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This practice-focused guide introduces The SmartStart Toolbox as a
remedial program to help mental health professionals and adoptive
parents promote the educational and social development of
internationally adopted children aged 4-8. Recognizing the
cultural, emotional, and cognitive needs of children who have
experienced a fundamental change in their social situation of
development following international adoption, The SmartStart
Toolbox provides a range of family-based remedial activities which
stimulate children's thinking and learning while creating
scaffolded attachment opportunities during early interactions with
their adoptive families. The volume details the notions of
"psychological tools" (Vygotsky) and "mediated learning experience"
(Feuerstein) which form the theoretical foundations for The
SmartStart Toolbox and offers step-by-step guidance on conducting
activities and adapting them to the individual child. The
SmartStart methodology can also be used by professionals for
diagnostic purposes. This text will benefit researchers in child
psychology, as well as clinicians, family therapists, social
workers, and educators with an interest in child development,
cognitive and language enhancement, and adoption and fostering more
broadly. Adoptive parents will also benefit from this book and its
focus on themes of attachment, parenting, and the development of
social cognition.
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