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Illinois Funeral CE Requirements Package — 12 CE Hours
This 12 CE hour package meets one half of your CE requirements for Illinois Funeral Professionals. Courses included are: Complying... More
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Complying with the Federal Trade Commission Rules
Learning objectives
- Understand the general price list.
- Know the six disclosures required of the general price list.
- Understand what information must be included on a casket price list.
- Describe the requirements of the statement of funeral goods and services selected.
Online
2 Hrs
Sponsor Code: 274.000002
HIV/AIDS - Communicable Diseases and OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
About the Course
- Understand OSHA's blood-borne pathogen standard.
- Understand proper sterilization and sanitation techniques for your instruments and workplace.
- Know the difference between HIV infection and AIDS.
- Describe how HIV/AIDS-infected employees should be treated.
- Describe the precautions you should take to limit exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
The Impact of Grief in Elder Adult Populations
About the Course
- To be able to identify the potential for complicated grief in an elder individual and to better provide relevant suggestions for help.
- To have an awareness of the extensive impact of bereavement and the special circumstances of loss in older adulthood.
- To have a better understanding of issues of diversity in elder age loss.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
About the Course
- List and explain the three main areas in which funeral homes have legal obligations under the ADA.
- Explain required conduct for employers regarding the confidentiality of medical records.
- Discuss the defining features of "reasonable accommodation" and "undue hardship" and provide examples of each.
- Explain an employer's responsibilities for making its facilities accessible.
- Distinguish between a funeral home's responsibilities under Title I versus Title III of the ADA.
- Explain the significance of a "direct threat" under the ADA and why HIV is not considered one.
- Discuss a funeral home's responsibilities to the hearing-impaired and whether an interpreter must be provided.
- Discuss some of the environmental concerns associated with CJD that might affect your work.
Religion and the Funeral Director
- Be able to conduct each funeral service with dignity and respect, adapting funeral arrangements to serve the needs of each family as appropriate and according to their means, customs, and religious, cultural and national traditions.
- Be able to recognize, understand and adapt to the needs of ethnic communities as well as mainstream or numerically dominant groups.
- In dealing with the bereaved, be able to:
- Understand and respect the values of the people you serve.
- Provide interpreters, if necessary.
- Reduce incidents of perceived discrimination, lack of empathy, or hostility due to ignorance of specific customs and traditions.
- Be accountable and able to serve the multicultural consumer base.
Professional Ethics
About the Course
- Discuss your ethical responsibility to the profession.
- Explain your duties and responsibilities to the families you serve.
- Explain the importance and need for confidentiality.
- List a number of funeral-related organizations that teach their own code of ethics.
- Describe your oversight responsibilities in dealing with third-party contractors or other service professional.
About the Author
Sueann Faith Schwille, MSW, Funeral Author
Sueann Schwille is a licensed funeral director and embalmer in multiple states and has earned a masters degree in social work and a bachelors degree in psychology.
Schwille has been a guest lecturer on the topic of death and dying — "Death and Grief from a Funeral Director's Perspective" — at West Virginia University. Schwille teaches monthly mini-lectures on the topic of "Stages of Grief and Issues of Loss".
Schwille has done volunteer work for the National Association of Social Workers, West Virginia Summer Institute on Aging and the Children's Hospital of King's Daughters.
Teresa Williams Womble, Funeral Author
Teresa Womble is a Florida-licensed funeral director and embalmer. She has earned a bachelors degree in business administration.
Womble has worked in the marketing, sales, insurance and healthcare industries as well as the funeral industry.
Professional Ethics
- Discuss your ethical responsibility to the profession.
- Explain your duties and responsibilities to the families you serve.
- Explain the importance and need for confidentiality.
- List a number of funeral-related organizations that teach their own code of ethics.
- Describe your oversight responsibilities in dealing with third-party contractors or other service professionals.
Preneed Sales
- Describe the significance of ethical concerns and legislation in the funeral business in recent history.
- Explain some pros and cons to preneed planning.
- List the necessary elements of a preneed contract.
- Explain your state’s regulations regarding preneed contracts and Medicaid.
- Apply ethical frameworks to dilemmas involving senior citizens and funeral planning.
- Identify disabilities or impairments more common to senior citizens than other age groups.
OSHA and CDC Compliance for the Funeral Profession
Learning objectives
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12 Hrs
- List and explain the OSHA guidelines for the prevention of the transmission of bloodborne pathogens in the mortuary setting.
- Identify the appropriate personal protective equipment to protect the eyes, face, hands, feet, and respiratory system from hazardous materials in the mortuary setting according to OSHA and CDC guidelines.
- List five guidelines from the OSHA Formaldehyde Protection Standard.
- Identify and define the Standard Precautions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that apply to mortuary and funeral procedures.
Modern Restorative Arts and Embalming Techniques
Learning Objectives
- Define the green funeral trend and explain how it impacts embalming and the restorative arts.
