Current Continuing Education List

(Updated 11-10-2016)
NOTICE TO ALL LICENSEES: EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005, POCKET CARDS MUST BE PRESENTED IN ORDER TO BE
ADMITTED TO A PROGRAM AND RECEIVE CE CREDIT.


Date(s): November 14, 2016
Sponsor: NC Safety Conference, Inc.
Title: "Emergency Planning for Funeral Service"
Location(s): Hillside Funeral Service & Cremations–4500 Hwy 264 East-Washington,
NC 27889
Time: 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Hours: 5 hours credit
Contact: Dennis E. Parnell, MESH
Registration Fee: $40.00
Date(s): November 15, 2016
Sponsor: Integrity Insurance Training
Title: "Preneed Planning"
Location(s): Boxcar Grille, 3103 Taylorsville Hwy, Statesville, NC 28625
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Hours: 6 hours credit
Contact: Frank Pait; (336) 667-7304
Registration Fee: $65.00 (lunch included)
Date(s): November 15, 2016
Sponsor: Cape Fear Funeral Directors & Morticians Assoc. of NC
Title: "What to expect when the inspector comes"
Location(s): Mad Boar Restaurant – 111 River village Place-Wallace, NC 28466
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Hours: 2 hours credit
Contact: Valdus T. Lockhart 910-483-7111
Registration Fee: $20.00
Date(s): November 17, 2016
Sponsor: National Funeral directors Association
Title: "Be prepared/ new DOL overtime – compensation wage & hour regulations"
Location(s): National Funeral Directors Association – 13625 Bishop's Drive-
Brookfield, WI 53005
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Hours: 1 hour credit
Contact: Jacklyn Lindberg 262-814-1568
Registration Fee: $0-$60.00
Date(s): November 29, 2016
Sponsor: Integrity Insurance Training
Title: "Preneed Planning"
Location(s): Market Street Buffey & Bakery, 2525 South York Road, Gastonia, NC 28052
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Hours: 6 hours credit
Contact: Frank Pait; (336) 667-7304
Registration Fee: $65.00 (lunch included)
Date(s): November 30, 2016
Sponsor: NC Funeral Directors Assoc. – District 2
Title: Cost of compliance: building a workplace safety program
Location(s): First Free Will Baptist church-2426 Charles Blvd.-Greenville, NC 27858
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Hours: 2 hours
Contact: Christopher Turnage 252-531-3324
Registration Fee: $30.00 members/ $40.00 non-members
Date(s): See Below
Sponsor: Regulatory Support Services, Inc.
Title: The cost of compliance: OSHA building a workplace safety program
Location(s): 11/28/16 – 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Jernigan-Warren funeral home
545 Ramsey St-Fayetteville, NC 28302

11/29/16 – 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Hudson funeral Home & Cremation Services
211 S. Miami Blvd. – Durham, NC 27703

11/30/16 – 8:30am – 10:30 am
Howard-Carter Funeral Home
1608 W Vernon Avenue- Kinston, NC 28504

11/30/16 -7:30am – 9:30am – Bryan-Lee Funeral Home
1200 Benson Rd.-Garner, NC 27529

12/1/16 8:00am – 10:00am – Jones Funeral Home
303 Chaney Ave.-Jacksonville, NC 28540

12/1/16 8:30am – 10:30am
Crowder-Hite Crews Funeral Home, Inc.
1504 N. Mecklenburg Ave., South Hill, VA 23970

