Before I Go Solutions End of Life Plan Facilitators Programme

Help Others Prepare Well For a Good Death

If you:

• Want to offer something extra-special to your clients
• Like work with a difference, that MAKES a difference AND can bring an income (if you want it)
• Are in a place of transition in your work/life

AND you love helping others in later life, then our certified End of Life Plan Facilitators Programme will be for you!

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If you:

• love the idea of helping others be more at ease talking about dying, death and grief
• like being with those who may be facing their own end
• are moved to facilitate the transformation of others' attitudes towards life and death
• maybe had your own experience of someone dying
• love supporting someone grow through learning new things

AND you want to increase your ability, your credibility, and your confidence in this area, (not to mention standing out from others) then read on...

You might have had to take care of your parents or someone else close to you who has died, and realized the last thing you want is for your own death to be like that.

Or perhaps you’ve been an executor where the person who died was organized, and you understood what a huge blessing that is.

Maybe you just feel comfortable with this subject and want to help others  feel more at ease too.

Whatever your own circumstances, one thing you do realize is that with an aging population in most of the world, more and more people are having to admit to something they have found unpalatable before – that they themselves are going to die.

Would you like to play your part in making talking about death as easy and effortless as possible?

If you do, then join us in the Before I Go vision...

To have end-of-life plans be as commonplace as birth plans!

Can you imagine that?

It would mean that general conversations would include the word 'death' with no comeback; that death would no longer be a taboo topic; and that we would all be more at ease as our own end of life arrives.

This Before I Go Academy training in end-of-life planning is part of that vision.  If this idea lights your fire, you want to make a contribution in this way to the world,  and have yourself, your family and others benefit from making good end-of-life plans, then welcome, you are in the right place!

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Our founder's story

Jane Duncan Rogers, founder of Before I Go Solutions 

When my husband Philip died, I never for one moment imagined  I would end up working in this field.

I had been an award winning counsellor and coach for over 30 years, having originally trained personally with the famous Louise L. Hay in 1990, working in the personal growth field in many different aspects. I'd  published books and tapes (well before the internet) and was helping small business owners to reach their full potential when Philip died.

Because of the questions he had answered in his last year, I was well prepared in some respects for the admin side of things afterwards. But there was much more we simply did not know about.

Fast forward to 2018, a year during which both my parents died.  They had completed a comprehensive end-of-life plan each, the one that Before I Go Solutions offers, now known as the Before I Go Method®.

My three siblings and I had no disagreements at all, over what was a pretty stressful period (my parents both died unexpectedly within the same week in 2018).

As my parents' executor, I simply had to follow all their thoughtful instructions. What’s more, it was easy to find everything, and I took great solace from knowing I was carrying out what they wanted (and that they had known I would do this).

I am incredibly grateful and appreciative for the organisation they had so carefully thought through.

I know from personal experience how hugely important this preparation work is, and now I and my training team want to help you to help others do this too!

As a successful Facilitator you will:

• Be able to work with people individually, and groups/families, both on and offline
• Have completed your own Before I Go Workbook, and thus your end-of-life plan
• Upon successful certification and community membership, be authorised to use the Before I Go Solutions® materials
• Have increased confidence in talking about these matters with all kinds of people, whether family/friends, colleagues or strangers
• Receive ongoing support, resources and training after graduation
• Receive a copy of the  Before I Go Workbook, a copy of Jane's book  ‘Before I Go: The Essential Guide to Creating a Good End of Life Plan’ and a copy of our End of Life Planning Card deck
• Have access to the Before I Go Method® online course to take your clients through

CONTENT OF FACILITATORS PROGRAMME

Weekly Live Coaching Sessions

These sessions offer you live support while you progress through the training at your own pace. They take place on Tuesday evenings (7pm - 8.30pm UK / 11am - 12:30pm PST / 2pm - 3:30pm EST) and include a mix of Q&A time, partner exercises, study buddy get-togethers, presentations, discussion, videos, and role plays to help you become confident and clear to bring this work to those you want to benefit.

Part 1: The Personal

Your Own End-of-Life Plan

Part 1 of this programme is you completing your own plan, and this course is the one which your clients will get access to through you.

