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| Course name | Supporting Profoundly Gifted Children |
| Course ID | 0313-WP-PSYCH-SPGC |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Field of study | WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Psychology |
| Education profile | - |
| Level of studies | Erasmus programme |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2022/2023 |
| Semester | 1 |
| ECTS credits to win | 5 |
| Course type | obligatory |
| Teaching language | english |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Class | 30 | 2 | - | - | Credit with grade |
The aim of the course is to discuss problems connected with the gifted everyday life, their special needs, social relations, learning difficulties as well as indicate the best way of developing their potential.
Basic knowledge of cognitive processes and human development.
Various definition of giftedness: What does it mean to be profoundly gifted? Giftedness and creativity.
Characteristics of gifted children: their special needs, problems with social relations, sensitivity and overexcitabilities, perfectionism.
Diagnosis and misdiagnosis of gifted children: missed diagnosis, misdiagnosis and double diagnosis (twice-exceptional children), learning difficulties and underachievement in gifted children.
Working with gifted children: how to work with the gifted at school and support their parents, stimulating creativity, assisting development of the gifted.
Discussion, case studies.
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Participation in discussion, short oral presentation once a semester, analysis of a case study discussed in class.
1. Daniels S., Piechowski M.M. (eds.) (2008), Living with intensity: Understanding the sensitivity, excitability, and the emotional development of gifted children, adolescents, and adults, Great Potential Press.
2. Neville C., Piechowski M.M., Tolan S. (eds.) (2013), Off the charts: asychrony and the gifted child, Royal Fireworks Press.
1. Piechowski M.M. (2006), ‘Mellow out’ they say. If I only could. Intensities and sensitivities of the young and bright, Yunasa Books.
*The subject can be run every semester, in case there is not enough persons to make a group there will be individual class run during instructor hours.
Modified by dr Magdalena Pokrzyńska (last modification: 25-04-2022 07:52)
