Facilitator Training
Honoring Choices Minnesota offers ACP Instruction, customized to your needs. We offer training for healthcare professionals as well as community volunteers. CEU's are available for nurses and social workers.
Upcoming Classes:
Upon Request
Provider Education: Conversations in Serious Illness
Minneapolis or at your location
Offered 2-3 times per year
ACP Facilitator Training: Level 1 and Level 2
Minneapolis or at your location
Training:
We offer additional training based on demand, and will train at your site. Please email us today to receive notice of additional class offerings.
We use the Ariadne Labs Conversations in Serious Illness curriculum for Provider Education, and ACP Instruction, customized to your needs, for training and certification of Facilitators.
Training at your location:
We can bring Facilitator training to you if that would make it more convenient. We simply require a minimum of 16 commited participants to reserve the date. If this is of interest, please email us and we can explain the registration process and fee structure, and start working on details. If you are not sure you could gather 16 people, we can assist in identifying other nearby sites which might be interested in joining the class.
What does it mean to be trained as a Facilitator?
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You will learn how to help people think and talk about Advance Care Planning (ACP) in a research-based thoughtful manner, using proven interview techniques
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You will learn why ACP is important and how to explain that to others
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You will become familiar with requirements for health care directives and challenges people face in completing them, as well as learn ways to get past the challenges
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You will develop confidence in your ability to talk about ACP in a meaningful way with others
What are people saying? Comments from past participants:
"This class was very good! I learned so much about how to have more effective conversations with my residents and families."
"Excellent class - I'm hopeful and excited about getting an organized approach in our community!"
"This was a great seminar! I learned so much and appreciate making the connections with others."
"Very informative! Can't wait to utilize this information."
"Eye-opening and really gets you thinking ..."