Essentials of Gifted Education for the School Counselling Service
  • Type Validation
  • Level Intermediate
  • Time Hours
  • Cost Paid

Essentials of Gifted Education for the School Counselling Service

Issued by UNSW

Earners of the Essentials of Gifted for the School Counselling Service badge are able to understand key concepts in gifted education, identify social and emotional characteristics of giftedness, and refute common misconceptions. They are able to look critically at their own school context and identify opportunities for their role in the school counselling service to support students' experiences. Learners may go on to complete the Mini-COGE for the School Counselling Service.

  • Type Validation
  • Level Intermediate
  • Time Hours
  • Cost Paid

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Attend two hours of webinars and complete four hours of online activities covering giftedness, myths and misconceptions, identification of gifted students in school settings, diagnosis and assessment, and psychosocial issues and interventions.
  • 1. Self-reflection of personal beliefs and biases around giftedness
  • 2. Apply a talent development model to your current workplace.
  • 3. Online forum discussion on taking action in your workplace.