NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE
(Updated February 3, 2012)
Please scroll to page bottom in order to view programs with multiple dates and programs available online. There are also very important instructions for the online courses.
SPONSOR: District III of NFD & MA, Inc. CONTACT: Talitha Thomas 864-525-4742
TITLE: “Maximizing Your Full Business Potential” & “Identify & Guard Against Liabilities”
LOCATION(S): Hyatt Regency Greenville 220 Main Street in Greenville, SC
TIME: 9:00 am-5:00 pm HOURS: 6 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $85/$100
SPONSOR: SC Funeral Directors Assoc CONTACT: Mike Squires 800-445-3427
TITLE: “SCFDA Mid-Winter Conference & Expo”
LOCATION(S): Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center 1101 Lincoln St in Columbia, SC
TIME: 9:00 am-12:00 noon HOURS: 7.5 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $190/2 days or $115/1 day
SPONSOR: CANA & NFDA CONTACT: Sherri Foucalt 262-789-1551
TITLE: Spring Cremation Symposium
LOCATION(S): The Signature at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
TIME: Varies each day HOURS: 9hourscredit (not all programs approved) REGISTRATION FEE: member-$595; non-member $750
SPONSOR: Direct Development Training CONTACT: Craig Krause 512-869-1037
TITLE: “Mastering Your Memory”
LOCATION(S): Wells Funeral Home, 296 North Main Street, Waynesville
TIME: 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. HOURS: 1 hour credit REGISTRATION FEE: no fee
SPONSOR: MKJ Marketing CONTACT: Krystal Casey 888-655-1566
TITLE: “Value of the Funeral Part II”
LOCATION(S): Vail Mountain Marriott Resort, Vail, CO
TIME: Varies each day HOURS: 12 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $895.00
SPONSOR: Regulatory Support Services CONTACT: David Partridge 804-784-7347
TITLE: Annual OSHA Training: “Infection Prevention: Are You the Health Hazard” (3 hours credit)
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
"Doing What Comes Naturally: Common Sense Compliance" (3 hours credit)
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Hayworth Miller Funerak Home 3315 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem
Registration Fee: $95.00 each
SPONSOR: Regulatory Support Services CONTACT: David Partridge 804-784-7347
TITLE: Annual OSHA Training: “Infection Prevention: Are You the Health Hazard” (3 hours credit)
LOCATION(S): Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home
16901 Old Statesville Rd., Huntersville
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Whitley’s Funeral Home
1748 Dale Earnhardt Blvd., Kannapolis
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95.00
SPONSOR: Regulatory Support Services CONTACT: David Partridge 804-784-7347
TITLE: "Doing What Comes Naturally: Common Sense Compliance" (3 hours credit)
1p.m. - 4 p.m.
