The Advanced Steps (AS) Facilitator course is meant to provide information and skill for the Facilitator who assists adults in this target population to identify the patient’s goals for care while contributing to the enhancing of end-of-life quality of care.
During the course education and role-playing assist attendees in learning communication techniques to promote person centered ACP conversations.
Suggested Attendees to the AS Facilitator Course
Typically, healthcare clinicians and others directly interested in assisting individuals with serious illness or frailty identify their goals for care and make healthcare decisions to help reach their defined goals.
Objectives of AS Facilitator courses
- Describe the goals of Advanced Steps ACP, a POLST Paradigm program.
- Identify communication skills for facilitating Advanced Steps ACP conversations.
- Identify skills to assist individuals in making informed treatment decisions that include discerning goals for care aligning with specific treatment decisions.
- Demonstrate beginning competency in facilitating Advanced Steps ACP conversations through role-play activities.
- Become certified as an Advanced Steps ACP Facilitator through final competency role-play demonstration.
Respecting Choices® required components for certification
Registration for this course certification includes completion of the following:
- Respecting Choices® Advanced Steps online curriculum, modules 1-5
- Attendance and completion of 8-hour classroom course
- Demonstration of competency in delivering facilitation of the AS Conversation
CHS standards include
The day of training focuses solely on Facilitator education and skill development. Additional information and mentoring greatly enhances the comfort and skill level of a new Facilitator. These additional components have proven to be very effective and are therefore included in the registration fee and process of certification.
- Attendance to the 1-hour Prep for Training Webinar held prior to the 8-hour course
- If not certified in FS or NS, attendance to a 30-60 minute webinar prior to day(s) of training to receive current legal requirements for the naming of one’s Patient Advocate (AKA: Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare) in an advance directive and the role of a Patient Advocate
- Submission for review and feedback of a completed practice advance directive (AD) used in your location (CHS endorses Making Choices Michigan’s community developed Advance Directive) to improve the document’s usage when needed
- This is included for your knowledge and skill as not all patients will have completed an advance directive naming a Patient Advocate
- Minimally 1-3 practice conversations prior to final observed role-play for certification as appropriate
- Demonstration of ability to customize and complete wishes on appropriate documents
- Attendance to the 1-hour “Closing the Loop” Webinar following completion of 8-hour course
- Recommended attendance to 30-60 min webinar 1-month following AS Facilitator certification to participate in an opportunity to share with other facilitators and obtain additional mentoring
CHS’s Commitment to Facilitators
CHS AS Instructors remain available for questions and ongoing mentoring opportunities to certified AS Facilitators throughout their participation in this role
* Pricing is variable dependent on prior Facilitator training of attendees. Cost will be determined through the registration process and be provided prior to submitting your payment.
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