12/2/16 8:30am-10:30am – Pink Hill Funeral Home
1056 Hwy 11 North, Pink Hill, NC 28572
Time: See above
Hours: 2 hours each
Contact: Twila Dickerson 804-784-7347
Registration Fee: $150.00
Date(s): December 1, 2016
Sponsor: Carolina Donor Services
Title: Funeral Director Certification Program
Location(s): Carolina Donor Services-3621 Lyckan Parkway – Durham, NC 27707
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hours: 5 hours credit
Contact: Angie Bullard (336) 774-4450
Registration Fee: No fee
Date(s): December 1, 2016
Sponsor: Regulatory Support Services, Inc.
Title: 3 Hour-Cost of compliance:
FTC, Ethics and Protecting Private Information
Location(s): Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home, Inc.
1504 N. Mecklenburg Avenue-South Hill, VA 23970
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00 pm
Hours: 3 hours
Contact: Twila Dickerson 804-784-7347
Registration Fee: $150.00
Date(s): December 1, 2016
Sponsor: North Carolina Board of Funeral Service
Title: "Preneed Review"
Location(s): North Carolina Board of Funeral Service, 1033 Wade Avenue, Ste. 108,
Raleigh, NC 27605
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Hours: 3 hours credit
Contact: Marty Mills, (919) 733-9380
Registration Fee: $25.00
Date(s): December 1, 2016
Sponsor: North Carolina Board of Funeral Service
Title: "FTC Compliance Review"
Location(s): North Carolina Board of Funeral Service, 1033 Wade Avenue, Ste. 108,
Raleigh, NC 27605
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hours: 2 hours credit
Contact: Marty Mills, (919) 733-9380
Registration Fee: $25.00
Date(s): December 1, 2016
Sponsor: National Funeral Directors Association
Title: The Update on VA Burial Benefits
Location(s): National Funeral Directors Association-13625 Bishop's Drive-Brookfield,
WI 53005
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Hours: 1 hour credit
Contact: Jacklyn Lindberg 262-789-1880
Registration Fee: $0.00 - $110.00
Date(s): December 2, 2016
Sponsor: Batesville Casket
Title: "The Why of Funeral Service"
Location(s): Davidson Funeral Home – 301 N. Main St.-Lexington, NC 27292
Time: 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Hours: 3 hours credit
Contact: Steven Hughes 336-214-2207
Registration Fee: $0.00
Date(s): December 2, 2016
Sponsor: Post Mortem Restorative Cosmetics
Title: "Cosmetics & Restorative Art Techniques"
Location(s): B. Christopher's – 201 North Elm Street-Greensboro, NC
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Hours: 4 hours credit
Contact: Dean Jones 336-264-2302
Registration Fee: $75.00
Date(s): December 6, 2016
Sponsor: Eastern District Funeral Directors and Morticians Assoc.
Title: Communicating with family and funeral director-answering
the phone properly and dealing with price shoppers-cremation
review.
Location(s): Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church-
1095 Allen Road-Greenville, NC 27834
Time: 9:00am – 3:30pm
Hours: 5 hours
Contact: Don Brown 252-746-3133
Registration Fee: $50.00
Date(s): December 7, 2016
Sponsor: Coastal Carolina Community College
Title: "Managing Stress & Preventing Burnout for Funeral Directors"
Location(s): Coastal Carolina Community College-444 Western Blvd.-Jacksonville, NC 28546
Time: 12:30pm – 5:30 pm
Hours: 5 hours credit
Contact: Diana Reyes. Anne Shaw 910-938-6322
Registration Fee: $66.00
Date(s): December 7, 2016
Sponsor: National Funeral Directors Association
Title: "NFDA Arranger Training"
Location(s): Crone Plaza Seattle Airport-17388 International Blvd.-Seattle, WA
Time: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Hours: 8 hours credit
Contact: Shari Foucalt/ Jacklyn Lindberg 262-789-1880
Registration Fee: $160.00 - $655.00
Date(s): December 7, 2016
Sponsor: Kates-Boylston Publications
Title: Cremation Strategies Conference
Location(s): Hilton New Orleans Riverside-Tow Poydras St.-New Orleans, LA 70130
Time: 8:00am – 4:30pm
Hours: 6 hours credit
Contact: Thomas Parmalee 301-591-1847
Registration Fee: $595.00
Date(s): December 8, 2016
Sponsor: Kates-Boylston Publications
Title: Funeral Service Business Plan
Location(s): Hilton New Orleans Riverside- Two Poydras St. – New Orleans, LA 70130
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Hours: 6 hours credit
Contact: Thomas Parmalee 301-591-1847
Registration Fee: $995.00
Date(s): December 8, 2016
Sponsor: Montgomery Community College
Title: December 8, 2016
Location(s): Montgomery Community College - 1011 Page Street-Troy, NC 27371
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Hours: 5 hours
Contact: Andrew Gardner (910) 576-6222 ext 532
Registration Fee: $40.00
   
Date(s): December 8, 2016
Sponsor: North Carolina Funeral Directors Association – District 10
Title: December 8, 2016
Location(s): Daniel Boone Inn-130 Hardin Street-Boone, NC 28607
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hours: 2 hours
Contact: Richard D. Hincher – 336-838-3178
Registration Fee: $40.00 members / $50.00 non-members
 
