Book excerpt: Part I: Introduction $x chapter 1 $x Introduction 1 $x by Sal Mendaglio $x Models of Counseling the Gifted 3 $x References 4 $x chapter 2 $x Counseling Issues and Research 7 $x by Sidney M. Moon $x What Is Giftedness? 8 $x Behavioral Characteristics 13 $x Affective and Conative Issues 15 $x Counseling Interventions 19 $x Conclusion 26 $x References 27 $x Part II: The Models $x chapter 3 $x Affective-Cognitive Therapy $x for Counseling Gifted Individuals 35 $x by Sal Mendaglio $x Conception of Giftedness 35 $x Conception of Personality 44 $x Model of Counseling 47 $x Application 57 $x References 67 $x chapter 4 $x A Systems Approach to Counseling $x Gifted Individuals and Their Families 69 $x by Volker Thomas and Karen E. Ray $x Introduction 69 $x Conception of Giftedness 70 $x Conception of Personality 74 $x Model of Counseling 75 $x Application 88 $x Conclusion 92 $x References 92 $x chapter 5 $x A Developmental Perspective 97 $x by Jean Sunde Peterson $x Conception of Giftedness 97 $x Conception of Personality 104 $x Model of Counseling 105 $x Application 116 $x Case Illustration 119 $x References 124 $x chapter 6 $x Counseling Underachieving Students $x and Their Parents 127 $x by Caryln L. Saunders $x Conception of Giftedness 127 $x Conception of Personality 130 $x Model of Counseling 131 $x Applications 144 $x References 150 $x chapter 7 $x Counseling Highly Gifted Children $x and Adolescents 153 $x by Catherine M. Boland and Miraca U.M. Gross $x Conception of Giftedness 153 $x Conception of Personality 162 $x Model of Counseling 167 $x Application 182 $x References 194 $x chapter 8 $x Gifted Identity Formation: $x A Therapeutic Model for Counseling $x Gifted Children and Adolescents 199 $x by Andrew Mahoney, Don Martin, $x & Magy Martin $x Conception of Giftedness 199 $x Conception of Personality 207 $x Model of Counseling 210 $x Application 215 $x References 227 $x chapter 9 $x Science, Spirit, and Talent Development 231 $x by Barbara Kerr $x Conception of Giftedness 231 $x Conception of Personality 236 $x Model of Counseling 238 $x Application 247 $x References 250 $x chapter 10 $x The Role of Counseling in the Development $x of Gifted Students' Actiotopes: $x Theoretical Background and Exemplary $x Application of the 11-SCC 253 $x by Albert Ziegler and Heidrun Stoeger $x Conception of Giftedness 253 $x Conception of Personality 261 $x Model of Counseling 262 $x Application 270 $x Concluding remarks 280 $x References 281 $x Part III: Conclusion $x chapter 11 $x Conclusion 285 $x by Jean Peterson $x Conception of Giftedness 286 $x Conceptions of Personality 287 $x Model of Counseling 288 $x Application 291 $x Conclusion 292 $x References 292 $x About the Authors 301 $x About the Editors 301 $x About the Authors 302 $x.