Publications

Living With Intensity: Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents and Adults– by Susan Daniels, Ph.D. and Michael M. Piechowski, Ph.D. – provides a wonderful exploration of the multi-faceted sensitivities and intensities of the gifted. It will assist parents, teachers, and clinicians in understanding and nurturing the complex combination of intellectual advancement, overexcitabilities, and developmental potential… [while] avoiding tragic misperceptions and misdiagnoses. (Comments by Barbara Jackson Gilman, M.S. from back jacket of book.) Available at the Summit Center and through www.amazon.com.

Handbook for Counselors Serving Students With Gifts and Talents
Edited by Tracy Cross, Ph.D., and Jennifer Riedl Cross, Ph.D. (Prufrock Press, 2012). Dr. Dan Peters and Ed Amend, PsyD., co-authored the chapter on “Misdiagnosis and Missed Diagnosis of Gifted Children: The Importance of Accurate Assessment.” The handbook provides the definitive overview of research on the general knowledge that has been amassed regarding the psychology of gifted students, introducing the reader to the varied conceptions of giftedness, issues specific to gifted children, and various intervention methods. With chapters authored by leading experts in the field, the handbook offers a place for professionals to turn for answers to a wide variety of questions about gifted children. Available through www.amazon.com.

By Michael Postma, Dr. Daniel Peters, Barbara (Bobbie) Gilman, & Kathi Kearney
June 2011 PHP
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A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children

By James T. Webb, Ph.D., ABPP-Cl, Janet L. Gore, M.A., M.Ed., Edward R. Amend, Psy.D., and Arlene R. DeVries, M.S.E. Great Potential Press, 2007. “An indispensable guide,” this book is required for participation in Summit Center SENG Model parent groups. Available at the Summit Center and through www.amazon.com.


Gifted Parent Groups: The SENG Model

By James T. Webb, Ph.D., and Arlene R. DeVries, M.S.E. Great Potential Press, 2007. This book presents a unique model and clear instructions for providing services to parents of gifted children, co-authored by Dr Jim Webb, nationally recognized psychologist and founder of SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted). Required for the Summit Center SENG Model parent group facilitator training. Available through www.greatpotentialpress.com or www.amazon.com.


Summer Camp Success
- by Dan Peters, Ph.D.

2e Newsletter – The Clinical Psychologist
- by Linda Neuman, Editor and Dan Peters, Ph.D.

Anxiety in 2e kids
- by Pat Schuler, Ph.D., NCC, LMHC, and Dan Peters, Ph.D., Linda Neuman, Editor

World Conference for the Gifted
- Gifted Children on the Edge – At Risk and At Promise

-by Dan Peters, Ph.D. and Susan Daniels, Ph.D., Linda Neuman, Editor