- List the OSHA guidelines for the use of formaldehyde in embalming.
- Identify the possible effects of formaldehyde on mortuary professionals and the environment.
- List four problem cases where embalming pre-injection is required.
- Select and describe three techniques to manage edema.
- Describe two alternative chemicals for embalming.
- Select and explain four techniques for bariatric embalming.
- Identify four components of pre-embalming analysis.
- Define the career of desairology and its function in mortuary practice.
- List the four areas of the desairology course of study for certification.
- Describe the importance of restorative art in the funeral process for families.
- Identify four examples of restorative art techniques for minor and major cases.
- Discuss the ethical principles and professional codes of conduct that apply to the practice of embalming and restorative arts.
- Describe three new trends that impact embalming and restorative arts today.
- Identify four objectives of ecobalming.
Managing Stress and Your Client
About the Course
- Understand Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
- Describe the physiological reactions that produce the "fight or flight" response.
- Explain the relationship between stress and illness.
- Define and give examples of very aggressive and very passive behavior.
- List some characteristics of active listening and explain its purpose.
It's Not Your Father's Funeral Home
Learning objectives
About the author
Deborah Converse has dedicated her career to building knowledge and acceptance of individuals with special needs within their families, schools and communities. She has addressed education and employment issues for students facing challenges that include developmental, emotional and behavioral challenges, mental illness, mobility and chemical dependency within the public-school system setting. She has served as an expert witness for school districts in Florida and Hawaii to successfully defend against litigation for non-compliance and has developed programs that have been adopted by school districts across the country. She holds an M.A. in Education for Emotionally Disabled Students from the University of Central Florida, a B.A. in Psychology and was awarded National Board Certification in 2000 as an Exceptional Needs Specialist, Birth -21+ endorsement.
- Identify preplanning activities and guidelines to meet changing consumer demands.
- Discuss consumer demands and list options for funeral services and celebrations outside of the funeral home.
- Explain the changes in embalming and cremation, including alternative methods that are growing in popularity.
- Define five technology strategies to expand market coverage and meet client needs.
- Identify components of personalization and strategies to achieve them.
- Discuss the changing roles of women in the industry.
- Compare and contrast the services offered by publicly-owned corporations and private family businesses.
- List innovative commemorative products for the disposition of remains.
About the author
Deborah Converse has dedicated her career to building knowledge and acceptance of individuals with special needs within their families, schools and communities. She has addressed education and employment issues for students facing challenges that include developmental, emotional and behavioral challenges, mental illness, mobility and chemical dependency within the public-school system setting. She has served as an expert witness for school districts in Florida and Hawaii to successfully defend against litigation for non-compliance and has developed programs that have been adopted by school districts across the country. She holds an M.A. in Education for Emotionally Disabled Students from the University of Central Florida, a B.A. in Psychology and was awarded National Board Certification in 2000 as an Exceptional Needs Specialist, Birth -21+ endorsement.
Online
Infectious Disease Control for Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Learning objectives
- Describe five CDC universal precautions for infection prevention and control for airborne, droplet, and contact transmission of pathogens.
- List five steps for personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance from the CDC guidelines for infection prevention and control procedures in the funeral home setting.
- Explain how pathogenic organisms may be spread in funeral home settings and identify factors that influence exposure and transmission.
- Identify five types of infectious disease that require the use of barriers, personal protective equipment, and control strategies to protect personnel from pathogens according to CDC and WHO guidelines.
- Define epidemiologically important organisms and discuss four types, including modes of transmission.
- List and discuss OSHA guidelines and strategies, including cleaning, sterilization, chemical disinfection, and barriers to protect personnel and the public from infectious disease.
- Describe CDC guidelines for barriers, protective equipment, and control procedures for personnel to prevent exposure to infectious material during the embalming process.
- Define CDC and OSHA guidelines for handling, cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, and waste disposal procedures to during post-mortem procedures to prevent disease transmission.
- Discuss the professional funeral director and embalmer’s responsibility for maintaining a safe environment for personnel, the public, and the environment.
- Identify strategies and procedures for preventing transmission and controlling Ebola and HIV/AIDS virus during all post-mortem procedures.
- Select five myths concerning infectious disease contamination from embalming and burial and discuss facts from PAHO and WHO research studies that dispel them.
History of Embalming & Restorative Arts
Learning objectives
- Discuss some of the reasons different cultures have embalmed their dead.
- Describe the process and materials used to embalm the dead in ancient Egypt.
- Discuss the historical changes affecting the embalming policy from the Dark Ages through the Renaissance.
- Explain how the Civil War changed the history of embalming.
- List three noted early American embalmers and their contributions to the field.
- Name three inventions that significantly changed embalming techniques in the 1800s and 1900s.
- Name the first well-known “demisurgeon” whose restorative techniques were a sensation in the early 1900s.
