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Deb Douglas

Deb Douglas, MS C&I, is the founder and director of GT Carpe Diem Educational Consulting, facilitating self-advocacy workshops for gifted students and professional development for educators. Her books, The Power of Self-Advocacy: Teaching the Four Essential Steps to Success (2018), and Empowering Underrepresented Gifted Learners: Voices from the Field (2021) co-edited with Dr. Joy Lawson Davis, are available from Free Spirit Publishing.
Social & Emotional Development
Deb Douglas

The Superpower of Self-Advocacy

Encourage children to develop self-advocacy to communicate needs, set goals, and seek support in school. Help them learn about their giftedness, match educational options to their learner profile, create achievable goals, collaborate with school advocates, and celebrate progress while increasing responsibility.

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Deb Douglas September 16, 2021