Annual OSHA Training: “Infection Prevention: Are You the Health Hazard” (3 hours credit)
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
LOCATION(S): Hayworth Miller Funeral Home 3315 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem
Registration Fee: $95.00 each
SPONSOR: Regulatory Support Services CONTACT: David Partridge 804-784-7347
TITLE: Annual OSHA Training: “Infection Prevention: Are You the Health Hazard” (3 hours credit)
LOCATION(S): Joyner's Funeral Home, 4100 US 264 W, Wilson
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 North Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount
3:30 p.m – 6:30 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95.00
SPONSOR: MKJ Marketing CONTACT: Krystal Casey 888-655-1566
TITLE: “Improving Your Business During Challenging Times”
LOCATION(S): Ritz-Carlton Beach Resort, Naples, FL
TIME: Varies each day HOURS: 12 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $795.00
SPONSOR: MKJ Marketing CONTACT: Krystal Casey 888-655-1566
TITLE: “Communicating Effectively with Your Community, Part II”
LOCATION(S): Ritz-Carlton Beach Resort, Naples, FL
TIME: Varies each day HOURS: 12 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $795.00
SPONSOR: MKJ Marketing CONTACT: Krystal Casey 888-655-1566
TITLE: “Improving Communication with the Cremation Consumer”
LOCATION(S): Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, NV
TIME: Varies each day HOURS: 12 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $595.00
SPONSOR: Dodge Institute for Advanced Mortuary Studies CONTACT: Debbie Dodge 800-443-6363
TITLE: 2012 Dodge Seminar
Managerial Program March 19 & 20 Technical Program March 22 & 23
LOCATION(S): Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater Beach, FL
TIME: Varies each day HOURS: 18 hours credit possible REGISTRATION FEE: $495.00 for either Managerial or Technical, $895.00 for both
SPONSOR: Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity CONTACT: Shun Newbern 562-607-5281
TITLE: “Re-Evaluating Our Profession and the Future of Embalming”, “Career Advancemnt in
Funeral Service” and “The Above Average Embalmer”
LOCATION(S): Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Vann Buren, Chicago
TIME: 10 a.m. – 1p.m. HOURS: 3 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $50.00
SPONSOR: Wake County Health Department/NC Vital Records CONTACT: Annette Newsome 919-250-3884
TITLE: “Death Registration”
LOCATION(S): Wake County Health Dept. 10 Sunny Brooke Rd., Raleigh
TIME: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. HOURS: 3 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: no fee
SPONSOR: Selected Independent Funeral Homes CONTACT: Nicole Donatello-Trefilek 800-323-4219
TITLE: 2012 Spring Management Summit
LOCATION(S): Embassy Suites-Buckhead, Atlanta, GA
TIME: Varies each day. HOURS: 10 hours credit possible REGISTRATION FEE: $445 per Individual/ $345 per firm
MULTI-DATE PROGRAMS
TITLE: “Annuities-Knowledge is Power”
LOCATION(S): February 24th Comfort Suites Riverfront 218 East Front St., in New Bern
February 29th Comfort Inn Gateway 200 Gateway Blvd in Rocky Mount
TIME: 1:15 pm – 5:00 pm HOURS: 4 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $50.00
TITLE: “Business Basics”
LOCATION(S) February 23rd Comfort Suites Riverfront 218 East front St. in New Bern
TIME: 8:30 am – 2:10 pm HOURS: 6 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $75.00
TITLE: “Mandatory Ethics” (A) & “Whole Life to Universal-Fixed to Flexible” (B) Both programs at
each location.