Date(s): December 13, 2016
Sponsor: North Carolina Funeral Directors Association - District 9
Title: "Answering Phones Properly & Dealing with Price Shoppers"
Location(s): Williams Hall at Forest Lawn East Cemetery
3700 Forest Lawn Dr.
Matthews, NC 28104
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hours: 3 hours
Contact: Robert Murphy (704) 846-3771
Registration Fee: $45 Members; $55 Non-Members
 
Date(s): December 13, 2016
Sponsor: Integrity Insurance Training
Title: "Preneed Planning"
Location(s): Boxcar Grille, 3103 Taylorsville Hwy, Statesville, NC 28625
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Hours: 6 hours credit
Contact: Frank Pait; (336) 667-7304
Registration Fee: $65.00 (lunch included)
 
Date(s): December 15, 2016
Sponsor: NC Safety Conference, Inc.
Title: "Emergency Planning for Funeral Service"
Location(s): Massey Funeral Home, 839 Jackson St., Roanoke Rapids NC
Time: 4:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Hours: 5 hours credit
Contact: Dennis Parnell 252-203-3192
Registration Fee: $40.00
   
Date(s): December 15-17, 2016
Sponsor: The Dodge Institute for Advance Mortuary
Title: The Dodge 2016 Wreaths across America Project
Location(s): Dover Air force Base – Arlington, VA
Time: Various
Hours: 3.25 hours credit
Contact: Debbie Dodge 207-841-6330
Registration Fee: Sliding scale
   
Date(s): December 28, 2016
Sponsor: NC Safety Conference, Inc.
Title: "Emergency Planning for Funeral Service"
Location(s): Coble-Ward-Smith Funeral & Cremation Service-3915 Oleander Dr.-
Wilmington, NC 28403
Time: 1:00pm – 6:00pm
Hours: 5 hours credit
Contact: Dennis E. Parnell, MESH 252-203-3192
Registration Fee: $40.00
   
Date(s): See Below
Sponsor: Cremation Association of North America
Title: CANA’s Crematory Operations Certification Program
Locations(s): 12-6-2016 - Hilton New Orleans Riverside-
two Poydras Street-New Orleans, LA

01-18-2017 – Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home-
301 NE Ivanhoe Blvd.-Orlando, FL

02-07-2017 – Paris Las Vegas Hotel-
3655 S Las Vegas Blvd-Las Vegas, NV

03-31-2017 – University of Central Oklahoma-
100 N. University Dr.- Edmon, OK

05-09-2017 – Oak Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park-
300 Central Ave-San Jose, CA 95125
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Hours: 8 hours each
Contact: Jennifer Head 312-245-1077
Registration Fee: $495.00/$595.00
   
Date(s): See below
Sponsor: Vision Insurance Programs, Inc.
Title: "Strategies of Ethical Preneed and Aftercare Programs"
Location(s): 01/18/17 – 9 am – 3:20 Golden Corral-1-85 & Huffman Mill Rd. Ext 141-
Burlington, NC 27217
03/13/17- 9am – 3:20pm – golden Corral- 4928 Khan Dr-
Lumberton, NC 28358
04/04/17 – 9 am – 3:20 pm – Sunset Restaurant – 498 Harrison Ave –
Franklin, NC 28734
04/05/17 – 9am-3:20pm- Golden Corral-I-85 & Huffman Mill Rd. Ext 141-
Burlington, NC 27217
07/25/17 – 9am-3:20pm – Golden corral – 2300 E. Franklin Blvd.-
Gastonia, NC 28054
07/26/17-9am-3:20pm – Golden Corral-I-85 & Huffman mill Rd Ext 141-
Burlington, NC 27217
10/04/17 – 9am-3:20pm – Golden Corral- I-85 & Huffman mill Rd Ext 141-
Burlington, NC 27217
12/06/17 – 9am-3:20pm – Golden Corral-I-85 & Huffman mill Rd Ext 141-
Burlington, NC 27217
12/11/17 – 9am-3:20pm Golden Corral-2300 E. Franklin Blvd.-
Gastonia, NC 28054
12/15/17 – 9am-3:20pm – Golden Corral –I-40 & Lenoir-Rhyne Blvd.-
Hickory, NC 28601
Time: See above
Hours: 6 hours each
Contact: Michael Wilson 828-434-5985
Registration Fee: $65.00
 
