title: Education and internationally adopted children: working collaboratively with schools.
abstract: Families who adopt internationally often need assistance in determining which factors they need to consider when making educational decisions for their child, and they frequently seek guidance from their physician. Understanding how the education system functions, how it differs from the medical system, and how children who have been adopted internationally can succeed in school is important for health care providers, because this information helps parents in making proactive decisions for their children. Internationally adopted children have the best chance of maximizing their learning potential when medical and educational professionals work together to assist families as they plan for their child's education.
authors.affiliation: International Adoption Clinic, Fairview-University Medical Center, University of Minnesota, MMC 211, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. dolex001@umn.edu
authors.forename: Kathryn N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Dole
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D004519:Education, Special / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012572:School Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D012574:Schools / Q000592:standards*; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States