NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE

 

APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS

(Updated March 5, 2010)

 

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):                              March 8 – 11, 2010

SPONSOR:                            MKJ Marketing                                   CONTACT: Erica Heuer  727-524-8100

TITLE:                                  “MKJ Marketing’s 2010 Beaver Creek Seminar:  Improving Your Funeral Business”

LOCATION(S):                     Ritz Carlton Beach Resort in Naples, FL

TIME:                                    9:00 am – 6:00 pm             HOURS: 18 hours credit                    Registration fee: $995.00

 

DATE(S):                              March 9, 2010

SPONSOR:                            NCFDA – District 6                             CONTACT: Todd Harmon  336-643-3711

TITLE:                                  “CFSP – A Must for Funeral Professionals”

LOCATION(S):                     BRAVO! Italian Restaurant 3324 W Friendly Ave in Greensboro

TIME:                                    7:00 pm – 8:00 pm             HOURS: 1 hours credit                       REGISTRATION FEE: $40./$50.

 

DATE(S):                              March 10 – 13, 2010

SPONSOR:                            International Cemetery & Funeral Assn                         CONTACT: Daniel Osorio  703-391-8400

TITLE:                                  “2010 ICCFA Annual Convention & Exposition”

LOCATION(S):                    San Antonio Convention Center in San Antonio, TX

TIME:                                    8:00 am – 5:30 pm             HOURS: 19 possible hours                REGISTRATION FEE: $450./$565.

                                              NOTE:  Some program titles are not approved, check with sponsor for information.

 

DATE(S):                              March 15-19, 2010

SPONSOR:                             Dodge Institute for Advanced Mortuary Studies          CONTACT: Debbie Dodge 800443-6343

TITLE:                                   “The 2010 Dodge Seminar”

LOCATION(S):                      The Westin Beach Resort 321 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

TIME:                                     8:30 am – 5:30 pm             HOURS: 19 hours credit                    Registration fee: $795./$495.

 

DATE(S):                              March 16, 2010

SPONSOR:                             Heritage School of Continuing Education                      CONTACT: David Clark 800-422-2011 x1021

TITLE:                                    1) “Life Insurance & Annuities for Pre-Arranged Funeral Contracts”

                                                2) “The Man Who Wears Many Hats – Mr. Funeral Director”

LOCATION(S):                      Triangle South Enterprise Center 600 S Magnolia Ave in Dunn

TIME:                                      1) 9:00 am – 1:00 pm                        HOURS: 1) 4 hours credit                  REGISTRATION FEE: $40.00

                                                2) 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm                                      2) 4 hours credit

 

 DATE(S):                              March 17, 2010

SPONSOR:                            Cremation Association of NC                 CONTACT: Jay Roberts  336-228-8366

TITLE:                                   "CANC Annual Convention"

LOCATION(S):                     Grandover Resort One Thousand Club Rd. in Greensboro

TIME:                                     8:30 am - 4:00 pm        HOURS:  5 hours credit                        Registration fee: $100 members/$140 non-members

 

DATE(S):                              March 23, 2010

SPONSOR:                            Arnold-Wilbert Corp.                          CONTACT: Steve Velker  800-672-4748

TITLE:                                  “Advanced Burial Vault”

LOCATION(S):                    Arnold-Wilbert Office/Plant 1401 W Grantham St. in Goldsboro

TIME:                                    8:30 am – 11:30 am                           HOURS: 3 hours credit                       REGISTRATION FEE: No fee

 

DATE(S):                              March 24, 2010

SPONSOR:                            NFD & MA                           CONTACT: D.D. Watson  540-967-1890

TITLE:                                  “Educational Conference”

LOCATION(S):                    Liberty Center 5801 Southpoint Center Blvd in Fredericksburg, VA

TIME:                                    9:00 am – 4:00 pm             HOURS: 5 hours credit                       REGISTRATION FEE: $65.00

 

DATE(S):                              March 25, 2010

SPONSOR:                            Montgomery County Community College                    CONTACT: Richard Hinson  910-576-6222

TITLE:                                  “Intro to 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”

LOCATION(S):                    Montgomery Community College 1011 Page St., Blair Auditorium Blvd. 100 in Troy

TIME:                                    9:00 am – 3:00 pm             HOURS: 5 horus credit                       Registration fee: No fee

 

DATE(S):                              March 25, 2010

SPONSOR:                            NC Board of Funeral Service                            CONTACT: Board Office  919-733-9380

TITLE:                                  “Preneed Review & FTC Compliance Review”

LOCATION(S):                     NCBFS Office, 1033 Wade Ave, Suite 108 in Raleigh

TIME:                                    Preneed: 9:00 am – 12 noon   FTC: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.       HOURS: 5 hours credit                       REGISTRATION FEE: $25.00

                                               Seating is limited to first 25 for registered for each session.

