About Funeral and Burial Options
As the funeral service industry continues to evolve, the funeral and burial options available to the public are becoming more plentiful and diverse. These options are changing for countless reasons: individuals are interested in less religious services, they are more green-conscious, and they are committed to personalizing more aspects of the service and specific rituals.
So what are these options and how have they changed? How do personalization, religion, and rituals impact funeral and burial options? What is the functional pricing of the various options?
This course will review these topics and more, as the learner builds a thorough understanding of the types of options available, and how a funeral planner or director might guide families through making such choices.
Course Curriculum
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Let's get started!
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CHAPTER 1: Types of Funeral Services
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CHAPTER 2: Personalization and Rituals
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4
Memorialization
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5
Columbaria
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6
Burial at Sea
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7
Vaults and Grave Liners
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RESOURCES
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FINAL ASSESSMENT
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Before we begin... -
Introduction A Traditional Funeral Service A Traditional Funeral Service With Cremation Other Types of Services Religious Funeral Customs Religious Funeral Customs - Judaism Religious Funeral Customs - Buddhism Religious Funeral Customs - Hinduism Religious Funeral Customs - Islam Non-Religious Funerals Test Your Learning -
Introduction Rituals Case Study Types of Rituals "Creating New Funeral Rituals" Formative Assessment Personalization Personalization Cont'd. Personalization Cont'd. Personalization Cont'd. "Funeral mourners celebrate Jacob Hall" Test Your Learning -
Introduction What is Memorialization? What is Memorialization Cont'd. Funeral Service Funeral Service Cont'd. Test Your Learning -
Introduction Columbaria in Newfoundland and Labrador Specifications Memorialization Ownership and Costs Maintenance and Repairs Test Your Learning -
Introduction Permit Medical Certificate and Identification of Remains Casket Specifications Burial Site Procedure in the United States Additional Considerations In Closing... Test Your Learning -
Introduction Burial Vaults Vault Construction Graveside Grave Liners Pricing Protective Grave Liners for Urns: In Closing.... Test Your Learning -
Resource Library -
Instructions Final Assessment
Pricing Options
All prices include HST
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$109.25
Meet Your Instructor
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Instructor & Founder
Geoff Carnell
Geoff Carnell entered the funeral profession quite suddenly. After his father died unexpectedly in 1987, Geoff went to their family-owned funeral home to plan his father’s funeral as the new owner. He was 34 and the 6th generation in the family business. As a Professional Engineer, he was able to bring a different perspective to the funeral home profession. Since becoming the full-time president of Carnell’s Funeral Home Ltd. in 1988, he has installed a crematorium, created showrooms for caskets and cremation options, reconfigured and enlarged the on-site chapel, developed a passion for writing about the profession, and published two books: “When the Sun Sets, A guide to Funeral Planning” for a Canadian audience and “The Complete Guide to Funeral Planning, How to Arrange the Appropriate Funeral,” for the American public.