Description
In “Idealism and Depression,” Lori Comallie-Caplan discusses the serious issue of depression in gifted students. Many children experience depression, but what are the unique struggles observed in gifted adolescents? Asynchronous development, social isolation, and existential depression are just a few of the risk factors. Although gifted students are vulnerable to depression, due to their high expectations and idealism, you will find that their strengths can be tapped to help them move toward hope and optimism.
In this 1-hour course, you will be equipped to:
- Understand the unique reasons that gifted students struggle with depression
- Discover how existential depression affects gifted adolescents and its relation to Dabrowski’s Developmental Levels
- Identify the warning signs of depression in gifted students
- Learn four strategies for dealing with depression
Felicity – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
The sound quality was poor; turning up the speaker was not very helfpul because of background noise. Fortunately, there were slides to read.
Barbara – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Extremely helpful
Erika – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I love that I can work at my own pace and time.
Julia – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great Information
Michelle – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and important information.
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great information in dealing and signs of depression.
Latasha – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative about the causes of crisis in the gifted with some practical things to do to support them
JUAN – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
I found this topic interesting, since I have had GT students in my class that have seem troubled or depressed.
Brenda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was very interesting
Jessica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great tips
Eduardo – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative but bad audio.
Daisy – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very good points to target
Mariana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and an eye-opener
Donita – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
excellent course
Cristina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it
Very informative
Edna D. – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Fantastic!
Zulema – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting, informative, and an eye-opener.
Victoria – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Very lecture based and I did zone out a lot because it jumped around and the speaker appeared to ‘go off on a tangent’ a few too many times for me.
Freida – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
As an educator and a parent, this helps me to understand the reasons for existential crises and depression.
Staci – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course with tons of great information.
Betsy – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Thorough discussion of depression and idealism in the Gifted was very helpful.
patricia – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Good overview; course helped me understand GT kids and how they view themselves in relation to the world around them.
Robin – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Very good course.
Kari – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –
I like that the instructor gave specific things to look for in students and ways to use strategies in the classroom.
Mario – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent, I feel as if I understand myself better through this, I can’t wait until I am given the opportunity to become more available to my students and my classroom. Then to share my experience with my department and eventually my campus to further increase understanding of our student population.
Sylvia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great presentation.
Beatriz – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It was exellent!
Suzanne – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course. Lots of useful information.
Brandon – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this was good and helpful information.
Christine – ROCK HILL LOCAL (verified owner) –
It seems that more of our students are dealing with depression and this course provides valuable information to help identify and aid a students in crisis.
Paige – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great knowledge
Cindy – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful for our troubled students.
Akevia – HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
I rate this course with 5 stars because it was very informational.
Rodney – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
In today’s world with Covid-19 and the stress students have added, this is something that will be very necessary to go through.
Maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational.
CAROLINE – MONROEVILLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This one is super depressing.
Kellie – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
The information was interesting and helpful but if was very hard to hear the speaker. It was very echoy and I had to turn up my volume all the way and it did not help.
Dawn – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I had a lot of difficulty hearing the presenter.
Peter – TEAYS VALLEY LOCAL (verified owner) –
Longer course, but totally worth it. There’s great ideas here for dealing with gifted students with depression, especially since these students focus on issues the average student won’t touch. Great discussion by a smart leader. Lots of thoughts around practical steps. Glad I took this course!
Jan – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Lot’s of information and some sidelined comments
Erika – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
good training
Larissa – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this class was helpful and interesting. I think I will look for more classes that deal with mental health.
Tim – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
Melissa – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
This has many things that are good to be aware of when teaching gifted children.
Lilly – MONROEVILLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
The course was good except throughout the video I could hear someone eating their food.
maysaa – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Its a good quick course that gives signs and ways to help students not to be come depressed
Catherine – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
This module was great reminders about depression in general, but specifically from an existential crisis or thought train. I found it interesting and helpful.
Carrie – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course.
Alexander – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was a highly informative and helpful course.
Wendey – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Informative