Trainings

We are excited to discuss the role of our Community Engagement Team. You will learn how these efforts can enhance your volunteer experiences and contribute to the overall success of fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive movement for end-of-life care and planning.

Hear experienced volunteers exchange insights, stories and lessons learned to help empower new Compassion & Choices volunteers. You will know how to have more meaningful conversations, learn how to present to your community about end-of-life care options and grow the movement. Together, we can ensure everyone has access to end-of-life care that matches their values, beliefs and priorities.

Learn evidenced-based impacts of advance care planning and the importance of documenting your wishes, as well as having conversations with your loved ones and healthcare providers. You will also receive resources and information to help you feel empowered to chart your end-of-life journey for an experience that matches your values, priorities and beliefs.

The Death Deck’s co-creator Lisa Pahl, LCSW and hospice and emergency medicine social worker, to play the game that entertains lively conversations about death. The Death Deck is a card game with questions you’ve never asked and answers you didn’t know about the people closest to you. You will learn how this resource can be helpful to your loved ones, friends, and community in having conversations about their values, priorities and beliefs around the end of life that may be less commonly discussed, but equally as important.

We know that nearly 50% of older adults die with some form of dementia, yet the standard advance directives don’t address the complex and unique needs of people living with dementia. Our Dementia Values & Priorities Tool will help you think about and document your wishes regarding the type of care you want if or when you are living with advanced dementia. We’ll walk you through this new tool to share how we are working to transform how people live and die with dementia to ensure they are empowered and supported in getting the care they want, or avoid the care they don’t want. 

Overview of Compassion and Choices and end-of-life options- Learn about all the work Compassion and Choices does, our current medical landscape, and end-of-life options available across the United States.