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NEWS Educational CONTINUED
Wolfelt’s Why We Need Funerals helps Funeral
Directors to Educate Families
The Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice Ends 2016 with New
Certified Funeral Service Practitioners
Dr. Alan Wolfelt
FORT COLLINS,CO— The
Center for Loss and Life
Transition has announced
June 12–14, 2017 as the
dates for Dr. Alan Wolfelt’s
Opening Your Community’s
Eyes to WHY We Need Fu-
nerals. During the 3–day
workshop being held in
Fort Collins, CO, Dr. Wol-
felt will review why humans
have had funerals since the
beginning of time and ex-
plain how each of the ele-
ments of the ceremony–
from visitation to music
to the gathering after–are
essential components of
the funeral. A companion
workbook, posters, and
brochure, also written by
Wolfelt, are included in the
seminar materials.
Participants will be en-
couraged to rethink their
roles and responsibilities,
focus on educating fami-
lies, overcome common
objections that families
have to funerals, and rein-
vigorate funerals in their
communities.
The training also fea-
tures a model for integrat-
ing the WHY of mean-
ingful funerals into the
arrangement conference.
In addition, this seminar is
designed to immerse par-
ticipants in the content
so thoroughly that they’ll
be well prepared to return
to their funeral homes or
other organizations and,
using the workbook and
their newly practiced skills,
train the rest of their staff
in this inspiring and prac-
tical model.
As one recent participant
in this training noted, “This
past year we implemented
Dr. Wolfelt’s WHY training
with our staff and have seen
immediate results. We have
put a focus on educating
families about ‘WHY We
Have Funerals’ and making
sure we provide every fam-
ily with every option, not as
a yes-no question but rath-
er educate them so they can
make an informed choice.
We highly recommend that
you attend this raining if
you want to have fewer cre-
mations without services!”
For more information or
to reserve a seat in the sem-
inar, call 970-226-6050
BUCHANAN,GA—The Academy of Professional Fu-
neral Service Practice, celebrating 40 years in 2016,
has recognized hundreds of funeral directors who have
completed the requirements for the CFSP (Certified
Funeral Service Practitioner) designation, an industry-
recognized mark of dedication to life-long learning.
The Academy saw 104 members reach their CFSP
designation in 2016. APFSP wants to congratulate and
recognize the following Academy members for reach-
ing the highest designation awarded in funeral service.
The following Academy members have recently com-
pleted this milestone: Tanya Ballensky, Billings, MT;
Christine Banks, Covington, GA; Kathryn Black,
Berlin, CT; Beverly Burch, Huntsville, AL; Michael
Burns, Pittsburgh, PA; Louise Gohmann, New Alba-
ny, IN; Charvis Gray, Piedmont, SC; Wallace Hook-
er, Wingate, IN; John King, Rock Hill, SC; Anna
Marie Lanza, Garden City Park, NY; Andrew Lin-
thicum, Frederick, MD; Edwina Loch Barrett, Hum-
ble, TX; Gregory Moore, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA;
Christian Perez, West Covina, CA; Susan Satterlee,
Paxton, IL; Lori Sheeler, Indianapolis, IN; Timothy
Street, Daphne, AL; Marty White, Strasburg, VA;
Ryan Wilt, McKees Rock, PA; and Richard Michael
Yates, Jr, Gardendale, AL.
These Academy members join the over 1669 cur-
rent CFSP designees who have voluntarily gone
above what is required by their licensing organiza-
tion to reach this designation. The CFSP designation
is awarded after a member accumulates 180 hours of
approved activities. Once members reach the required
hours, they must continue to complete a minimum of
20 hours per year to maintain their designation. This
commitment to continuing education and commu-
nity service not only sets them apart in the funeral
profession, but also shows the families they serve that
they have the desire and passion to go above and be-
yond what is required.
For more information about the Academy of Profes-
sional Funeral Services Practice, visit
or contact Patty S. Hutcheson, CFSP, executive direc-
tor, toll free at 866-431-CFSP. (2377).
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