Date(s): January 22-26, 2017
Sponsor: Selected Independent Funeral Homes
Title: 2017 NextGen Seminar
Location(s):

Iberoster Cancum-Blvd. Kukulcan km. 17-Cancum, Mexico 77500

Time: Various
Hours: Poss. 8.5 hours credit
Contact: Amy Hunt 847-236-9401
Registration Fee: Members $645 plus $295 additional person
Non-members $150.00 per CE class
 
Date(s): February 6-8, 2017
Sponsor: The Dodge Institute for Advanced Mortuary Studies
Title: 2017 Dodge Technical Seminar - Hawaii
Location(s):

John A Burns School of Medicine-University of Hawaii-Honolulu, Hawaii

Time: Various
Hours: Poss. 12 Hours credit
Contact: Debbie Dodge/ Kristin Doucet 978-600-2099
Registration Fee: Sliding Scale
 
Date(s): Ongoing
Sponsor: National Funeral Directors association
Title: "NFDA Home Student - 2016 Annual All-Staff Training with the FTC Funeral Rule"
Location(s): NFDA, 13625 Bishop's Drive, Brookfield, WI 53005
Time: Open Time
Hours: 4 hours CE Credit
Contact: Jacklyn Lindberg, (262) 789-1551
Registration Fee: $60 - $105
 
Date(s): Listed Below
Sponsor: Regulatory Support Services
Contact: Paul Harris 804-784-7347
 
Title: "FTC - Funeral Packages & Special Charges”  (2 hours credit)
Location(s):  
Registration Fee: $150.00
 
Title: "Funeral Ethics-Choosing the Right Path”  (1 hour credit)
Location(s):  
Registration Fee: $150.00 for non-clients
 
Title: "Annual OSHA Training:  Back to the Basics”  (3 hours credit)
Location(s):  
 
Title: "Bulletproofing, Decisions & Due Diligence"  (3 hours credit)
Location(s):

 

 
Title: “FTC Training: A Call to Action”  (1 hour credit)
Location(s):  
 
Title: “Learning the Rules Can Benefit Your Business”  (3 hours credit)
Location(s):  
 
Title: Annual OSHA Training: “Infection Prevention:  Are You the Health Hazard”  (3 hours credit)
Location(s):  
 
Title: “Doing What Comes Naturally:  Common Sense Compliance”  (3 hours credit)
Location(s):  
 
Title: "Bulletproof FTC Compliance & North Carolina Crematory Laws & Regulation hours)
Location(s):

 

 
Title:  “Learning From the Mistakes of Others”  (3 hours credit)
Location(s):  
 
Title: “Funeral Professionals Love Dessert: Your Piece of the Compliance Pie”  (3 hours credit)
Location(s):  
 
Title: “Whirlwinds & Whirlpools:  Handling Challenging Decisions in Funeral Service” (3 hours credit)
Location(s):  
 
Title: “From Head to Toe – Cover Up for Safety” (3 hours credit)
Location(s):  
 
Title: “Is There a Doctor in the House”
Location(s):  
 
Title: FTC Training”-Exceeding, Succeeding-Compliance with the FTC Funeral Rule’s Newest Interpretations” (1 hour credit)
Location(s):  
 
Title: “Faith, Hope & Clarity
Location(s):  
 
Title: “Potholes, Speedbumps & Orange Cones:  Protecting Your License by Overcoming Compliance  Barriers”  (3 hours credit)
Location(s):  
 
Title: Annual OSHA Training:  When A Band-Aid Won’t Work” (3 hours credit)
Location(s):  
Registration Fee: $95.00
 
Date(s): Listed Below
Sponsor: Integrity Insurance Training
Title:

“The History of Life Insurance & Preneed”

Location(s):

 

Time: 9:00 am – 3:20 pm
Hours: 6 hours credit
Contact: Frank Pait  336-667-7304
Registration Fee: $65.00 (Includes lunch)
 
Date(s): Listed Below
Sponsor: Integrity Insurance Training
Title:

 

Location(s):

Time: 9:00 am – 3:20 pm
Hours: 6 hours credit
Contact: Frank Pait  336-667-7304
Registration Fee: $65.00 (Includes lunch)
 
Date(s): Listed Below
Sponsor: Vision Insurance Programs
Title: “NC Funeral Funding:  Ethics, Regulations & Methods”
Location(s):  
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Hours: 6 hours credit
Contact: Michael Wilson  828-434-5985
Registration Fee: $65.00 (Includes lunch)
 
