Overview of Continuing Educations Programs Provided in October 2017.
Friday, October 6, 2017: Principles of Funeral Service Counselling (6 Funeral Director hours) by Todd Van Beck: $149
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Saturday, October 14, 2017: The Ethical Promotion of Embalming Through Various Communication Channels (3 Embalmer hours) by Robin Heppell: $99
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Saturday, October 14, 2017: Progressive Desairology for the Modern Embalmer (3 Embalmer hours) by Monica Torres: $99
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Register for both Ethical Promotion of Embalming and Progressive Desairology for $149
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Funeral Director CEUs: Friday, October 6, 2017
Full Day Session
Starts: 11 am Eastern / 8 am Pacific
Todd Van Beck: Principles of Funeral Service Counselling (6 hours)
Description: This educational seminar addresses the basic needs of the grief stricken and presents pertinent information on how the funeral professional, in meeting those needs, do it in a way that grieving people can move through their death crisis and not get bogged down in them. As funeral professionals we want to help our bereaved families emerge as whole and restored persons rather than as diminished and damaged individuals. The funeral experience is a major factor in helping people confront the reality of their loss with wisdom and experience.
Objective: This program identifies ways in which a funeral professional can help the grieving and identify what are the easiest and most economically sensible resources that all funeral professional have to help bereaved families meet their emotional needs. These are indeed difficult questions to ask; the answer, however, lies in identifying and exploring specific qualities that all in the funeral service profession have at the immediate disposal.
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Embalmer CEUs: Saturday, October 14, 2017
Morning Session
Starts: 11 am Eastern / 8 am Pacific
Robin Heppell: The Ethical Promotion of Embalming Through Various Communication Channels (3 hours)
Description: With cremation on a steady rise in North America, it is becoming harder to “Communicate the Value” embalming. Robin Heppell who has been speaking throughout North America over the last decade about trends, technology and marketing; and now tackles one of his toughest questions…”How can you ethically communicate the value of embalming when families may not even want a casket?” Stay tuned for his multi-pronged approach for families to say Yes to embalming.
Objective: The objective of this training session is to emphasize the importance of having client families say YES to embalming and outline to implications for the family (and the profession) if they decline embalming. After completing this training session, the attendee will have a better understanding of importance of performing each embalming to achieve the best possible results and also to be better prepared when talking to the client family about the value and benefits embalming.
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Afternoon Session
Starts: 3 pm Eastern / 12 pm Pacific
Monica Torres: Progressive Desairology for the Modern Embalmer (3 hours)
Description: In this 3 parts series Monica H. Torres gives professional Embalmers a look into the mystifying art of post mortem restoration with a foundation in Desairology. Ms. Torres will give insightful tips on embalming restoration for hands and reveal the technical procedure for her innovative hair restoration technique coined by other professionals as the NO WAX Torres Technique. This seminar focuses on the value of open casket viewing and the technical skill of Embalming and Restoration.
Objective: The objective of this advanced seminar is to offer professional Embalmers innovative training skills in Desairology to combat easy and hard cases regardless of the circumstances surrounding the death. Whether it be drowning, decomp, GSW, or accidental trauma to the scalp, and hands, this seminar offers alternative methods for dedicated embalmers looking for an edge in the prep room.
Canadian Licensees Register Here ($99 + GST) | US & International Licensees Register Here ($99)
Register for both Ethical Promotion of Embalming and Progressive Desairology
Canadian Licensees Register Here ($149 + GST) | US & International Licensees Register Here ($99)
APPROVALS
States & Provinces Approved: Academy (CFSP), British Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, and South Carolina.
If your jurisdiction isn’t listed, please download the self-application documentation so that you can submit it to your regulatory board:
- Download Self Application CEU Request Package: Principles of Funeral Service Counselling
- Download Self Application CEU Request Package: Marketing Embalming – The Ethical Promotion
- Download Self Application CEU Request Package: Progressive Desairology
Please note that the Funeral Gurus cannot guarantee the approval from all jurisdictions as some make the process too difficult or expensive. If you are a CFSP, you will get those credits from attending this program. If you have any issues with your regulatory board, please forward us the response from them to [email protected] so that we can work on getting it approved for this session or a future session.
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