Advance care planning Train-the-Trainer Guide
Advance care planning (ACP) is recognised as a cornerstone of person-centred quality care for older people, particularly those living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs).
To provide quality end-of-life care in line with accreditation standards, each RACF should appoint staff to be responsible to embed ACP as part of routine clinical care.
This ACP Train-the-Trainer Guide contains all the information needed for the role as an ACP champion in your facility.
Making ACP part of routine clinical care allows all residents to receive the support they need to make their future health care wishes known so that their values, beliefs and wishes can be respected and honoured. This will improve end-of-life care in their place of choice.
Download the Train-the-Trainer Guide sections and presentations below for easy reference.
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ACP Train-the-Trainer Guide—Contents (PDF 240 kB)
This section contains copyright, acknowledgments and disclaimer information and the table of contents for the guide.
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Section 1—Introduction (PDF 288 kB)
- About the guide
- What is ACP?
- The role of the ACP Champion
This section contains background reading about Advance Care Planning (ACP) and the role of the ACP Champion.
It lists the components of the guide.
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Section 2—ACP education resources (PDF 3862 kB)
- Overview of the education resources
- Online education modules (From 1 January 2025, the online education modules will be temporarily unavailable as we switch to a new learning management system provider. Check back regularly for updates.)
- ACP champion workshop
- Peer support guide
- ACP champion workshop presentation
This section contains information about the education program to help them conduct workshops and activities to ensure ongoing mutual support and development for ACP champions.
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Section 3—Delivering ACP training (PDF 1993 kB)
- Overview of ACP training
- ACP training session presentations
- Training session 1 (all staff)—What is advance care planning? (PPTX 1909 kB)
- Training session 2A (nurses)—See, Say, Do, Write, Review: Responding to cues from residents (PPTX 3180 kB)
- Training session 2B (non-nursing staff)—Your role: Responding to cues from residents (PPTX 3138 kB)
- Training session 3 (all staff)—Advance care planning documentation and processes in your facility (PPTX 2982 kB)
This section contains the resources that are needed to deliver short training sessions to staff in RACFs. It includes presentations with notes, suggested teaching activities and handouts for participants.
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Section 4—Resources (PDF 7091 kB)
- Resources for health providers
- Resources for residents, family, and substitute decision-makers
This section contains resources that may be useful to ACP champions in their role in an RACF.
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Section 5—References (PDF 818 kB)
This section contains the references used for the content of the guide.