Title: “Concepts of Preneed, At-Need & Post-Need”
Location(s): 12/06/16 Golden Corral, 2300 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia NC
12/07/16 Golden Corral, I-85 & Huffman Mill Rd. Exit 141, Burlington NC
12/16/16 Golden Corral, I-40 & Lenoir Rhyne Blvd., Hickory NC
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Hours: 5.5 hours credit
Contact: Michael Wilson  828-434-5985
Registration Fee: $65.00 (Includes lunch)
 
Title: “Strategies for Ethical Preneed & Aftercare Programs”
Location(s):

 

Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Hours: 6 hours credit
Contact: Michael Wilson  828-434-5985
Registration Fee: $65.00 (Includes lunch)
   
Date(s): See Below
Sponsor: Imperial Training Services, Inc.
Title: "Mandatory Ethics"
Location(s):

11/08/2016 - Quality Suites, 1125 13th Ave. Dr. SE, Hickory, NC

11/15/2016 - Hampton Inn, 612 Dickens PL NE, Concord, NC

11/29/2016 - Holiday Inn Airport, 6426 Burnt Poplar Road, Greensboro, NC

12/6/2016 - Hampton Inn & Suites, 111 Hampton Woods Lane, Raleigh, NC

12/13/2016 - Holiday Inn Express, 9420 E Independence Blvd., Matthews, NC

12/20/2016 - Holiday Inn, 203 SW Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC

12/28/2016 - Hampton Inn Medical Park, 2320 S 17th St., Wilmington, NC

Time: 1:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hours: 4 hours credit
Contact: Cliff Davis / Linda Sorrell, (919) 662-2169
Registration Fee: $50.00 per class
   
Date(s): See Below
Sponsor: Imperial Training Services, Inc.
Title: "Need, Greed, Faith & Charity"
Location(s):

11/09/2016 - Quality Suites, 1125 13th Ave. Dr. SE, Hickory, NC

11/16/2016 - Hampton Inn, 612 Dickens PL NE, Concord, NC

11/30/2016 - Holiday Inn Airport, 6426 Burnt Poplar Road, Greensboro, NC

12/7/2016 - Hampton Inn & Suites, 111 Hampton Woods Lane, Raleigh, NC

12/14/2016 - Holiday Inn Express, 9420 E Independence Blvd., Matthews, NC

12/21/2016 - Holiday Inn, 203 SW Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC

12/28/2016 - Hampton Inn Medical Park, 2320 S 17th St., Wilmington, NC

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hours: 6 hours credit
Contact: Cliff Davis / Linda Sorrell, (919) 662-2169
Registration Fee: $75.00 per class
   
Date(s): See Below
Sponsor: Imperial Training Services, Inc.
Title: "Planning for the Senior Market, A Case Study"
Location(s):
Time: 1:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hours: 4 hours credit
Contact: Cliff Davis / Linda Sorrell, (919) 662-2169
Registration Fee: $50.00 per class
   
Date(s): See Below
Sponsor: Imperial Training Services, Inc.
Title: "Planning for the Senior Market
Location(s):

11/03/2016 - Hampton Inn, 1700 Skibo Rd., Fayetteville, NC

11/10/2016 - Quality Suites, 1125 13th Ave. Dr. SE, Hickory, NC

11/17/2016 - Hampton Inn, 612 Dickens PL NE, Concord, NC

12/1/2016 - Holiday Inn Airport, 6426 Burnt Poplar Road, Greensboro, NC

12/8/2016 - Hampton Inn & Suites, 111 Hampton Woods Lane, Raleigh, NC

12/15/2016 - Holiday Inn Express, 9420 E Independence Blvd., Matthews, NC

12/22/2016 - Holiday Inn, 203 SW Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC

12/30/2016 - Hampton Inn Medical Park, 2320 S 17th St., Wilmington, NC

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Hours: 4 hours credit
Contact: Cliff Davis / Linda Sorrell, (919) 662-2169
Registration Fee: $50.00 per class
 
Audio/Online Learning Seminars: Online Learning
Important information regarding the courses listed below- Only the course content has been approved.
Licensees must submit form BFS CE6 (form available by following this link) at least 10 days prior to taking approved online courses.
There is an annual limit of 2 hours of CE credit for online courses.
 
