South Piedmont AHEC

Respecting Choices® ACP Core Component (Pre-requisite for First Steps® ACP and Advanced Steps ACP Facilitator Certification Course)

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*Registration payment includes Credit Cards and Interfund Transfers ONLY.

Target Audience

Target Audience: Nurses, care managers, case managers, social workers, clergy, advanced practice providers, physicians and all health care professionals who assist with advance care planning.

Description

This workshop is now being offered in person only.

This workshop is jointly provided by South Piedmont AHEC Nursing Education and Your Care-Your Choice, a department of Atrium Health.

Event Description:

Respecting Choices® Advance Care Planning (ACP) Core Component is an evidenced-based program which assists participants in learning effective communication skills and techniques for facilitating person-centered advance care planning conversations.

This Course is Required One Time Only and is a pre-requisite for registering for Respecting Choices First Steps® ACP and Advanced Steps® ACP Facilitator Certification Course.

The purpose of this course is to assist participants in learning effective communication and conversation skills and techniques for facilitating person-centered conversations. These conversations have application for in-person visits and telehealth.

Course Requirements/Pre-Requisites

(Instructions for completing the following pre-course requirements will be emailed to you upon registration for this course):

• Complete Respecting Choices First Steps® ACP Facilitator Certification Online Core Curriculum (Modules 1-4); Included in registration.
• Review Learning Tool: The Exploration Phase of ACP Conversations (RC 0125)
• View ACP Introduction video
** This course is a pre-requisite that must be completed prior to attending Respecting Choices First Steps, or Advanced Steps Advance Care Planning (ACP) Facilitator Certification Course.

2025 Respecting Choices Courses are offered in the fall as follows:

Respecting Choices® ACP Core Component (Pre-requisite for First Steps® ACP and Advanced Steps ACP Facilitator Certification Course)
September 25, 2025 | 8:30 - 12:00
Follow this link to register for the Respecting Choices Core Component Course

Respecting Choices First Steps® Advance Care Planning (ACP) Facilitator Certification Course
September 25th, 2025 | 12:30 – 4:30
Follow this link to register for the Respecting Choices Core Component Course

Respecting Choices Advanced Steps® Advance Care Planning (ACP) Facilitator Certification Course
September 30th, 2025 | 8:30 – 1:30
Follow this link to register for the Respecting Choices Core Component Course

Location:

South Piedmont Area Health Education Center Center for Learning & Development,
Building K Classroom 17/18
5039 Airport Center Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28208

CE Credit:

3.25 Nursing Contact Hours
South Piedmont Area Health Education Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

0.3 CEUs/3.25 Contact Hours

Learning Outcome:

Participants will be able to learn effective communication and conversation skills and techniques for facilitating person-centered conversations.

Disclaimer:

Respecting Choices is a division of C-TAC Innovations.
The term “certification,” as used in Respecting Choices educational programs and products, means that Respecting Choices issues a certificate upon fulfillment of the
following elements:
1) completion of a specified Respecting Choices educational program with standardized content
and processes;
2) successful demonstration of skills associated with the specified program; and

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This project is/was supported by funds from the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under grant number U1QHP28734, Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by the BHPr, HRSA, DHHS or the U.S. Government.”

“The UNC Center for Aging and Health, Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program also provided support."

Objectives

  • Identify intended populations for advance care planning conversations.
  • Verbalize strategies to engage individuals and healthcare agents in advance care planning.
  • Demonstrate communication skills to promote person-centered conversations.
  • Apply critical thinking to discern what matters most to individuals.

Sessions

Status
Open
Presenter(s)
Melissa Coursey MSW, LCSW, APHSW-C, Richard Durham M.Div., BCC, Beth Rosenberg MSW, LCSW
Date(s)
Mar 13, 2025
Time
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern Time
Check-In Time
7:45 AM
Credit
0.30 - CEU
3.25 - Contact Hours
3.25 - Nursing Contact Hours
Location
South Piedmont AHEC
Room
Classroom 17/18
Objective(s)
Identify intended populations for advance care planning conversations.
Verbalize strategies to engage individuals and healthcare agents in advance care planning.
Demonstrate communication skills to promote person-centered conversations.
Apply critical thinking to discern what matters most to individuals.

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Mar 13, 2025
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern Time
South Piedmont AHEC
Classroom 17/18
Kimberly Schnitzler MSN, RN
704-512-2321

Fees


$195.00
Pre-Registration (on or before 2/27/25). Fee includes access to online modules, course materials, and workshop.

Credits


0.30
CEU
3.25
Contact Hours
3.25
Nursing Contact Hours