Neil Barringham and Kim Chidgey In this presentation explains some things learned from being involved in his community with disabilities. He explores how this personal engagement moved into a professional engagement and how A Place to Belong - a small community agency - emerged from this. Neil will describe some of the central guiding principles, values and strategies around which their work focuses and share how understanding belonging helps us approach our work. Kim shares his powerful personal story and explains the struggles of being involved in the mental health system as opposed to his involvment with a Place to belong which respects individuals, relationships and community. around which their work focuses and share how understanding belonging helps us approach our work. Kim shares his powerful personal story and explains the struggles of being involved in the mental health system as opposed to his involvment with a Place to belong which respects individuals, relationships and community.

In this interview Dr Michael Kendrick discusses the key leadership requirements and challenges for those who have a vision to move beyond congregate care and programs to supports that enable personalised supports. He also shares examples of services which illustrate that transformation of services is possible when there is vision and leadership.