SENG-Model Parent Support Groups

In 1981, SENG established guidelines for SENG-Model Parent Support Groups.  In communities around the country, parents of gifted children are invited to participate in a ten-week series to discuss the social and emotional needs of their children, and the parenting issues related to those needs.  The emphasis is on positive aspects of parenting, avoiding power struggles, and helping gifted children learn appropriate life skills while enhancing the parent/child relationship and parent self-esteem.

Finding a Group Near You

SENG is in the process of rebuilding a list of active facilitators around the country.  If you're interested in finding a group near you, contact us with your city and zip code, and we will try to put you in touch with a trained facilitator in your community.

Starting a Group

If you want to start your own SENG-Model group, you need to be trained as a facilitator!  Contact us and we will be happy to put you in contact with a trainer in your region, with whom you can discuss the possibility of setting up a future session, and who can also answer all of your questions about the model and the process. 
You can also get a head start on training by reading these books, used in the course:
Gifted Parent Groups: The SENG MODEL, 2nd ed. by DeVries and Webb, Great Potential Press, 2007. 
and one of the following:
A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children, by Webb, Gore, Amend and DeVries, Great Potential Press, 2007.
Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers, by Webb, Meckstroth and Tolan, Great Potential Press, 1989.