[Oz-gifted] general update

[tony nolan]

G'day

Just to let you know a few things

1 - the gifted policy work is still going on, however, it should be soon 
coming to an end and to be presented to the minister Brendan Nelson. There 
are now a few more Gifted People, who know far more that I are also 
involved in giving information to that committee, so we hope to raise 
issues again soon.

2. I have been in discussions with an professional body of counsellors, who 
are interested in the areas of gifted teens and gifted adults. My fiancee 
and I are looking at doing some of the training and becoming accredited, 
however this will take several years to do. Because of the need for 
resources in the community, there is going to be an in-service professional 
development workshop to already trained counsellors, who i hope will be on 
a list some where, as well as available as any other type of counsellors.

The current need areas I have discussed are;
Gifted suicide - gifted depression - gifted relationships breakdown - 
gifted vocational guidance - gifted learning disabilities

There has also been a suggestion to also focus on support for families who 
have both gifted and mentally disabled members of the same family.

These counsellors would not be the same type as Lesley Sword, or Helen 
Dudeney - who are the  specialists and experts in the field. The 
counsellors who would do the in-service would deal with other aspects of 
counselling, but would be aware of the difficulties / specialities of the 
Gifted Community.

Anyway I am after any topics or feedback that can help in this path.

Regards
Tony




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