Table 1.

Educational Workshop Overview.

Educational training session	Session 1: Interactive Communication Workshop on implementing a palliative approach to care and EOL planning	Session 2: Overview of ACP and introduction of an ACP tool, the CSK
Lead by	Guest educator	SPA-LTC research team
Length	3 hr	30 min
Components	PowerPoint Videos, and poetry Role playing	PowerPoint slides Role playing
Topics of discussion	- Importance of early conversations with residents and families (goals of care) - Common challenges (i.e., family care partner disagreements in goals of care) - Strategies to reduce common challenges (i.e., practicing empathy) - Role-playing (i.e., conversations with a family care partner on a resident’s declining health status) - Supporting others (i.e., supporting residents when a co-resident dies) - Staff self-care (i.e., the Acknowledge, Debrief, and Dispose process)	- Overview of SPA-LTC project - Overview of ACP - ACP tools including CSK - Role playing activity with opportunity to collaborate as a team on ACP discussions

Note. CSK = Conversation Starter Kit; ACP = Advance Care Planning; SPA-LTC = Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care.