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Counseling the Gifted: Past, Present, and Future Directions
Author(s) -
Colangelo Nicholas,
Wood Susannah M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2015.00189.x
Subject(s) - gifted education , psychology , counselor education , counseling psychology , medical education , pedagogy , applied psychology , medicine , higher education , political science , law
In the 29 years since the last special issue in the Journal of Counseling & Development focusing on gifted individuals, there has been considerable research regarding giftedness. However, meeting the counseling needs of gifted individuals has not been on the national agenda in counselor preparation. This article outlines the status of counseling the gifted from the standpoint of both the counseling and the gifted education professions and includes recommendations for future directions for both fields.