The Role of the ACP/SDMSI Faculty
As Respecting Choices® sought ways to transfer the knowledge and skills in creating successful advance care planning (ACP) program dissemination and sustainability, it identified the need to mentor individuals to assume an expert leadership role after initial implementation services have been provided by Respecting Choices.
These individuals, referred to as ACP/SDMSI Faculty, are mentored and certified by Respecting Choices to lead First Steps® ACP, Next Steps™ ACP, Advanced Steps ACP and/or Shared Decision Making in Serious Illness (SDMSI) implementation and dissemination within a healthcare system or a geographic community.
ACP/SDMSI Faculty provide leadership for program development and system-wide implementation of ACP across health systems to meet strategic objectives, which include:
- Establishing the clinical and business case for ACP programs;
- Performance monitoring;
- Measurement and reporting of implementation progress; and
- Critically evaluating growth opportunities.
ACP/SDMSI Faculty Responsibilities
- Coordinating activities of Person-Centered Decision Making (PCDM) Programs
- Identifying appropriate resources for dissemination
- Certifying, mentoring, and maintaining competency of Facilitators and/or Instructors
ACP/SDMSI Faculty Benefits
- Acceleration in the dissemination of the program
- Certification to teach the Respecting Choices Facilitator, Instructor, and Design and Integration courses, appropriate to the stage of planning
- Added assurance for a program’s sustainability
- Ability to replicate the Respecting Choices services
- Acquisition of a higher level of competence and skills in leadership, consultation, systems redesign, education and training, community engagement, and quality improvement
ACP/SDMSI Faculty Certification
ACP/SDMSI Faculty certification is accomplished through mentorship by Respecting Choices Faculty during an implementation agreement or through the ACP/SDMSI Faculty certification program.
