Presentations and Professional Development

I can speak on many different topics for many different audiences, in both in-person and online formats -- this is just a selection of my most popular presentations. Contact me to discuss your group’s specific interests and needs.

• Myths and Realities about Giftedness
• Social-Emotional Needs of Gifted Children
• The Cheetah on the Couch: Therapy with the Gifted Client
• Dialogue With the Ideal: Understanding, Coping With, and Harnessing Perfectionism
• The Motivational ARC (motivation, giftedness, and multiple exceptionality)
• Addressing the Academic Needs of Gifted Students, Without Losing Your Mind or Busting Your Budget
• Teaching Cheetahs to Hunt: Practical Advice for Teaching Executive Functioning and Academic Skills for Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Kids
• Executive Functioning at Home and School
• Owner’s Guide to Your Brain (executive functioning for kids)
• The School and Home as Extended Family
• Living Opera: Gifted Family Dynamics
• Introduction to Cognitive and Academic Assessment
• Statistical Literacy: Where Do the Scores Come From and What Do They Mean?
• Help! My 6-Year-Old Can’t Read! Should I Panic? (cognitive underpinnings of reading and how to recognize early signs of dyslexia)