Icdl socal inst interdisciplinary panel d cullinane

Disciplinary Perspective in DIR Your discipline’s perspective on DIR 1. How are DIR principles the same or different than those generally used by your discipline? a. a developmental perspective b. adjusting work to individual differences c. working within relationships- child d. working within relationships- family 2. How does your discipline view working in a comprehensive fashion across disciplines? Do they promote interdisciplinary training? Research?

3. How do professional organizations, writing, research etc. within your discipline view DIR? (How well do they know about it, discuss it, agree with it or endorse, oppose it?)

How is your discipline represented within DIR? 1. Are you familiar with the DIR faculty within your discipline?

2. In the books and articles that you have read do you think your disciplinary perspective is adequately expressed? What is strong? What is missing?

3. How would you like to contribute?

Your role using DIR 1. Do you see your work using DIR as aligned with your disciplinary training or is their conflict between trying to do DIR and your disciplinary values or goals?

2. In what ways does the DIR approach influence or perhaps change your way of working?

3. Do you feel you can always use a DIR approach or are their times when you cannot? When and why?

Boundary issues with DIR 1. How comfortable are you in crossing over to other disciplinary types of issues? a. Which of the other disciplines are easier for you to understand and utilize? b. What are the most difficult situations for you in regards to feeling over your head with issues you are trying to address? c. Where do you get help with those situations?

2. How hard or easy is it to obtain input from other disciplines within your current work?

3. When do you decide to obtain consultation from another discipline? Do you tend to over-extend yourself, or restrict to a more narrow disciplinary perspective?