 

DATE(S):                              March 30, 2010

SPONSOR:                            NCBFS                                  CONTACT: Board Office  919-733-9380

TITLE:                                  “Cremation Law Review”

LOCATION(S):                      NCBFS Office 1033 Wade Ave, Suite 108 in Raleigh

TIME:                                    10:00 am – 12:00 Noon                    HOURS: 2 hours credit                       REGISTRATION FEE: $25.00

                                               Seating is limited to first 25 registered.

 

DATE(S):                              April 6, 2010

SPONSOR:                            Arnold-Wilbert Corp.                          CONTACT: Steve Velker  800-672-4748

TITLE:                                  “Navigating Through the Procedures & Statistics of Cremation”

LOCATION(S):                    Arnold-Wilbert Office/Plant 1401 W Grantham St. in Goldsboro

TIME:                                    8:30 am – 11:30 am                           HOURS: 3 hours credit                       REGISTRATION FEE: No fee

 

DATE(S):                              April 10 & 11, 2010

SPONSOR:                            NFDA                                     CONTACT: Shari Foucault 262-789-1551

TITLE:                                  “Professional Woman’s Conference”

LOCATION(S):                    Mulberry Inn in Savannah, GA

TIME:                                    8:00 am – 3:00 pm             HOURS: 9 hours possible credit       REGISTRATION FEE: $399/$640

 

DATE(S):                              April 12-13, 2010

SPONSOR:                            NFDA                                     CONTACT: Shari Foucault  262-789-1551

TITLE:                                  “NFDA Family Business Conference”

LOCATION(S):                    Thunderbird School of Global management in Glendale AZ

TIME:                                    8:30 am – 5:30 pm             HOURS: 11 hours credit                    REGISTRATION FEE: $125./$565.

 

DATE(S):                              May 10-11, 2010

SPONSOR:                            NCFDA                                                                  CONTACT: Larry Stegall  800-616-2332

TITLE:                                  “2010 NCFDA Educational Conference & Exposition”

LOCATION(S):                    Sheraton Imperial 4700 Emperor Blvd in Research Triangle Park

TIME:                                    8:30 am – 12:00 noon       HOURS: 3 hours credit/day              REGISTRATION FEE: $100/$150

                                                                                                                                                                                          Monday $  75.00

                                                                                                                                                                                          Tuesday  $115.00

                                                                                                                                                                                 Exhibits Only  $  25/$35

 

DATE(S):                              November 9, 2010

SPONSOR:                            Homesteaders Life Company                          CONTACT: Steve Whitaker  515-440-7750

TITLE:                                  “Ethics in the Preneed Insurance World”

LOCATION(S):                     Holiday Inn 4100 Glenwood Ave in Raleigh

TIME:                                    8:00 am – 2:15 pm             HOURS: 5 hours credit                       REGISTRATION FEE: TBD

 

DATE(S):                              November 10, 2010

SPONSOR:                            Homesteaders Life Company                          CONTACT: Steve Whitaker  515-440-7750

TITLE:                                  “(Preneed) Insurance Company Structure”

LOCATION(S):                     Holiday Inn 4100 Glenwood Ave in Raleigh

TIME:                                    8:00 am – 2:15. pm            HOURS: 5 hours credit                       REGISTRATION FEE: TBDs

 

 

MULTI-DATE PROGRAMS

 

                             SEE DATES BELOW

DATE(S):                             March 10 & March 24

SPONSOR:                           Carolina Donor Services            CONTACT:  Kim Koontz  800-252-2672

TITLE:                                  "Funeral Directors Visit DSC:  Live & Real Time Referrals"

LOCATION(S):                    Carolina Donor Services 1551 Westbrook Plaza Dr. in Winston-Salem

TIME:                                    9:00 am - 12:00 noon                HOURS:  3 hours credit             Registration fee: No fee

 

 

DATE(S):                              March 9, 16, 18, 25 & 30

SPONSOR:                            The North Carolina Eye Bank                  CONTACT: Frederick Jordan  336-705-0253

TITLE:                                    "Live & Real Time Approach, consent & Medical Social History"