Date(s): Ongoing
Sponsor: FuneralCE
Title:

"Bloodborne Pathogens"
"Communicating Effectively with Seniors"
"Conflict Resolution for Funeral Directors"
"Cremation Best Practices"
"Funeral Customs with Military Honors"
"Insuring Funeral Homes"
"Intercultural Burials"
"Managing Grief"
"OSHA Employee Workplace Rights"
"OSHA Practice Standards for Funeral Directors"
"Pre-need Planning"
"Public Speaking for Funeral Directors"
"Understanding Social Security: Case Studies for Funeral Directors"
"When Disaster Strikes: Mass Fatalities and Community Impact"
"Working Ethically With Seniors"

Location(s): Online
Time: Ongoing/online only
Hours: 2 hours credit
Contact: Jana Pugh  972-616-1120
Registration Fee: Varies – contact sponsor
 
Date(s): Ongoing
Sponsor: Apex Continuing Education Solutions
Title: "After Suicide: How to Support Survivors of the Loss"
"Are You Stressed? Signs & Solutions"
"Brief History of Preservation & Burial Practices" (1 CE hour - $15.00)
"Funeral Rituals & Mental Health"
"Funeral Service Ethics"
"Green Burial 101"
"Infant Embalming Techniques"
"OSHA Essentials"
"Preneed Planning: What Every Funeral Director Should Know"
"Restoration of a Tissue Donor"
"Telephone Inquiry Manual for Funeral Homes"
"The Funeral Director and Organ & Tissue Donation"
"Understanding Grief"
"Working With Difficult People"
Location(s): Online
Time: Ongoing/online only
Hours: 2 hours credit
Contact: Remo Portelli  800-769-8996
Registration Fee: $21.00
 
Date(s): Ongoing
Sponsor: Practicum Strategies
Title:

“A Review of Basic Embalming Procedures”
“Business Morals & Ethics & the Funeral Director”
“Complying with the Funeral Rule”
“Coping with Stress as a Funeral Director”
“Cremation: The Concept, The Client, The Caring”
“Cremation: The Process”
"Cremation: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow"
“Dealing with Communicable Diseases/AIDS”
“Embalming Chemistry”
"Employee Recruitment & Retention in Funeral Service"
“Ethics for Funeral Directors”
"Everyday Ethics in Funeral Service - What You Can Do About It?"
“Funeral Values”
“Grief 101 for Funeral Directors”
“Hazardous Chemicals & Toxic Substances”
“How Do We Tell the Children”
“Intermediate Marketing for Funeral Directors”
“Introduction to Accounting for the Funeral Director”
"Job Burnout in Funeral Service - What It Is & What You Can Do About It?"
“Living with the FTC’s Funeral Rule”
“Managing Stress for Funeral Professionals”
“Marketing 101 for Funeral Directors”
“Moral Dilemmas Facing the Funeral Profession”
"Motivation & Coaching for the Successful Funeral Director”
“OSHA for Small Business”
"OSHA - A Practical Guide for the Funeral Service Professional"
“Power Communications for Funeral Professionals”
“Preneed Funeral Planning – A Basic Course”
“Sacred/Sensitive & Sane”
“The Funeral Profession & Consumer Behavior”
“Understanding & Completing the Certificate of Death”
"Univeral Precautions: A Review for Embalmers and FD"

Location(s): Online
Time: Ongoing/online only
Hours: 2 hours credit
Contact: Susan Peterson  800-731-4714
Registration Fee: $16.00
 
Date(s): Ongoing
Sponsor: FuneralContinuingEducation.com
Title: Burial with Military Honors Best Practices-Laws & Rules - $20.00 - 2 hours credit
Complying with the FTC Funeral Rule-Laws & Rules - $18.00 - 2 hours credit
Ethics, Attitude & Customer Service-Grief/Death/Dying - $20.00 - 2 hours credit
Funeral Products & the Environment-Laws & Rules - $18.00 - 2 hours credit
Helping Parents Cope with Unexpected Death-Grief/Death/Dying - $15.00 - 1 hour credit
Helping Parents Help Children Cope with Death-Grief/Death/Dying - $15.00 - 1 hour credit
Limiting Exposure to HIV/AIDS-Other - $18.00 - 2 hours credit
Modern Funeral Customs - $15.00 - 1 hour credit
Understanding Hospice & Palliative Care-Grief/Death/Dying - $15.00 - 1 hour credit
When Children Die: Guidance for the Final Arrangements-Other - $15.00 - 1 hour credit
Funeral Ethics & Best Practices - $20.00 - 2 hours credit
OSHA Compliance for Funeral Homes - $18.00 - 2 hours credit
Upselling Without Upsetting the Client - $15.00 - 1 hour credit
The Sociology of Death - $18.00 - 2 hours credit
Location(s): Online
Time: Ongoing/online only
Hours: SEE ABOVE
Contact: Barbara Cardone 718-608-6000
Registration Fee: SEE ABOVE
 
