Respecting Choices® First Steps® ACP Facilitator Certification is designed for individuals interested in providing advance care planning facilitation. This course assists participants in learning effective communication and conversation skills for person-centered ACP.
Remote Course Dates
· Day 1: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 9:00am-11:15am
· Day 2: Friday, March 4, 2022 at 9:00am-2:45pm
To participate fully during both course sessions, you will need stable internet access.
This course is FREE to all participating organizations in Washington State. Registration is required. ACP Coordinators: reach out to Mitha Wardhani for registration link. Please allow 2-3 business days for approval.
Respecting Choices® First Steps® ACP Facilitator Certification is designed for individuals interested in providing advance care planning facilitation. This course assists participants in learning effective communication and conversation skills for person-centered ACP.
Remote Course Dates
· Day 1: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 9:00am-11:15am
· Day 2: Friday, March 4, 2022 at 9:00am-2:45pm
To participate fully during both course sessions, you will need stable internet access.
This course is FREE to all participating organizations in Washington State. Registration is required. ACP Coordinators: reach out to Mitha Wardhani for registration link. Please allow 2-3 business days for approval.
Respecting Choices® First Steps® ACP Instructor certification is designed for participants interested in mentoring other facilitators, being an ACP champion in their community, and gaining the necessary skills to host and lead a Respecting Choices First Steps Facilitator certification class. The learning objectives of this training include:
- Define Instructor responsibilities and commons strategies for teaching the Respecting Choices First Steps ACP Facilitator Certification course.
- Facilitate a brief discussion on a selected ACP topic.
- Apply three mentoring strategies to promote Facilitator certification and maintenance of competence.
- Apply at least three Instructor mentoring strategies during role-play activities.
Remote Course Dates
- Day 1: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 9:00am-11:15am
- Day 2: Friday, December 17, 2021 at 9:00am-2:45pm
To participate fully during both course sessions, you will need stable internet access.
Pre-Course Requirements
- Been certified as a Respecting Choices First Steps ACP Facilitator
- Completed a Design & Implementation course
This course is FREE to program participants who are certified First Steps® ACP Facilitators. Registration is required. Please allow 2-3 business days for approval.
Respecting Choices® First Steps® ACP Instructor certification is designed for participants interested in mentoring other facilitators, being an ACP champion in their community, and gaining the necessary skills to host and lead a Respecting Choices First Steps Facilitator certification class. The learning objectives of this training include:
- Define Instructor responsibilities and commons strategies for teaching the Respecting Choices First Steps ACP Facilitator Certification course.
- Facilitate a brief discussion on a selected ACP topic.
- Apply three mentoring strategies to promote Facilitator certification and maintenance of competence.
- Apply at least three Instructor mentoring strategies during role-play activities.
Remote Course Dates
- Day 1: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 9:00am-11:15am
- Day 2: Friday, December 17, 2021 at 9:00am-2:45pm
To participate fully during both course sessions, you will need stable internet access.
Pre-Course Requirements
- Been certified as a Respecting Choices First Steps ACP Facilitator
- Completed a Design & Implementation course
This course is FREE to program participants who are certified First Steps® ACP Facilitators. Registration is required. Please allow 2-3 business days for approval.
Respecting Choices® First Steps® ACP Facilitator Certification is designed for individuals interested in providing advance care planning facilitation. This course assists participants in learning effective communication and conversation skills for person-centered ACP.
Remote Course Dates
· Day 1: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 9:00am-11:15am
· Day 2: Friday, November 5, 2021 at 9:00am-2:45pm
To participate fully during both course sessions, you will need stable internet access.
This course is FREE to all program participants. This course has hit its maximum capacity. We are no longer accepting registrants. Please check back in January for our 2022 offerings.
Respecting Choices® First Steps® ACP Facilitator Certification is designed for individuals interested in providing advance care planning facilitation. This course assists participants in learning effective communication and conversation skills for person-centered ACP.
Remote Course Dates
· Day 1: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 9:00am-11:15am
· Day 2: Friday, November 5, 2021 at 9:00am-2:45pm
To participate fully during both course sessions, you will need stable internet access.
This course is FREE to all program participants. This course has hit its maximum capacity. We are no longer accepting registrants. Please check back in January for our 2022 offerings.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS COURSE HAS CLOSED.
Respecting Choices® First Steps® ACP Facilitator Certification is designed for individuals interested in providing advance care planning facilitation. This course assists participants in learning effective communication and conversation skills for person-centered ACP.
Remote Course Dates
· Day 1: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 9:00am-11:15am
· Day 2: Friday, August 6, 2021 at 9:00am-2:45pm
To participate fully during both course sessions, you will need stable internet access.
This course is FREE to all program participants.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS COURSE HAS CLOSED.
Respecting Choices® First Steps® ACP Facilitator Certification is designed for individuals interested in providing advance care planning facilitation. This course assists participants in learning effective communication and conversation skills for person-centered ACP.
Remote Course Dates
· Day 1: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 9:00am-11:15am
· Day 2: Friday, August 6, 2021 at 9:00am-2:45pm
To participate fully during both course sessions, you will need stable internet access.
This course is FREE to all program participants.
The new and improved Advance Directive and Washington POLST forms will be released in early April. Join Sue Bergmann, MBA, BSN, senior director of Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest; Sharmon Figenshaw, ARNP, co-chair of the WA POLST Task Force; and Jessica Martinson, director of continuing professional development at the WSMA for a tour of the new documents. Honoring people’s values, goals, and preferences is the cornerstone of our work. The purpose of Advance Directive and Washington POLST documents is to ensure people’s future medical decisions are accurately reflected in enforceable documents. Speakers will review key changes that streamline, clarify, and modernize the documents.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
This session provides information on what advance care planning is as well as the documents used.
Click on the website link in the event details below or register here.
These webinars will not replace individual presentations we provide, but are intended as an on-going event for the public. Audience members do not have to attend both sessions or in any order.
Other presentations in the series: Completing your Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (DPOA-HC)
Next available session: Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 2pm. Register here.
