NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE

 

APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS

(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.

                                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                               

DATE(S):                              February 6, 2012

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

 

DATE(S):                              February 6-8, 2012

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

 

DATE(S):                              February 8-9, 2012

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

 

DATE(S):                              February 8, 2012

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

 

DATE(S):                              February 13-16, 2012

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

 

DATE(S):                              February 14th

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

 

DATE(S):                              February 15th   

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

 

DATE(S):                               February 16th

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         

 

DATE(S):                              February 22nd

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

 

DATE(S):                              March 5-6, 2012

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

 

DATE(S):                              March 7-8, 2012

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

 

DATE(S):                              March 18, 2012

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

 

DATE(S):                              March 19-23, 2012

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

 

DATE(S):                              March 26, 2012

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

 

DATE(S):                             March 27, 2012

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

 

DATE(S):                             April 16-18, 2012

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

 

SPONSOR:                            Imperial Training Services, Inc.                        CONTACT:  Cliff Davis  919-662-2169

DATE(S):                               SEE DATES BELOW

 

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

 

 

SPONSOR:                            InSight Institute                   CONTACT: Glenda Stansbury  405-810-9501

DATE(S):                              SEE BELOW

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

 

 

SPONSOR:                            Vision Insurance Programs (2012)     CONTACT:  Michael Wilson  336-877-3960

DATE(S):                              SEE BELOW

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      

   

DATE(S):                              February 23, 2012

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

 

DATE(S):                              March 15, 2012

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.

 

 

DATE(S):                              ON GOING

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

 

DATE(S):                              ON-GOING

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

 

DATE(S):                              ON-GOING

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

 

 

 

DATE(S):                              ONGOING          

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

 

 

DATE(S):                              ONGOING

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