LOCATION(S):                     NC Eye Bank 3900 Westpoint Blvd., Suite F in Winston-Salem

TIME:                                    Times will vary by date. Contact NC Eye Bank for times on a specific date.  Space is limited

                                               HOURS:   3 hours credit           Registration fee: No fee  

 

DATE(S):                              May 8-11, 2010                                   September 11-14, 2010

SPONSOR:                            Fountain National Academy of Professional Embalming Skills                CONTACT: Vernie Fountain

                                                                                                                                                                                      417-833-5130

TITLE:                                  “Seminar #3D-Embalming Skills Seminar”

LOCATION(S):                    Fountain National Academy Training Facility 2211 West Norton Rd. in Springfield, Missouri

TIME:                                    9:00 am – 5:00 pm             HOURS: 23 hours credit                    REGISTRATION FEE: $425.00

 

DATE(S):                              May 12-14, 2010                                                September 15-17, 2010

SPONSOR:                            Fountain National Academy of Professional Embalming Skills                CONTACT: Vernie Fountain

                                                                                                                                                                                      417-833-5130

TITLE:                                  “Seminar #2D-Soft Tissue Injuries, Waxing & Airbrush Cosmetics”

LOCATION(S):                    Fountain National Academy Training Facility 2211 West Norton Rd. in Springfield, Missouri

TIME:                                    9:00 am – 5:00 pm             HOURS: 18 hours credit                    REGISTRATION FEE: $875.00

 

DATE(S):                              May 15-19, 2010                                                May 22-26, 2010

SPONSOR:                            Fountain National Academy of Professional Embalming Skills       CONTACT: Vernie Fountain

                                                                                                                                                                              417-833-5130

TITLE:                                  1)  5/15-19 - “Seminar #5D-Advanced Post Mortem Reconstructive Surgery”

          2)  5/22-26 - ”Advanced II Post Mortem Reconstructive Surgery”

LOCATION(S):                    Fountain National Academy Training Facility 2211 West Norton Rd. in Springfield, Missouri

TIME:                                    9:00 am – 5:00 pm             HOURS: 1) 40 hours credit                REGISTRATION FEE: 1) $2,795.00

                                                                                                        2) 30 hours credit                                                       2) $3,195.00

 

DATE(S):                              September 18-22, 2010                                     September 25-29, 2010

SPONSOR:                            Fountain National Academy of Professional Embalming Skills                CONTACT: Vernie Fountain

                                                                                                                                                                                      417-833-5130

TITLE:                                  1)  9/18-22 - “Seminar #5D-Advanced Post Mortem Reconstructive Surgery”

          2)  9/25-29 - ”Seminar #5D-Advanced II Post Mortem Reconstructive Surgery”

LOCATION(S):                    Fountain National Academy Training Facility 2211 West Norton Rd. in Springfield, Missouri

TIME:                                    9:00 am – 5:00 pm             HOURS: 1) 40 hours credit                REGISTRATION FEE: 1) $2,795.00

                                                                                                         2) 30 hours credit                                                      2) $3,195.00

 

DATE(S):                              SEE BELOW

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

TITLE:                                  “Certified Funeral Celebrants Training”

LOCATION(S):                      March 26-28         Marriott Hotel Oklahoma City 3233 Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City, OK

                                                April 23-25          Hilton Garden Inn 16410 Corporate commerce Way in Fort Myers, FL

                                                May 14-16            Four Points by Sheraton, James Armstrong Richardson International Airport

                                                                             1999 Wellington Ave, Winnipeg, MB

                                                June 21-23            Clarion Hotel, Seattle International Airport 3000 S 176th St. in Seattle, WA

                                                July 23-28             Fogelman Conference Center in Memphis, TN

                                                Sept. 17-19           Wyndham Garden Hotel 900 W Lake-Cook Rd. in Buffalo Grove, IL

                                                November 5-7       Chauncey Conference Center in Princeton, NJ

                                               

TIME:                                    8:00am – 500: pm              HOURS: 17 hours credit                    Registration fee: $700.00

 

 

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

TITLE:                                    “Cycle of Life” (A) & Cycle of Life #2” (B)  [Both programs at each location]

DATES/LOCATION(S)          March 5th                 Hampton Inn 612 Dickens Place NE in Concord

