Compassion Crossing Academy/Advance Care Planning Product Course

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At Compassion Crossing Academy, we offer short, self-directed classes that help you learn with confidence. Each unit is designed for quick, meaningful progress in 30 to 120 minutes. We turn complicated topics into clear guidance you can understand and apply.

  • $300

Advance Care Planning Product Course

  • Course
  • 45 Lessons

Discover how to develop a tangible advance care planning product that helps you stand out from competitors. The program includes licensed decision aids, a client agenda, a tested workflow, and one-hour mentoring with the course creator.

You Know Advance Care Planning Matters. So, Why Aren't Your Sales Reflecting That?

You're passionate about advance care planning. You've seen families torn apart by uncertainty and watched clients struggle to articulate what matters most when time runs out. Maybe you're a hospice nurse, end-of-life doula, social worker, or health transition specialist who believes deeply in this work.​

But here's what keeps you up at night.

Clients choose free printable forms online instead of hiring you. Elder law attorneys command $6,000 to $12,000 for services you could provide better with your healthcare expertise. You freeze during client conversations, unsure how to navigate sensitive decisions about CPR, breathing support, or feeding tubes. And underneath it all? The gnawing fear that you might say something wrong and face liability.​

You lower your prices, hoping to compete. You give your time away. Still, you struggle to differentiate yourself from the dozens of DIY options flooding the market.​

What if the problem isn't your passion or your expertise? What if you simply don't have a product that shows clients the value you bring?


The Real Reasons Your ACP Services Aren't Selling

You Lack Confidence in Your Pitch

Without a clear process, every client meeting feels like improvisation. You're answering questions reactively instead of guiding a structured conversation that builds trust and demonstrates authority. Clients sense your hesitation, and that uncertainty kills sales faster than any competitor.​

You Can't Differentiate From Free Options

Generic state forms are everywhere. Clients don't understand why they should pay you $150, $300, or more when they can download documents for free. You struggle to articulate the difference between filling out paperwork and genuinely exploring values, medical scenarios, and quality-of-life preferences that make advance directives meaningful.​

You Don't Know What to Say

Those critical conversations about DNR orders, artificial nutrition, or dialysis? Terrifying. You want to help clients think through these decisions, but you don't have clear frameworks or decision aids to walk them through treatment-specific scenarios. So you skim the surface, leaving clients without the depth of guidance they need and deserve.​

Pricing Feels Like Guesswork

Should you charge $100? $500? By the hour or flat fee? Without benchmarks or a clear understanding of the value you deliver, you either undercharge (resenting the hours you invest) or overprice yourself out of the market. Neither path builds a sustainable practice.​

You Fear Liability

What if you give bad advice? What if a client sues you because their family challenges a decision you helped facilitate? This fear keeps many talented professionals from ever launching advance care planning services at all, or from charging what they're genuinely worth because they lack confidence in their legal boundaries.​


Introducing: The ACP Product Course

Imagine walking into every client meeting with a professional, tangible product that does the heavy lifting for you.​

A product that structures the conversation from introduction to signature. One that includes comprehensive decision aids for CPR, breathing support, antibiotics, artificial nutrition and hydration, dialysis, pain management, and even specialized scenarios like dementia directives or voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED).​

A product clients can hold, flip through, and immediately recognize as more valuable than any free form they'll download.​

This course teaches you to build exactly that.

You'll create a two-pocket portfolio system where the left side drives your client conversations with values exploration worksheets and treatment-specific decision aids, while the right side houses state-specific legal documents your clients complete with your guidance. No legal advice from you. No liability exposure. Just a clear, compassionate framework that empowers clients to make informed decisions about their healthcare future.​

The best part? My own sales skyrocketed once I implemented this product-based approach. I now charge $300 per advance care plan, and clients gladly pay it because they see and feel the value before they ever hand over a credit card.​


What You'll Receive

Comprehensive Video Tutorials

Step-by-step guidance on assembling your professional ACP product, structuring client meetings, and confidently navigating values-based conversations. You'll learn how to position your service against DIY options and attorneys while establishing pricing that reflects your healthcare expertise.​

Complete Agenda & Checklist

A proven 60-90 minute session framework that guides clients from introductions through values exploration, decision aid reviews, and legal form completion. You'll know exactly what to say, when to say it, and how long each segment should take.​

Ten Decision Aids (Including 16-Page Master Worksheet)

Ready-to-use tools covering:

  • CPR vs. DNR decisions.​

  • Breathing support levels and mechanical ventilation.​

  • Artificial nutrition and feeding tubes.​

  • Artificial hydration options.​

  • Antibiotic treatment in declining health.​

  • Dialysis considerations.​

  • Pain management philosophies.​

  • Implanted cardioversion devices (ICDs).​

  • Overall values exploration to anchor all other choices.​

These materials remain the copyrighted property of Compassion Crossing, LLC. You receive full rights to use them with your direct clients, family, and friends, but you may not resell them or incorporate them into competing courses.​

Three Value-Added Bonuses

The At Peace Toolkit addresses pre-death and post-death preparation, helping clients organize everything from funeral preferences to digital account access. The Quick Reference Guide explains care options such as home health, hospice, palliative care, and end-of-life doulas, so clients understand the continuum of support available.​

You will also receive a free 60-minute mentoring session with the course author.