LOCATION(S) January 30th City Hotel & Bistro 203 SW Greenville Blvd in Greenville
TIME: (A) 8:30 am – 12:15 pm CREDIT: 4 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $50.00
(B) 1:15 am – 5:00 pm CREDIT: 4 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $50.00
TITLE: “Need, Greed, Faith & Charity”
LOCATION(S) February 28th Hampton Inn 111 Hampton Woods Dr. in Raleigh
TIME: 8:30 AM – 2:10 PM HOURS: 6 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $75.00
TITLE: “The In’s & Out’s of E & O”
LOCATION(S) February 23rd Comfort Suites Riverfront 218 East Front St. in New Bern
TIME: 3:10 – 5:00 PM Hours: 2 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $25.00
TITLE: “Certified Funeral Celebrants Training”
LOCATION(S): February 17-19 Chaparral Suites, Scottsdale, AZ
April 13-15 Marriott Hotel, Oklahoma City, OK
May 4-6 Hampton Inn, Edmonton AB, Canada
June 15-17 Sheraton Needham, Needham, MA
July 20-25 ICCFA University, Memphis, TN
September 16-18 NJSFDA, Atlantic City, NJ
October 19-21 Worsham College, Chicago, IL
TIME: Varies each day HOURS: 16 hours credit Registration fee: $750.00
SPONSOR: South Carolina Business Consulting, Inc. CONTACT: John B. Maynard 843-280-6460
DATE(S): SEE BELOW
2012 DATES
LOCATION(S): March 13, 2012 Shoney's Restaurant, I-77 at exit 50 Statesville, NC
March 15, 2012 Shoney's Restaurant 1-95 at exit 49, Fayetteville, NC
TIME: Ethics: 9:30 am – 12:15: pm HOURS: 2 hours credit Registration fee: $25.00
Bloodborne Pathogens/OSHA: 1 p.m. 4:15 p.m. HOURS: 3 hours credit Registration fee: $35.00
TITLE: “NC Funeral Funding: Ethics, Regulations & Methods”
LOCATIONS: March 19th Quality Inn 3608 Khan Dr. in Lumberton
April 4th Golden Corral I-85 & Huffman Mill Rd. Exit 141 in Burlington
April 16th Sunset Restaurant 498 Harrison Ave in Franklin
June 14th Ryan’s Steakhouse 2900 E Franklin St. in Gastonia
July 25th Golden Corral I-85 & Huffman Mill Rd. Exit 141 in Burlington
October 10th Golden Corral I-85 & Huffman Mill Rd. Exit 141 in Burlington
December 5th Golden Corral I-85 & Huffman Mill Rd. Exit 141 in Burlington
December 12th Golden Corral I-40 & Rhyne Blvd in Hickory
December 17th Ryan’s Steakhouse 2900 E Franklin St. in Gastonia
TIME: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm HOURS: 6 hours credit Registration fee: $65.00 (Includes lunch)
SPONSOR: NFDA CONTACT: Shari Foucault 262-789-1551
TITLE: “Certifieid Preplanning Consultant”
DATES & LOCATION(S) Feb. 22&23 NFD&MA Headquarters 6290 Shannon Pkwy, Union, GA (8 Hours Credit) REGISTRATION FEE: $325
Apr. 16-18 Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport, Toronto, Canada (16 Hours Credit) REGISTRATION FEE: $450
Jul. 12-13 Pittsburg Institute of Mortuary Science, Pittsburgh, PA (8 Hours Credit) REGISTRATION FEE: $350- $540
Aug. 1-3 Des Moines Area Community College Mortuary Science Program, Des Moines, IA (16 hours) REGISTRATION FEE: $450- $649
Oct. 6-7 NFDA International Convention & Expo, Charlotte, NC 8 Hours Credit REGISTRATION FEE: $395- $540
Oct. 26-27 Worsham College, Chicago, IL 8 hours Credit REGISTRATION FEE: $350- $540
TIME: Varies per program offering
AUDIO & WEB SEMINARS
SPONSOR: NFDA CONTACT: Shari Foucault 262-789-1551
TITLE: “30+ Innovative Price List Offerings”
LOCATION(S) Teleconference
TIME: 1:00 pm-2:00 pm (CT) HOURS: 1 hour credit REGISTRATION FEE: $60/$149
SPONSOR: NFDA CONTACT: Shari Foucault 262-789-1551
TITLE: “Advertising Strategy in a Challenging Economy”
LOCATION(S) Online
TIME: 1:00 pm-2:00 pm (CT) HOURS: 1 hour credit REGISTRATION FEE: $60/$179
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.
