DSW Candidate – Alaina Bailey, 2:30 PM-3:45 PM
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Virtual Showcase of DSW Scholars 2025 Event!
The Unwanted Gifts Presented by Gifted and Talented Students: Overcoming a Culture of Anxiety and Perfectionism
DSW Candidate – Alaina Bailey, MSW, LCSW
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
2:30 PM-3:45 PM Eastern Time Zone
Credit Hours: 1.0 (ACE)
Description
The Unwanted Gifts Presented by Gifted and Talented Students: Overcoming a Culture of Anxiety and Perfectionism
Many Gifted and Talented (GT) students are suffering from anxiety and negative perfectionism. School-based mental health professionals are experiencing GT students needing more social and emotional learning support to combat these tendencies. Acknowledging a theoretical understanding of how Achievement Motivation, Empowerment, and Systems Theory impact a student’s environment through a person-in-environment perspective can help develop solutions and guide best practices. Social and emotional learning is an essential resource intervention for these students. School-based mental health professionals provide accessibility to this population, limiting resource barriers. Evidence-based practices can be used as proactive measures to decrease anxiety and perfectionism tendencies. Continuing education and awareness for all parties will help address this issue and promote knowledge and improvements to such programming.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this conference, participants will be able to:
- Explore how and why anxiety and perfectionism manifest in gifted and talented students and how they impact academic learning and social and emotional health.
- Identify social and emotional learning competencies and explore evidence-based practices that address anxiety and perfectionism to enhance gifted and talented academic, social, and emotional success.
- Understand the role of students, schools, caregivers, and community members in addressing and mitigating the challenges faced by gifted and talented students related to anxiety and perfectionism.
Delivery Method: Live Interactive Training via Zoom Video Conferencing
Credit Hours: 1.0 (ACE)
Target Audience: This conference is intended for social workers and students.
Accreditation: University of Kentucky College of Social Work, Provider # 1377, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/29/22-9/29/25. Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 15 general continuing education credits.
Claiming CE Credit: Instructions for claiming CE credit will be disseminated at the beginning of each session.
Questions: If you have any questions regarding CE credit or to report a grievance, please contact Christina Krantz at Christina.Krantz@uky.edu. For technical assistance, please contact lmshelp@uky.edu.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these presentations are those of the individual presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of the University of Kentucky or the College of Social Work. The inclusion of any topics, perspectives, or discussions is intended for academic engagement and does not constitute endorsement by the institution.