- Discuss the findings from the recent National Cancer Society research, published in November 2009, and how this may affect the use of formaldehyde in embalming.
- Explain the risks of arsenic in old cemeteries and embalmed bodies and how to protect yourself from exposure to arsenic.
Complying with the Funeral Rule
Learning objectives
- Understand the guidelines for the General Price List.
- List the information needed on Casket Price List.
- Describe the requirements of Outer Burial Container Price List.
- List the misrepresentations prohibited by the rule.
Grief and the Role of the Funeral Professional
About the Course
- Gain a general understanding of grief and bereavement.
- List the five stages of grief.
- Describe special aspects regarding relationship to the deceased.
- List resources and roles the funeral professional can provide.
Green Funerals
This online course consists of:
Green Funerals (5 CE Hours)
Online
Funeral Services: Interpersonal Skills and Communication
About the Course
- Be able to discuss and respond to the grieving process in ways that assist the bereaved.
- Develop strategies and skills that enhance interpersonal communications.
- Be familiar with the consumer information provided by the Federal Trade Commission in "Funerals, A Consumer Guide."
- Discuss your ethical responsibility to the profession.
- Explain the importance and need for confidentiality.
Funeral Rites Today
About the Course
- Describe value-added kinds of personalization.
- List the legal requirements and benefits of advance funeral planning.
- List some therapeutic benefits of technology in funeral services.
- List benefits available from computer software designed for use in a funeral business.
Funeral Marketing in the 21st Century
This online course consists of:
Funeral Marketing in the 21st Century (4 CE Hours)
Funeral Industry Trends: Moving Forward
Learning objectives
- Identify the opportunities for memorialization and personalization.
- List the regulations and benefits of advance funeral planning.
- Recognize the rising demand of technology in funeral services.
- Focus on industry changes and trends.
Formaldehyde Monitoring Update
Learning objectives
- List employer and employee responsibilities under this standard.
- Describe formaldehyde monitoring procedures.
- Identify medical information and reporting.
Formaldehyde Monitoring
About the Course
- Learn the history of the formaldehyde monitoring regulation.
- List formaldehyde monitoring procedures.
- Identify procedures for medical information and reporting.
Employment Law
- Design a legal application form.
- Know what not to ask in an interview.
- Describe strategies for hiring that get the best candidate.
- Identify the basics of reference-checking.
- Avoid common mistakes that risk legal liability.
Dealing with Difficult People and Situations
- Describe the physiological reactions that product the fight or flight response.
- Explain the relationship between stress and illness.
- Define and give examples of very aggressive and very passive behavior.
- List some characteristics of active listening and explain its purpose.
Cremation: The Facts
Learning objectives
- Explain state variations and crematory regulations.
- Discuss who has the legal authority to authorize cremation.
- Describe the effect that cremation has on the funeral industry, now, and in the foreseeable future.
- Identify changes in religious beliefs regarding the acceptance of the cremation process, and identify which religions expressly prohibit cremation.
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12 Hrs
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Chapter 1: Complying with the Funeral Rule ~ 3 CE hours
Chapter 2: Formaldehyde Monitoring Update ~ 2 CE hours
Chapter 3:Funeral Industry Trends: Moving Forward ~ 3 CE hours
Chapter 4: It's Not Your Father's Funeral Home ~ 3 CE hours
Chapter 5: OSHA and CDC Compliance for the Funeral Profession ~ 1 CE hour
Complying with the Funeral Rule (3 hrs)
According to the Funeral rule giving accurate pricing and information, and including all disclosures about services is required.
Formaldehyde Monitoring Update (3 hrs)
Learn the history, procedures and rules regarding formaldehyde monitoring.
Funeral Industry Trends: Moving Forward (3 hrs)
For those of us living as modern funeral directors and funeral establishment owners, it is critical to our success to stay ahead of the wave of trends and recognize that much of what was once considered “trendy” has become a mainstay in the business. This course will focus on industry changes and trends as result of rising demand of technology in funeral services.
It's Not Your Father's Funeral Home (3 hrs)
Businesses need to stay current with the ever changing technology and social aspects that are replacing the traditional services. Making sure to keep up with the evolving funeral business that is clearly "not your father's funeral home" anymore.
OSHA and CDC Compliance for the Funeral Profession (1 hrs)
There are many health hazards working with or near human remains. By using common sense, OSHA's bloodborne pathogen standards and universal precautions these risks can be greatly reduced.
Illinois Funeral CE Requirements Package — 12 CE Hours
This 12 CE hour package meets one half of your CE requirements for Illinois Funeral Professionals. Courses included are: Complying with the Funeral Rule; Formaldehyde Monitoring Update; Funeral Industry Trends: Moving Forward; It’s Not Your Father’s Funeral Home; OSHA and CDC Compliance for the Funeral Profession.
Illinois Funeral CE Requirements Package — 12 CE Hours