SPONSOR: Practicum Strategies CONTACT: Richard Santore 800-731-4714
TITLE: Courses Available: (Home Study)
“Business Morals & Ethics & the Funeral Director”
“Motivation & Coaching for the Successful Funeral Director”
“Managing Stress for Funeral Professionals”
“Hazardous Chemicals & Toxic Substances”
“Complying with the Funeral Rule”
“Grief 101 for Funeral Directors”
“The Funeral Profession & Consumer Behavior”
“Coping with Stress as a Funeral Director”
“Sacred/Sensitive & Sane”
“Funeral Values”
“Embalming Chemistry”
“Moral Dilemmas Facing the Funeral Profession”
“Dealing with Communicable Diseases/AIDS”
“How Do We Tell the Children”
“Cremation: The Concept, The Client, The Caring”
“Cremation: The Process”
“Computers A-Z for the Funeral Home”
“Preneed Funeral Planning – A Basic Course”
“Introduction to Accounting for the Funeral Director”
“Power Communications for Funeral Professionals”
“Marketing 101 for Funeral Directors”
“Intermediate Marketing for Funeral Directors”
“Ethics for Funeral Directors”
“Living with the FTC’s Funeral Rule”
“OSHA for Small Business”
TIME: On Going HOURS: 2 hours credit Registration fee: $16.00
SPONSOR: Thanos Institute CONTACT: Mary E. Rizzo 800-742-8257
TITLE: Courses Available:
“Bereavement and the Funeral Director”
“Ethics in Funeral Service”
“Forensic Pathology for Funeral Directors”
“Funeral customs Past & Present”
“Management Skills for Funeral Directors”
“Unexpected, Traumatic Death & The Funeral Director”
“A Student Dies, A school Mourns……..Are you Prepared?”
“Restorative Art & Cosmetology”
“OSHA Compliance & FTC Rules”
“Embalming”
“Grief Counseling for the Funeral Directors”
TIME: On-going Registration fee: $45 one-time registration fee
$130. course fee
SPONSOR: National Funeral Directors Association CONTACT: Kathleen Walczak 262-814-1556
TITLE: Courses Available:
Communicable Disease: Safeguarding the Funeral Professional
Deathcare Marketing – 25 FAQs\
Hazard Communications in Funeral Service
Embalming Perspectives & Paradigms Challenged
Funeral Service Ethics
Grief Management – The role of the Funeral Service Practitioner
HIV/AIDS: A Funeral Practitioner’s Guide to Occupational Exposure
Learning to BE a Leader
Marketing a Funeral Home for Long-Term Profitability
Personal Management in Funeral Service
Profits by Pleasure
Public Speaking – Comfortably
The Funeral – A Chance to Touch, A Chance to Serve, A Chance to Heal
Understanding & Creating Exceptional Funeral Experiences
Understanding & Managing Grief
Understanding Preneed
What Every Funeral Director & Cemeterian Should Know About Cremation
What Matters Most: the Heart’s Desires in Life & Death
Understanding the Practice of the FTC Funeral Rule
Wage & Hours Laws for Funeral Home Employers
“ADA Employer Compliance: Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act”
“Communicable Diseases: What Every Funeral Home Must Know”
“Conflict Management for Funeral Directors: Successful Interpersonal Communication Practices”
“Embalming the Obese Case”
“Professional Ethics in Funeral Service: NCDA’s Code of Professional Conduct”
“Serving Hispanic Families”
“Understanding a Child’s Grief”
“Understanding the Practice of the FTC Rule”
“Guaranteed Funerals: Is Preneed Right for You?”
“Risk Management: Controlling Liability Risk for Small Business”
“Advanced Cremation Arranging”
“Offering Funeral Packages in Compliance with the FTC”
“What to do When Families Say ‘No Religion, Please"
"Five Ways to Improve Prep Room Ventilation and Protect Your Health: What the NFDA Ventilation Study Reveals"
TIME: Anytime HOURS: 2 hours Registration fee: $95 member/$155 non-member
SPONSOR: Hospice Foundation of America CONTACT: Chester Velasco 202-457-8511
TITLE: “Diversity & End of Life Care”
“Living with Grief: Children & Adolescents”
“Cancer & End of Life Care”
LOCATION(S): Online at: www.hospicecollege.org
TIME: Anytime HOURS: 2 hours Registration fee: $35.00/program
SPONSOR: Apex Continuing Education Solutions CONTACT: Remo Portelli 800-769-8996
TITLE: “Infant Embalming Techniques”
“Funeral Rituals & Mental Health”
“OSHA Essentials”
TIME: Ongoing/online only HOURS: 2 hours credit REGISTRATION FEE: $21.00