IDD Training
Transformational Change: Creating Meaningful Individual Service Plan (ISPs)
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) Division of Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities is pleased to announce the Transformational Change: Creating Meaningful Individual Service Plans (ISPs). Each training session will be conducted in-person.
Each workshop will be limited to 60 participants and will start promptly at 9:30am and end at 4:00pm each day. Registration will begin at 9:00am.
DBHDD, in partnership with Sangha Unity Network (SUN), will continue the work of Transformational Change through a series of interactive, one-day workshops focused on creating more meaningful Individual Service Plans using the new ISP template.
These workshops are designed to support a shift in thinking about the ISP, from a required document to a person-centered tool that reflects the aspirations, strengths, preferences, and choices of each person receiving services.
Participants will learn how to facilitate and develop ISPs that are grounded in person-centered engagement and aligned with the intent of the HCBS Settings Rule and NOW/COMP waivers.
This work reflects DBHDD’s ongoing commitment to practices that support autonomy, dignity, and meaningful community life.
These sessions are interactive and practice-based. Participants will engage in discussion, reflection, and applied learning activities to build confidence and consistency in implementing the new ISP template.
Dates, Times and Locations
May 4, 2026
9:30am – 4:00pm
Clarence Brown Conference Center
(Etowah Ballroom IV)
5450 GA-20
Cartersville, GA 30121
Registration Deadline: April 30, 2026
SAVE THE DATE: May 5, 2026
9:30am – 4:00pm
Metro Atlanta
Registration Deadline: TO BE DETERMINED
May 20, 2026
9:30am – 4:00pm
Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center
Meeting Room 211
801 Front Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901
Registration Deadline: May 13, 2026
June 11, 2026
9:30am – 4:00pm
Middle GA State University
Robert F. Hatcher, Sr Conference Center
(PSC 211 A & B Banquet Hall)
100 University Parkway Macon, GA 31206
Registration Deadline: June 4, 2026
SAVE THE DATE: June 15, 2026
9:30am – 4:00pm
Statesboro
Registration Deadline: TO BE DETERMINED
June 16, 2026
9:30am – 4:00pm
UGA Tifton Conference Center
Ballroom A
15 RDC Road
Tifton, GA 31794
Registration Deadline: June 9, 2026