Gifted and Talented

Abstract

In this chapter, the authors will explore the basics of being gifted and talented: what it means, presents, and how best to support. Gifted and talented is associated as a disability and is best served under special education resources. Serving this community requires plans that will encourage and support furthering this exceptional ability. Being gifted does not protect one from experiencing trauma. The giftedness poses a challenge when processing the traumatic event. There is very little research with the combination of gifted and trauma, so more will be discussed to provide this information on how gifted children and adolescents experience trauma and cope. Developing a strong supportive relationship to motivate towards change and healing along with other tools and techniques are discussed for working with the gifted population, wrapping up with a fictional case study as an example.