Want to make your conversations better and help people make decisions by figuring out what matters most to them? Want to have conversations that are more productive and satisfying for all involved? Sign up for Respecting Choices’ upcoming courses. These courses have helped participants become better communicators for over 20 years.
ADVANCE CARE PLANNING
Who should attend?
They’re appropriate for those working any care setting, from clinical to community. Nurses, physicians, social workers, advanced practitioners, clergy, and leaders of advance care planning programs.
Testimonials
“I believe in the value and power of the Respecting Choices training and liken the RC training to ‘masters level communication skills’, rather than the basics that can be gleaned from a 2.5 hour course.”
Kellie Durgan, Chief Mission Integration Officer, Providence in Spokane, WA
“The instructors were very experienced which made the course very fruitful. The role play and discussion were very precious learning opportunities. I highly recommend this course to my colleagues.”
Gigi, Advanced Practice Nurse, Hong Kong
“One of our employees heard about the Respecting Choices Program. She brought it back to our leaders and they embraced it. It’s been a quality experience all the way around. On a 1-10 scale, I would rate it a ten.”
Rev. Audry Pryor-Mouizi
Which courses to take?
Because ACP is not a one-size-fits-all conversation, Respecting Choices courses are tailored to help you meet the needs of the individuals you work with based on their stage of health.
| If you mostly serve people who:
| The courses for you are:
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| Are healthy or have early chronic illness… |
First Steps ACP |
| Have serious illness with potential for complications… |
Next Steps ACP |
| Are in the last few years of life… |
Advanced Steps ACP |
SHARED DECISION MAKING IN SERIOUS ILLNESS
Aligning Care with What Matters Most
Who should attend?
Providers (physicians and advanced Practitioners) who care for patients with serious illness and help them make treatment decisions.
Testimonials
“I have used the decision-making framework on more than end-of-life issues; it worked well for using a patient’s goals to drive a decision of whether to begin anti-coagulation in a high-risk patient.”
“These conversations are so rewarding; it is the antidote for burnout.”
“Wow, I wasn’t even aware of some of the biases I carry into conversations!”
“This completely changed my relationship with one of my patients whom I used to think of as ‘difficult’. After using what I learned, I realized we were not communicating ― we had different agendas!”
First Steps® VIRTUAL ACP Certification Course (Fall 2021)
When integrated in the community or outpatient setting, First Steps ACP helps to normalize the concept of planning and to orient individuals to the importance of identifying their goals, values, and preferences for future healthcare decisions.
Interested in building a Next Steps ACP Program? Send team members to all three courses. Participants are welcome to register for any of the courses independently, based on their objectives.
Course Content:
- Day 1 (9/28): First Steps® ACP Design and Implementation ($250) Education for key stakeholders to design an effective First Steps ACP program within your organization. Provides helpful tools and resources for you to build systems that hardwire routines of care to deliver consistent, evidence-based advance care planning.
- Day 2 (9/29 or 10/5): First Steps® ACP Facilitator Certification ($475, or audit $250) Participants learn effective communication skills and apply critical thinking for facilitating person-centered ACP conversations with individuals who are healthy or have early chronic illness. Demonstration of skills and techniques through role-play activities results in certification.
- Day 3 (10/6): First Steps® ACP Instructor Certification ($495) For individuals already certified as a First Steps ACP Facilitator who are interested in becoming certified to teach the First Steps ACP Facilitator Certification course. Demonstration of skills and techniques through group activities result in certification.
Fall 2021 First Steps® VIRTUAL ACP Certification Course
Registration Closed | 2022 Dates To Be Determined
Next Steps VIRTUAL ACP Certification Course (Summer 2021)
Next Steps ACP is offered to individuals with serious illness who have potential for complications, to assesses the individual’s understanding of disease progression, their treatment options, and identify their goals of care.
Interested in building a Next Steps ACP Program? Send team members to all three courses. Participants are welcome to register for any of the courses independently, based on their objectives.
Course Content:
- Day 1 (8/26): Next Steps ACP Design and Implementation ($250) Education for key stakeholders to design an effective Next Steps ACP program within your organization. Provides helpful tools and resources for you to build systems that hardwire routines of care to deliver consistent, evidence-based advance care planning.
- Day 2 (8/31): Next Steps ACP Facilitator Certification ($475, or audit $250) Participants learn effective communication skills and apply critical thinking for facilitating person-centered ACP conversations with individuals with serious illness who have potential for complications. Demonstration of skills and techniques through role-play activities results in certification.
- Day 3 (9/1): Next Steps ACP Instructor Certification ($495) For individuals already certified as a Next Steps ACP Facilitator who are interested in becoming certified to teach the Next Steps ACP Facilitator Certification course. Demonstration of skills and techniques through group activities result in certification.
Summer 2021 Next Steps VIRTUAL ACP Certification Course
Registration Closed | 2022 Dates To Be Determined
Advanced Steps VIRTUAL ACP Certification Course (Fall 2021)
Advanced Steps ACP is a component of quality care for frail elders and those whose are in their last few years of life, focused on goals of care to make timely, proactive, and specific medical decisions. The POLST program is the nationally recognized model for this stage of planning.
Interested in building an Advanced Steps ACP Program? Send team members to all three courses. Participants are welcome to register for any of the courses independently, based on their objectives.
Course Content:
- Day 1 (10/13): Advanced Steps ACP Design and Implementation ($250) Education for key stakeholders to design an effective Advanced Steps ACP program within your organization. Provides helpful tools and resources for you to build systems that hardwire routines of care to deliver consistent, evidence-based advance care planning.
- Day 2 (10/14 or 10/19): Advanced Steps ACP Facilitator Certification ($475, or audit $250) Participants learn effective communication skills and apply critical thinking for facilitating person-centered ACP conversations with individuals who are in their last few years of life. Demonstration of skills and techniques through role-play activities results in certification.
- Day 3 (10/20): Advanced Steps ACP Instructor Certification ($495) For individuals already certified as an Advanced Steps ACP Facilitator who are interested in becoming certified to teach the Advanced Steps ACP Facilitator Certification course. Demonstration of skills and techniques through group activities result in certification.
Fall 2021 Advanced Steps VIRTUAL ACP Certification Course
Registration Open Through October 5, 2021
Shared Decision Making in Serious Illness VIRTUAL Course (Fall 2021)
This 5-hour course builds skills for person-centered shared decision-making through interactive peer-led discussion, video examples, and role-play application.
Learn and practice skills to discern what matters most to an individual with serious illness, and then how to use that to align any treatment decision with their goals and values.
Fall 2021 SDMSI VIRTUAL Course
Registration Open Through November 2, 2021