Here's what is covered:

Module 1: Lessening the Household Headaches

Module 2: Advance Healthcare Decision Making

Module 3: Looking After the Legals

Module 4: Designing Your Digital Life and Finances

Module 5: Taking Care of the Body

Module 6: Eulogies and Keeping It All Updated

This tried and tested Before I Go Method® has been developed since 2017, working with individuals both on and offline to enable them to complete their end-of-life plans.  You can find the full contents here, and it is this course you will be taught to facilitate, should you choose to do that.

DETAILS:

All modules are accessed through a dedicated learning platform, Membervault, with a mix of reading matter, video/audio lessons and thought-provoking questions to inspire you.

The weekly live coaching calls help you consolidate, get questions answered, discuss with other students, and provide you with an opportunity for accountability - making sure you do what you say you are going to do!

Part 2: The Practical

Doing Death Differently

Part 2 takes you through all that is needed to be able to communicate wisely and well with others about all aspects of end of life planning.  In these classes, we cover:

Class 1: Necessary end-of-life conversation skills – listening and talking so your conversations in all areas of this subject are fruitful, knowledgeable, kind and compassionate, in all situations.

Class 2: Understanding bereavement and the impact it has, so you can compassionately and wisely be aware of how best to support others at a difficult time.

Class 3: DIY death – the multitude of things you and your family need to know to enable engagement of a funeral director to be lessened, or not used at all.

Class 4: Advance Care Planning – how to make sure all the ducks are in a row for this to contribute to the good death that most people say they want, but don't get.

Including homework, this all leads to you having the foundations in place to move on to Part Three, where you are taught to apply what you have learnt so far in an easily structured and enjoyable way, to offer as a certified facilitator of the Before I Go Method®.

Part 3: The Practicing

Becoming an End-of-Life Plan Facilitator

Here, we apply all that has been learnt in a way that best meets the needs of your community, be it virtually or in person. This is what we cover in PART 3:

• How to work with groups, online and offline, so you feel confident in running successful events.
• A proven in-person group format that works to engage, inspire and result in your participants taking action.
• The Before I Go Method® group outline for in-person courses so you can feel reassured they are learning what they need to know.
• How to access the Before I Go Method online course, for your clients benefit and a great plus to your own offering.
• Action-taking skills, so you and your clients can be sure the 'doing' will happen.

BONUS 1:   Assisted Dying. This module is for those particularly interested in helping participants explore the moral and ethical dilemmas this topic brings.

BONUS 2:  Who Am I and What Is A Body? An understanding of being more than a body is helpful to some, and in this optional module you gain an introduction to this.

The Incubator

3 months free membership of our Fab Facilitators Community

This unique part of our training offers you all the support you need in the critical time following your training. You will have complementary access to the Fab Facilitators community.

It means you get regular coaching calls and peer support to help you graduate and get your own EoL Planning work off to the best possible start!

During this 3 months, you will have access to:

• Further training on topics such as How to welcome your first clients, Working with a Lawyer, How to Craft your Elevator Pitch and much more...
• Ongoing marketing/implementation support through the monthly calls, so you continually attract more clients
• Our Resources Bank that is always being added to so that you have the latest best practice and tools to hand
• Guest Expert webinars/interviews (such as How to Have Enrolling Conversations, and How to Be More Compelling as a Speaker)

You will use this 3 month Incubator time to:

• meet the graduation requirements
• receive your graduation certificates
• get all the help you need for taking your first steps as an accredited BIGS facilitator in the world
• As a certified Facilitator, you:
• can practice as a Before I Go Solutions® End of Life Planning Facilitator
• may use the documentation as permitted in the training, including the BIGS Facilitator logo
• have your bio and photo on our Facilitators page on our website
• can access the BIG Method course (PART 1 of your Facilitator training) to use with your own clients, if you wish to
• belong to the FAB Facilitators Community and participate in the monthly calls
• get access to further specific trainings, tailored to your needs at the time
• can review the Resource Bank at any time, to help you bring this valuable work to the world

BIG Method® Course for your own clients

Access to our BIG Method course is another unique aspect of our Before I Go Solutions offer.

