11.8 Chapter Assignment

Advanced Directives & Planning for Illness & Death Assignment

In this chapter you learned about the importance of advanced planning for illness and death. This chapter’s assignment involves writing a reflection paper that details/explains/explores: what you learned from or got out of this course; how this course impacted you; if and how what you learned and/or your experiences taking the course altered your views of how you approach death, dying, grief, etc.; and what steps it will take for you to get to a place where you can and will complete your Advanced Care Directive/Advanced Care Plan (ACP) and appoint your Substitute Decision-Maker(s) (SDM) via the creation of a Power of Attorney for Personal Care (APC) (something that is highly recommended).

It is important to: (1) complete all chapter materials (chapter content, including all embedded links to readings and videos, and the required course materials) prior to starting the assignment; and (2) cite relevant course material (from current and previous chapters) throughout your assignment to support your points, credit sources of concepts/ideas, and demonstrate completion of assigned course materials.

Assignment Formatting & Style for Written Report

• Assignments formatting requirements: Arial 12-point font; 1 inch/2.54 centimeter margins; single spaced; APA in-text citation style, reference section and cover page.
• Use proper essay/paragraph style.
• Use APA in-text citation style to support points, credit sources of concepts/ideas, and demonstrate completion of assigned course materials.
• Paraphrase as opposed to relying on direct quotes.
• Proofread your submission to make sure it is clear, well written and intelligible.

Steps to Completing the Assignment

1. Click on the following link to download a PDF of the Advance Care Directive for Ontario to your computer Power of Attorney for Personal Care and Advance Care Directive.
2. Read the document in its entirety. It is also important to read the document “Advance care planning kit” assigned earlier in this chapter.
3. Write a properly sourced 1000-word reflection paper (give or take 100 words) that addresses the following questions:
   • What is/are the key things you learned or got out of this course?
   • How did this course impacted you?
   • How did what you learned in this course and/or your experiences taking the course altered your views of how you approach death, dying, grief, etc.;
   • What steps would it will take for you to get to a place where you can and will complete your Advanced Care Directive/Advanced Care Plan (ACP) and appoint your Substitute Decision-Maker(s) (SDM) via the creation of a Power of Attorney for Personal Care (APC) (something that is highly recommended)?
4. Support your points/arguments with APA in-text citations that reference course materials. In-text citations to support your points/arguments are essential and required. Be sure to use a diverse range of materials from this eBook (not just this chapter) as opposed to relying heavily on one, or a few sources.

Assignment Submissions Must Include

1. A proper APA style cover page.
2. A properly sourced, essay style written reflection paper.
3. A proper APA reference section that contains any/all the material cited in the reflection paper.