Public: $400; Full/Assoc Member Discount: $355; Work Share Discount: $300
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Please consider the work share volunteer positions as NHFA needs the help and you can save approximately 25% on the registration fee.
Three breakout sessions: 1. A foundational focus for those who are new to home funerals with detailed information for how to provide after-death care 2. An advanced focus and discussion for practicing home funeral guides about problems experienced with home funerals and discussion of various solutions 3. An industry specific focus for Funeral Directors who are becoming involved with the home funeral movement to explore how their roles and services will differ when serving home funeral families This training will be customized based upon the audience interest and composition.
Schroeder-Sheker is the founder of the palliative medical field of Music Thanatology, uniting music and medicine in end-of-life care – and founder of The Chalice of Repose Project. She is also an Emmy-award-winning harpist. Her groundbreaking work has been featured in documentaries aired on television networks around the world. Find out more at: www.chaliceofrepose.org
The conference will be all day on both Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23-24. This will be a gathering of those passionate about educating families about end-of-life choices, including home and green funerals. The event will feature workshops and seminars on end-of-life topics. Joshua Slocum, co-author of FINAL RIGHTS: Reclaiming the American Way of Death will be there to answer questions about his new book. www.finalrights.org