How-to-Assemble PDF with State Document Links

You won't waste time hunting for legal forms. This resource directs you to free, state-specific advance directives, durable medical and financial power of attorney documents, and optional addendums for dementia, psychiatric care, and VSED.​


Your Investment

$300. One payment. Lifetime access to materials.

Here's how fast this pays for itself. If you charge just $150 per advance care plan, two sales cover your entire course investment. If you price your service at $300 (what I charge), a single client pays for the course.​

Compare that to the alternatives your clients face:

  • Free DIY forms: No guidance, no values exploration, no treatment-specific decision aids.​

  • Online legal sites: $49 to $199 for generic templates with minimal support.​

  • Elder law attorneys: $6,000 to $12,000, often with limited medical context or ongoing availability.​

You position yourself in the sweet spot, offering healthcare expertise that attorneys lack and comprehensive support that online forms will never provide. Clients who understand this distinction are happy to invest $150 to $2,000 for your services, depending on the complexity and time involved.​


Meet Your Instructor: Peter M. Abraham, BSN, RN

I'm a hospice nurse, certified end-of-life doula, and Health and Life Navigation Specialist with decades of experience in cardiology, medical-surgical care, long-term care, rehab, rural hospice, and palliative case management.​

I've published over 500 healthcare articles on chronic and terminal illnesses. I've written 21 books for hospice staff training, five for holistic nurses, 24 for caregivers, and eight for end-of-life doulas. But here's what matters most for this course: I've personally navigated the exact challenges you're facing.​

I've struggled to differentiate my services from free forms and expensive attorneys. I've frozen in client meetings, unsure how to guide difficult conversations. I've undercharged because I couldn't articulate my value.

Everything changed when I developed this product-based approach. My sales increased dramatically once clients could see, touch, and experience the value before committing. Now I confidently charge $300 per advance care plan, and my clients feel like they're getting a bargain.​

I'm teaching this course because I want you to experience that same transformation.


Ready to Transform Your ACP Practice?

Stop competing on price. Stop feeling uncertain in client meetings. Stop wondering if you're charging enough for the life-changing work you do.

Enroll now for $300 and gain immediate access to video tutorials, decision aids, agendas, checklists, and bonus toolkits, plus a free 60-minute one-on-one mentoring session.

Your first sale pays for the course. Every sale after that is pure profit built on a foundation of confidence, clarity, and genuine client value.

Frequently asked questions

What is an advance care plan?

An advance care plan, also known as advance directives, comprises a living will, a durable medical power of attorney, and a durable financial power of attorney.

Do I have to be an attorney or paralegal in order to guide others with their advance care plans?

You don't need to be an attorney or paralegal to assist someone in planning their advance care directives.

Nevertheless, there are boundaries to what non-legal professionals can safely and legally do.

You can help clarify understanding, record personal values and goals, provide general information, and suggest practical actions, but you should refrain from offering legal advice unless you are licensed to do so.

What You Can Do (Without a Legal License)?

1. Explain What Advance Directives Are

Help others understand:

• The purpose of an advance directive.
• Its importance.
• The differences between options like living wills and healthcare power of attorney.

2. Clarify Choices and Prepare Questions

Guide someone to consider:

• Their personal values and healthcare goals.
• What they prioritize (comfort, longevity, independence).
• Questions to ask their doctor or attorney.

3. Support Form Completion (Non-Legal)

Assist someone in filling out forms:

• Ensure they understand each section.
• Encourage review and discussion with trusted family or professionals.

Note: Avoid legal interpretation or advice on document structuring.

4. Encourage Conversations

Promote discussions with:

• Doctors.
• Loved ones.
• Spiritual advisors.

about their wishes, as these are highly valuable and non-legal support.

What makes this course different than other Advance Care Planning Courses

This course offers copyrighted decision aids to help you create a concrete advance care planning product that you and your clients can hold, browse, and use. You will learn how to set your service apart from online legal sites and attorneys.

How much can I charge to help others with their advance directives?

Although the course provides guidelines on pricing in your region, anticipate charging clients three to five times your hourly rate. For many, this will range from $150 to $2,000, depending on additional services linked to your advance care planning offering.

How can I use the decision aids if Compassion Crossing, LLC holds the copyright?

You are allowed to reuse these aids for your customers in the advance care planning service.

Are there any restrictions on the use of the decision aids?

Yes. They are not to be resold, used to teach an advance care planning class, or given to a competitor who will use it as part of their coursework.

What is the refund policy for this class?

Due to the digital format of this product and the value of the decision aids provided, refunds are not offered.

Who can I talk to if I have more questions about the course?

You can book a free 30-minute conversation with the course creator.

Compassion Crossing, LLC

Educational articles alongside access to helpful health and life navigation support services.

Book and Book Series

Books on caregiver support, hospice training, holistic nurse education, and end-of-life advocacy authored by Peter M. Abraham, BSN, RN.

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