The advance care planning (ACP) facilitator is an emerging role in routine, high-quality healthcare.  ACP facilitators are instrumental in helping individuals, their families, and their loved ones become more engaged in person-centered decision-making. The role of the ACP facilitator is a critical component of any program seeking to achieve the goal of advance care planning —to know and honor an individual’s informed healthcare decisions. 

Helping Individuals Make Informed Healthcare Decisions:  The Role of the ACP Facilitator

Because advance care planning is not a one-size-fits-all conversation, ACP facilitators benefit from training to have conversations with individuals at different stages of health and in different settings of care.  The Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association is offering training in the Respecting Choices First Steps Advance Care Planning Facilitator Certification program. 

Connect your patient with a trained local facilitator by contacting the Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..