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Funeral Service Managers
Certified Funeral Service Practitioner Certifying Organization Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice http://www.apfsp.org/Index.php Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every Year ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Renew through Re-Examination? No ● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No Certified Funeral Service Practitioner Website
Certified In Thanatology Certification Description Certification in Thanatology (CT) is a foundation certification that enhances the professional designation established by the academic discipline of each certificate holder. It recognizes the specific educational background in dying, death and bereavement. Thus, a counselor/therapist or educator is defined by his/her education and work experience. The certification will note the special educational training in the field. Certifying Organization Association for Death Education and Counseling http://www.adec.org/adec/default.aspx Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes Certified In Thanatology Website
Certified Preplanning Consultant Certification Description Earning formal recognition of your professional expertise as an advance funeral planner is important to you and to your firm. The NFDA Certified Preplanning Consultant (CPC) Program is the only national program conferring certification in the specialized field of preplanning. Certifying Organization National Funeral Directors Association http://www.nfda.org/ Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes Certified Preplanning Consultant Website

Funeral Service Managers

Certifying Organization
Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice
http://www.apfsp.org/Index.php

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every Year
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certified Funeral Service Practitioner Website

Certified In Thanatology

Certification Description
Certification in Thanatology (CT) is a foundation certification that enhances the professional designation established by the academic discipline of each certificate holder. It recognizes the specific educational background in dying, death and bereavement. Thus, a counselor/therapist or educator is defined by his/her education and work experience. The certification will note the special educational training in the field.

Certifying Organization
Association for Death Education and Counseling
http://www.adec.org/adec/default.aspx

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes

Certified In Thanatology Website

Certified Preplanning Consultant

Certification Description
Earning formal recognition of your professional expertise as an advance funeral planner is important to you and to your firm. The NFDA Certified Preplanning Consultant (CPC) Program is the only national program conferring certification in the specialized field of preplanning.

Certifying Organization
National Funeral Directors Association
http://www.nfda.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Certified Preplanning Consultant Website

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