KONSELING BAGI ANAK BERBAKAT AKADEMIK

Abstract

Abstract:  Counseling  for  the  Academically  Gifted  Children.  The  number  of
academically gifted children is quite high distributed in all areas. The academically
gifted  children  will  be  benefecial  for  themselves  and  other  people,  if  they  can
develop optimally. There are many academically gifted children who are succesful
in their life; however we can find some who are in difficulty. They need counseling
services.    There  are  some  important  issues  in  counseling,  especially  for  the
academically  gifted  children,  such  as:  (1)  divergent  thinker,  (2)  excitability,  (3)
sensitivity,  (4)  perceptiveness,  (5)  entelechy.  (6)  self-concept,  (7)  counseling with
parents,  and  (8)  underachievement.  To  help  them  face  important  issues,  social-
personal  counseling,  academic  counseling,  and  career  counseling  are  necessary.
These  three  counseling  approaches  can be  conducted  simultaneously,  depending
on their needs. The models and strategies of counseling for the academically gifted
children  are  therapeutic,  preventive,  and  developmental  models.  The  choice  of
models  is  strongely  determined  by  the  need  of  effective  counseling,  in  order  to
achieve the optimal result. To establish the effective counseling, it is necessary that
counseling services should be conducted by professional counselors.
 
Keywords: counseling, academically gifted children