• Death Notification
  When an unexpected death occurs, who should notify the family? What if they are some distance from the deceased? How soon should they be called? In the middle of the night? How do you find the right family member to call?
  (3 credits; state endorsements and schedule to be announced)


• Organ and Tissue Donation: How to Ask
  What is the difference in the way the body is handled if tissue and bone are donated for transplant and those donated for research? What if there will be an open-casket funeral? Will there be an added cost at the funeral home? What about whole body donation? Will the family get back any cremated remains? Are some of the body brokers operating as for-profit companies? If so, what should you know?
  (3 credits; state endorsements and schedule to be announced)


• Who is making the funeral arrangements and why you should care?
  Before you let someone tell you which funeral home to call, know the laws in your state. Do you take orders from the person who will be paying the bill? What about the live-in girlfriend and the nearly-ex-wife? What if there's a disagreement among children? How do you handle gay and lesbian partners? What about do-it-yourself-funeral families?
  (3 credits; state endorsements and schedule to be announced)


• Is it okay to have a funeral director on the hospice board?
  What if the funeral director objects to a price survey? What do you do if one funeral home is less than another—and cost is a concern to the family—but you think the funeral home is substandard in a number of ways . . . whom do you recommend?
  (3 credits; state endorsements and schedule to be announced)