 
Date(s): Ongoing
Sponsor: Thanos Institute
Title: "A Student Dies, A School Mourns……..Are You Prepared?"
"Bereavement and the Funeral Director"
"Embalming"
"Ethics in Funeral Service"
"Forensic Pathology for Funeral Directors"
"Funeral Customs Past & Present"
"Grief Counseling for the Funeral Directors"
"Management Skills for Funeral Directors"
"OSHA Compliance & FTC Rules"
"Restorative Art & Cosmetology"
"Unexpected, Traumatic Death & The Funeral Director"
Location(s): Online
Time: Ongoing/online only
Hours: Up to 2 hours only
Contact: Mary E. Rizzo  800-742-8257
Registration Fee: $45 one-time registration fee  $130 Course fee
 
Date(s): Ongoing
Sponsor: National Funeral Directors Association
Title:

"2015 Annual All-Staff Training with the FTC Funeral Rule Coordinator"
"Beyond Price - Your Guide to Mastering Cremation Phone Inquiries"
"Breathing Life into Funeral Home Marketing with Facebook, TV and a Sense of Humor"
"Bridging the Gap Between The Funeral Home and the Hospice Caregiver"
"Communicable Disease: Safeguarding the Funeral Professional"
"Communicable Diseases: What Every Funeral Home Must Know"
"Communication Skills for Connecting With Cremation Families"
"Conflict Manment for Funeral Directors: Successful Interpersonal Communication Practices"
"Creating Loyalty and Lifelong Memories through Creative Consumer Engagement"
"Cremation Liability Issues for Crematories and Funeral Homes Using Third Party Crematories"
"Deathcare Marketing – 25 FAQs"
"Effective Community Outreach on a Budget"
"Effective Social Media for Your Funeral Home on a Shoestring Budget"
"Embalming Perspectives & Paradigms Challenged"
"Embalming Risk Management"
"Embalming the Obese Case"
"Five Ways to Improve Prep Room Ventilation & Protect Your Health"
"Focus on Preneed: Spend Downs, Contracts, Consumer Protection"
"Funeral Directors are Poor Business People: Perception, Reality or Opportunity to Disrupt the Paradigm?"
"Funeral Service Ethics"
"Hospice & Funeral Service: From One Set of Caring Arms into Another"
"Inbound Marketing: The Future of Funeral Home Marketing"
"It's Only a Matter of Time: Are You Ready for Natural Burials and Green Funerals?"
"Keys to Effectively Resilve Family Complaints-and Avoid Costly Lawsuits"
"Making Cremation Profitable"
"Marketing a Funeral Home for Long-Term Profitability"
"Offering Funeral Packages in Compliance with the FTC Funeral Rule"
"Opening a Crematory: What You Need to Know to Do It Right"
"Parasite vs. Plunderer: Family Business Succession Planning"
"Personnel Management in Funeral Service"
"Professional Ethics in Funeral Service: NFDA's Code of Professional Conduct"
"Safeguarding Your Business from Cremation Liability"
"Serving Hispanic Families"
"Taking Your Funeral Home to the Next Stage of Business Growth & Profitability"
"The Funeral – A Chance to Touch, A Chance to Serve, A Chance to Heal"
"The Removal: Professional Solutions for Challenging Circumstances"
"Understanding a Child's Grief"
"Understanding & Creating Exceptional Funeral Experiences"
"Understanding & Managing Grief"
"Understanding the Practice of the FTC Funeral Rule"
"Understanding Preneed"
"Understanding the Veteran and the Grieving Military Family"
"What Matters Most: the Heart's Desires in Life & Death"
"What They Didn't Cover in Mortuary School: Advanced Grief Concepts"
"What to do When Families Say 'No Religion, Please"

Location(s): Online
Time: Ongoing/Online
Hours: up to 2
Contact: Jacklyn Lindberg 800-228-6332
Registration Fee: $60.00-$130.00