Clinical Practice with Gifted Families

Investigation the Universal Moral Values of Gifted Children According to Socio-demographic Variables

“…According to the results of this study, the average score obtained from the Universal Moral Values Scale of the special talented children in the study group that showed normal distribution (x̅ =209,38) has been found to have low level of ownership of universal moral values. Studies that have been conducted in recent years also focuses on on the existence of a relationship between intellectual intelligence and moral development (Silverman, 2008). Roper ve Silverman 2009), Although moral sensibility can be experienced at an early age and at a high level in gifted children, they emphasize that the impact of the environment is faced with the danger of extinction by being adversely affected by the media, which normalize the violence.…”

“…Kohlberg 1970'lerde ortaya koyduğu altı aşamalı ahlâk gelişimi teorisinde yetişkinlerin çoğunun dördüncü aşamanın ilerisine geçemediğini bununla birlikte nadir de olsa beşinci aşamada akıl yürütenler olduğunu ve son basamaktaki evrensel ahlâk düzeyine çok az kimsenin yükselebildiğini tespit etmiştir. Son yıllarda yapılan çalışmalarda da entelektüel zekâ ile ahlâk gelişimi arasında bir ilişkinin varlığı üzerinde durulmaktadır (Silverman, 2008). Günümüzde çevre kavramı sadece en yakın aileyi ifade etmemektedir.…”

Συμβουλευτική Γονέων Χαρισματικών Παιδιών: Αναγκαιότητα, Προσεγγίσεις, Στόχοι, Σύγχρονες Τάσεις.

“…Είναι σημαντικό ο σύμβουλος να τους βοηθήσει να συνειδητοποιήσουν τον σημαντικό αυτόν ρόλο που έχουν στην αναγνώριση της χαρισματικότητας των παιδιών τους, να ενθαρρύνει αυτήν την προσεκτική παρατήρηση των χαρακτηριστικών και συμπεριφορών και να τους παρακινήσει να αναλάβουν ενεργό δάση. Με τον τρόπο αυτό αποδομείται και ένας κοινός μύθος για την χαρισματικότητα που υποστηρίζει πως όλοι οι γονείς πιστεύουν πως τα παιδιά τους είναι χαρισματικά (Silverman & Golon, 2008). Ένας ακόμη, στόχος του συμβούλου είναι να καθοδηγήσει τους γονείς προκειμένου να βελτιώσουν την εγκυρότητα των διαδικασιών που χρησιμοποιούν για την αναγνώριση των χαρισματικών παιδιών τους.…”

“…Τους δίνει πληροφορίες για οργανισμούς που ασχολούνται με την χαρισματικότητα, για παροχές και προγράμματα που παρέχοντα στην τοπική κοινότητα. Οι γονείς υποστηρίζονται ώστε να αποκτήσουν μια πλήρη γνώση των παροχών και δυνατοτήτων που υπάρχουν καθώς και να αποκτήσουν δεξιότητες συνεχούς ενημέρωσης πάνω σε αυτά (Silverman & Golon, 2008).…”

Irrational Beliefs of Gifted Children’s Parents in Turkey

“…Similarly, Clelland (2009) reported Parents of the gifted have various needs in parenting. Researchers have an agreement about some needs including perceptions and expectations about giftedness, parenting, educational support, and social-emotional development of their children (Colangelo & Davis, 2003;Silverman & Golon, 2008;Silverman, 2013). Karakuş (2010) studied the difficulties of parents of the gifted in Turkey and found that main challenges of parents of the gifted were dealing with their children's questions, unique characteristics, and their communication issues with their children, and educational concerns.…”