s gifted program. Dr. Pfeiffer also served as a Clinical Psychologist in the Navy, and as a Psychologist at Ochsner Clinic and Medical Center, New Orleans. He also served as Director of Devereux’s Institute of Clinical Training & Research. Dr. Pfeiffer testified at the White House and before the Italian Parliament. He is lead author of the GRS 2, and author of Essentials of Gifted Assessment (Wiley, 2015), considered the gold standard on gifted identification. His most recent book is Parenting from the Heart: Raising Resilient and Successful Smart Kids (Routledge, 2024).