Why this offer is so valuable:

• It comes as part of you joining the Fab Facilitators Community, so anything you charge your client goes straight into your pocket. There is no referral fee.
• As a BIGS Facilitator, you are authorised to support your clients going through this online programme. That gives you huge credibility. You don’t need to create an online course yourself, so you save yourself time, money and hassle.
• The course has already been taken successfully by hundreds of people, so it is a proven way to enable people to get their plans done. Your job is simply to give them the live support they need to take action.
• Your clients have more trust in the process, because they know you have gone through the exact same course yourself as they have

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Frequently asked questions:

Q. How do the modules take place?

All modules are set up as a self-paced course on our Membervault training platform. They include audio-visual material as well as texts and links to other resources. For your coaching calls you will meet your BIGS facilitators and fellow trainees online via Zoom technology. You will get full instructions in how to use this, and it is very straightforward. You will need to have a camera on your laptop/phone so you can be seen on the call.

Q. Do I have to be insured?

Ideally, yes. However, this is an upcoming market and in some countries there may not yet be insurance under the term ‘end of life planning facilitator’. So until that changes, insurance is not insisted on. You may already be covered by existing insurance, of course.

Q. Is it a franchise?

No, there is no payment to be made upfront, other than the cost of the Facilitators training itself. Thereafter, for all who have join the Community,  there is a monthly payment.

Q. How much written work is there?

The amount of written work is kept to a minimum; this training is experiential, and other mechanisms are in place to ensure you have understood and integrated the course material. These are mainly a requirement for preparation and homework to be completed,  a recorded session to be submitted at the end of the training, a short live presentation to be given during Part 3, and ongoing evaluation throughout the training.

Q. What is needed for graduation, and for practicing as a facilitator?

The following is needed for graduation:

• your own copy of the Before I Go workbook fully completed
• all your own personal legals in place and up to date
• completion of at least 80% of the online course material
• provision of a 30-minute recording of a session with a group/client

If you then want to continue on and practice, you need to make a commitment to joining the Fab Facilitators Community. 

You will receive a checklist to keep you straight as to what is needed.

Q. Is it certified?

You will receive a Certificate of Completion from us, and a Certificate from our accrediting body, the CPD Standards Office, an organisation that is recognised internationally. 

By taking these actions, and joining the Community, you will be a certified Before I Go Solutions® End of Life Planning Facilitator and therefore authorised to use approved marketing material from Before I Go Solutions®, all other documentation as approved from the Before I Go Method® course.

Q. Will there be supervision for graduates?

Individual supervision is possible, to be arranged with one of the trainers privately.

Q. How are we assessed?

Assessment is continual throughout the course, based on you completing each module, interaction in class, role play participation and amount of reading completed. Towards the end of the course, a half hour recording of you practicing, either 1:1 or in a group, will be required for the assessment process to be completed. A 1:1 session with Michael or other authorised person is also required. 

Q. Is it really possible to have 'fun' while exploring this topic?

Yes! 

There is an enormous amount of energy that gets released when people are given permission to talk freely about dying, death, grief, and all end of life matters, and that includes all emotions too.  Hence someone saying on one of the early courses ‘I never knew talking about death could be such a laugh!’  (She was a carer of her two elderly parents).

Q. Can I work individually with people as well as groups?

Yes. Sometimes it is easier for people to contemplate this subject when not in a group (although there are lots of benefits from groups); and you can also work with couples or families if you wish, and feel confident to do so.

Q. What do I actually get as an End of Life Plan Facilitator?

• Initial Intensive training as described above
  
• 3 month Incubator Period in the Fab Facilitators Community - structured support to get you off to the best possible start
• Certification as an End of Life Planning Facilitator upon successful completion of the training.
• Ongoing help and support from the BIGS team (don’t under-estimate the power of this – it’s massive!

Q. How can I get funding for my BIGS Facilitator Training?

There are lots of creative ways to raise the funds for your place! For some practical guidelines and ideas on how you might fundraise to pay for your training CLICK HERE

Q. My question isn't listed here and I would like to speak to someone

No problem, set up a call with us to have a chat about whether this is right for you.

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