                                                March 12th               Hampton Inn-Medical Park 2320 S 17th St. in Wilmington

                                                April 1st                   Hampton Inn 111 Hampton Woods Lane in Raleigh

                                                April 13                   Hampton Inn 1328 Hwy 258 S. in Kinston

TIME:                                     (A) 8:30 am – 12:15 pm   (B) 1:15 pm – 5:00 pm    Total approved credit is 8 hours 

                                                           Registration fee:  Program (A) $50.00/4 hours    Program (B) $50.00/4 hours

 

TITLE:                                  “Mandatory Ethics”(A) &“Do’s & Don’t’s of Estate Planning as Part of the Overall Pre-Need

                                                   Planning Process” (B)  (Both programs at each location)

DATES/LOCATION(S)          March 10th           Wingate Inn 4182 Sycamore Dairy Rd in Fayetteville

                                                March 11th            Hampton Inn-Medical Park 2320 S 17th St. in Wilmington

                                                March 22nd           Holiday Inn Blue Ridge 1450 tunnel Rd. in Asheville

                                                March 25th            Hampton Inn 612 Dickens Place NE in Concord

                                                March 30th            Comfort Inn Gateway Center, 200 Gateway Blvd in Rocky Mount

                                                April 6th                Park Inn 909 US 70 SW in Hickory

                                                April 12th              Hampton Inn 1328 Hwy 258 S. in Kinston

                                                April 14th              City Hotel & Bistro 203 SW Greenville Blvd in Greenville

                                                April 27th              Hampton Inn 111 Hampton Woods Lane in Raleigh

                                                April 28th              Hilton Garden Inn 4307 Big Tree Way in Greensboro

 

TIME:                                    8:30 am – 12:15 pm (A)       1:15 pm – 5:00 pm (B)

 

           Registration fee:  Program (A) $50.00/4 hours    Program (B) $50.00/4 hours

 

 

 

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

                                                SEE DATES BELOW

2010

TITLE:                                    “Concepts of Preneed, At-Need and Post Need"

DATES/LOCATION(S)          March 22nd        Quality Inn  3608 Khan Drive in Lumberton

                                                April 12th          Sunset Restaurant 498 Harrison Avenue in Franklin

                                                April 7th            Golden Corral I-85 & Huffman Mill Rd, Exit 141 in Burlington

TIME:                                     9:00 am – 3:20 pm       HOURS:  5 hours credit              Registration fee: $65.00(includes lunch)

 

 

 

 

AUDIO & WEB SEMINARS      

 

DATE(S):                              March 18, 2010

SPONSOR:                            NFDA                     CONTACT: Shari Foucault  262-789-1551

TITLE:                                  “Maximizing Preneed Profitability in Small Firms”

TIME:                                    1:00 pm CT – 2: pm CT                    HOURS: 1 hour credit        REGISTRATION FEE: $60/$149.

 

DATE(S):                              March 24, 2010

SPONSOR:                            Hospice Foundation of America                      CONTACT: Chester Velasco  202-457-8511

TITLE:                                  “Cancer & End of Life Care”

LOCATION(S):                     Teleconference

TIME:                                    1:30 pm – 4:30 pm             HOURS: 3 hours credit                       Registration fee: $35./$25.

 

DATE(S):                              March 25, 2010

SPONSOR:                            NFDA                     CONTACT: Shari Foucault  262-789-1551

TITLE:                                  “Developing a Payment in Full Policy”

TIME:                                    1:00 pm CT – 2:00 pm CT                                HOURS: 1 hour credit        REGISTRATION FEE: $60./$149.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                

 

ONLINE LEARNING:

Important information regarding the courses listed below- Only the course content has been approved.

Licensees must submit form BFS CE5 (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:

                                                “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”

                                                “Controlling Your Accounts Receivable”

                                                “Embalming the Obese Case”

                                                “Ethics in the Real World:  Guidelines for Ethical Decision-making in Funeral Service”

                                                “Professional Ethics in Funeral Service:  NCDA’s Code of Professional Conduct”

            “Serving Hispanic Families”

            “Time for Your Annual check-up:  Financial Statements & Preneed Analysis”

            “Understanding a Child’s Grief”

            “Understanding Adult Grief:  Developing Ways to Help Adult Grief: Developing Ways to Help

Adults on Their Grief Journeys”

                                                “Understanding the Practice of the FTC Rule”

                                                “Essential Skills of Communicating”

                                                “Guaranteed Funerals: Is Preneed Right for You?”

                                                “Risk Management:  Controlling Liability Risk for Small Business”

 

TIME:                                     On-going                                               Registration fee: $95./$155.

 

 

 

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