The L.I.F.E. perspective (Leadership, Interdisciplinary, Family-Centered, Effective) is intertwined within all aspects of the MI-LEND trainee experience. Key L.I.F.E. questions and topics are listed for consideration below.

Leadership

• What leadership strengths/styles can I bring to this situation?

• What strategies can I use to facilitate creativity, innovation, collaboration, and leadership?

• How can I better facilitate learning between the classroom and the workplace?

• How can I address identified gaps in the service system?

• What tools can be used to avoid or resolve conflicts?

Interdisciplinary

• What is my role in identification, assessment, and treatment?

• What does each discipline bring to the care of a child and family?

• How do disciplines interact as a team?

• How can I more effectively communicate with other professionals on my team?

• How can we demonstrate respect for other's knowledge and approach to a problem?

Family-Professional Partnership

• Who are the members of the family?

• What are their current roles?

• How can family strengths be built upon to better support the child with a disability?

• How does the family want to engage with professionals?

• How can community resources be used to supplement family resources to better support the child?

• How can the clinician work as a team with other providers and the family, even across geographic distance?

Effective

• How do we know our programs are effective? How do we define effectiveness and how do we measure it?

• How do we assess community needs to design programs to meet those needs effectively?

• How do we ensure that programs are effective in all population groups?

• How do we identify groups that may have higher need and require more intensive interventions?