*Registration payment includes Credit Cards and Interfund Transfers ONLY.
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.
This workshop is jointly provided by South Piedmont AHEC Nursing Education and Advance Care Planning Department, Advocate Health.
Course Description:
The First Steps® ACP Facilitator Certification course is designed to help participants learn the skills needed to facilitate foundational ACP conversations with individuals who are healthy or have early chronic illness. This course builds on the communication and interview skills learned in the Core Component used for person-centered advance care planning (ACP) facilitation and is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.
Day of Event Details/Location:
In-person event at location listed below.
Location:
South Piedmont Area Health Education Center for Learning & Development,
Building K Classroom 17/18
5039 Airport Center Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28208
Course Requirements/Pre-Requisites
(Instructions for completing the following pre-course requirements will be emailed to you upon registration for this course):
• Completion of Respecting Choice ACP Core Component Course (Registration Link is Below)
• Completion of the Core Curriculum Modules 1-4
• Talk with a loved one about ACP and review the NC Practical Form.
2026 Respecting Choices Courses are offered in the Spring and Fall as follows:
Respecting Choices® ACP CORE Component (Pre-requisite for First Steps® ACP and Advanced Steps ACP Facilitator Certification Course)
September 29, 2026 | 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 29, 2026 | 12:30 – 4:30
Follow this link to register for the Respecting Choices First Steps Course
Respecting Choices ADVANCED STEPS® Advance Care Planning (ACP) Facilitator Certification Course
October 6, 2026 | 8:30 – 1:30
Follow this link to register for the Respecting Choices Advanced Steps Course
CE Credit:
3.5 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.
0.4 CEUs/3.5 Contact Hours
Learning Outcome:
Participants will be able to apply effective communication and conversation skills and critical thinking for person-centered Advance Care Planning facilitation for both in-person visits and telehealth.
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
Policies and Disclaimers
Media Release Statement
Registering for and attending a South Piedmont AHEC program authorizes South Piedmont AHEC to take audio, video, and/or still images to be used for promotional and educational purposes. If you have concerns, please speak with a South Piedmont AHEC team member.
ADA Statement
If you need any auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to attend, please reach out to the Event Contact.
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellations must be in writing (email or mail).
- Registrants cancelling between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are "refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee."
- No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
- No refunds or credit will be given for no-shows.
- No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.
- Transfers/substitute(s) welcome (notify in advance of the program).
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."
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