Continuing Education

MASTER RESOURCE LIST

Current as of February 2010

A. Programs sponsored by national funeral service organizations:

Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice
American Board of Funeral Service EducationAmerican Funeral Consultants
National Association of Approved Morticians
National Funeral Dir. & Morticians Assoc.
International Conference of Funeral Service Exam. Boards
National Funeral Directors Association
Western Cemetery Alliance
Cremation Assoc. of North America (crem cert.)
Selected Independent Funeral Homes
FIAT-IFTA Int’l Fed. of Thantologist 
Order of Golden Rule
Federated Funeral Dir. Of America
Preferred Funeral Directors International
Funeral Service Foundation
Casket Manufacturer Association
Jewish Funeral Directors Association
Internat. Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association

B. Programs sponsored by state associations:

Any other State Association where their State requires Continuing Education
Arizona Cemetery Association
Arizona Funeral Directors Association
Arizona Funeral, Cemetery & Cremation Association formerly known as:
    Arizona Cemetery Association and Arizona Funeral Directors Association

C. Programs sponsored by local associations:

Grief Outreach
Grief Network
New Song Center
American Academy of Bereavement
Lions Eye Bank
Accord Aftercare Services

D. Programs sponsored by suppliers:

Batesville
Dodge Chemical Company
Elder Davis
Forethought
Matthews Bronze
Wilbert & Company
York Products
Aurora Casket Company
Matthews Cremation Division (cert)
Options 
Trigard University
Matthews International
Crematory Manufacturing & Service, Inc. (cert)
B & L Cremation Systems, Inc. (cert) 1-800-622-5411 sales@blcremationsystems.com

E. Home study courses with test:

Thanos Institute: Phone 1-800-742-8257 
ARC MESA Educators: Phone 1-800-597-6372
NFDA Home Study: Phone 1-800-228-6332
Funeral Ethics Association: Phone 1-217-525-1520
Elite CME, inc:  Phone 1-888-857-6920  www.elitecme.com
Practicum Strategies  1-800 731-4714   www.infopshomestudy.com www.PracticumStrategies.com
apex   info@apexces.com

F. College courses:

G. Hospital or laboratory based instruction:

Hospice

H. Government agencies:

Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers
Public Fiduciary
Arizona Department of Health Services 
Social Security Administration
Veterans Administration 
FEMA (Federal Emergency Mgt Association)
OSHA 
DMORT
Office of the Medical Examiner (Arizona)

I. Other:

Center for Loss & Life Transition
Life Appreciation Training
Risk & Insurance Management Society
Mission for Infant Survival & Stillbirth (M.I.S.S.)
Ford Schools Insurance and Securities
Dr. Thomas Taggart, Director, Mortuary Science Program, and Cremationist Certifier
Donna Backhaus, Cremationist Certifier
Rob Drechsler, Cremationist Certifier
Lincoln Heritage Funeral Planning
Forensic Medical Investigation, Mary H. Dudley, MD
Funeral Review. Com, LLC, www.funeralreview.com
Alderwoods Group
Donor Network of Arizona
Diversified Environment Information Systems
Fountain National Academy Professional Embalming Skills
Career Track, Inc. (Seminars only)
Howard Perlman-Osha, Compliance & Risk Mgt.
Duane Moore-Osha, Compliance & Risk Mgt.
Great Western Insurance Company
MKJ Marketing
www.Mindleaders.com,inc.  (online)
360 Training, (online)  www.funeralcampus.com
HeartSpace Adventures, Barbara Joy, PhD
SCI
Continental Computers
In-Sight Institute of In-Sight Books
Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity, Inc.
Stericycle
100% Education by McKissock (online) www.mckissock.com

 

REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION CATEGORIES AND HOURS

 

Mortuary Science 3 hours   

Legal Compliance & Ethics 3 hours  

Professional development 6 hours

The Continuing Education Committee Members