Presentation Handouts
presentation handouts
Keep Your Children Well 2021
The original 2020 presentation is edited for time and to be appropriate for a more general audience. The complete description of the presentation is found below.
Keep Your Children Well: Insights From One We Lost
Using the psychological autopsy published by Dr. Tracy Cross et al., William and Mary (2020), the life and death of an 18 year-old GT student is examined. New models to predict suicidal ideation are presented. Illuminating how the intensities and over-excitabilities associated with being gifted can be risk or protective factors will help participants recognize similar traits in the gifted individuals with whom they interact. This knowledge will inform participants as they guide gifted individuals across the life span. My hope—never lose another one. This presentation was given at the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented (CAGT) Annual Conference, October, 20, 2020.
Suicide Among the Gifted: Exploring Risk and Protective Factors to Keep Kids Safe is a presentation that combines insights from the Psychological Autopsy conducted by the William and Mary team and our understanding of Patrick’s life and death. This presentation was first given at the SENG Annual Conference on August 8, 2020.
The Quiet Storm Presentation Handout
The Quiet Storm presentation handout is a compilation of tips and approaches that I have found worked to assist my gifted and talented kids in being successful in school. The handout is divided into elementary, middle school and high school strategies. It also provides advice for parents as well as school staff who are interacting with our GT kids.
