Through this workshop participants will learn, discuss and practice person centered and community centered approaches through:

• Discussing the principles and philosophy of ABCD
• Practical strategies to find and engage community assets
• Principles of Community Mobilization
• Discovering Care & Learning Conversations
• Exploring how agencies and communities work together more effectively
• Building an ABCD community partnership
• Practicing with effective tools; circles of support, mapping relationships and harmonising the things worth doing

Anyone who wants to explore participatory inclusion and collaboration in communities:

• Business leaders and social entrepreneurs
• Community members and not for profit leaders
• Community organisers and their teams
• Next generation leaders and other young activists
• Local, State and federal Department leaders, policy officers and program managers
• NDIS directors, team leaders, planners, Local Area Coordinators, Coordinators of support and support workers