What makes for effective Collaborative Practice?  The author shares thoughts gleaned from a personal journey.  Prelude: I recently travelled to the place I was born, Omaha, NE, to visit my father, to attend my 35th High School Reunion, and to meet with members of the Collaborative Practice Nebraska practice group to learn about the state of Collaborative Practice in my hometown. Going Home. This trip proved to be fertile ground indeed, so much so that I have organized my thoughts into three parts.  This one is about doing the little things. I had a chance encounter in Omaha with a young woman named Deb, the receptionist for Kelle Westland,...

Think about an athlete.  To excel in any sport, whether individual or team, an athlete does not simply walk out on the playing field and compete.  There is an incredible amount of work that goes into being a top-notched athlete: the training; the nutrition; the psychological work; and the support of those around the athlete.  By the time the athlete’s event takes place the idea of “winning” the event is absent from the athlete’s mind.  Instead, the athlete’s focus is on breathing, on form, on the mechanics of how their body moves.  If the athlete does all the little things well, while not everyone can win, the athlete will realize success....