Gifted persons have a strong developmental potential that can support them in thriving. With that strong developmental potential they can make a big difference in this world, but… sometimes they get stuck. The mismatch between their inner and outer worlds can bring them temporarily off balance. In that case the creativity, fast-pacedness, intensity and complexity of these gifted individuals comes with specific challenges that needs appropriate, sometimes tailormade support.
What You’ll Get
→ A theoretical framework to start identifying your possible gifted clients
→ An overview of the personality traits in gifted individuals
→ More information on how giftedness can play a specific role in the guidance of clients
→ Practical tips and tricks to look at your client’s potential with an open and curious mind.
About Elly
Elly Gerritsen-Kornet is curious in contact, seeking connection and gives people the time to discover themselves in a creative and sensitive way. As someone with lived and professional experience in giftedness, she currently works as a coach for highly gifted (young)adults who are struggling at work at Hoogbegaafd in Bedrijf (Gifted in Business).
She has been working with gifted youngsters and adults for 17 years and has been trained as a gifted specialist to guide creative gifted individuals who are at risk of dropping out of mainstream systems. Elly started her career in 2007 as a musicologist with a minor in theatre and dance dramaturgy, worked in the opera and dance world. As a music and general arts teacher in secondary schools, she taught creative gifted classes for more than 10 years. Since 2020 Elly works as a trainer, speaker and coach in the gifted work field collaborating with a wide range of organizations advising and teaching them about talent development and giftedness.