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Practicum Strategies

Continuing education for funeral service professionals

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Course catalog

Every course we offer, with what it covers. Hours and prices are set by each state, so choose yours to see what a course counts for and costs.

What Maine requires

Hours
12 every 2 years
Home study
Counts for up to 4
The details

Continuing Education - 12 hours required on a biennial basis.
Practitioners are still required to renew their licenses annually.
Only 4 of the 12 biennial hours are allowed to be through correspondence or online courses.
Maine will accept any program approved by Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice.
All of Practicum Strategies' courses are approved by the Academy (APFSP).
Independent study accepted with final exam.
Carryover CE Hours are not permitted.
Exemption for Inactive status.

Boards change their rules, so please confirm with yours. Not sure what you need? Call (800) 731-4714 and we'll go through it with you.

Courses

22 courses approved in Maine
CE 17Business and management

Investment Management

Why most investors trail the market, and how to avoid the same mistakes.

2 credit hours$20
CE 23Business and management

Preneed Funeral Planning

Why more families plan ahead, and how to serve them well.

3 credit hours$30
CE 16NGrief, families and wellbeing

Job Burnout in Funeral Service

How to recognize burnout in yourself and your staff, and what to do about it.

2 credit hours$20
CE 26Business and management

Power Communications

Sharpening the communication skills funeral directors use every day.

4 credit hours$40
CE 24Business and management

Introduction to Accounting

Accounting basics for keeping control of a funeral home business.

4 credit hours$40
CE 20Embalming and cremation

Cremation: The Client, the Caring

The rise of cremation, and who the cremation customer really is.

4 credit hours$40
CE 12Business and management

Funeral Values

Using informed forecasts to keep your business aligned with what families value.

3 credit hours$30
CE 19Grief, families and wellbeing

How to Tell the Children

Tested ways to help children understand a death, from Dr. Dan Schaefer’s work.

3 credit hours$30
CE 33Embalming and cremation

Embalming Chemistry

The chemistry behind embalming.

2 credit hours$20
CE 21Embalming and cremation

Cremation: The Process

A technical look at the crematory and how cremation works.

4 credit hours$40
CE 31Safety and health

OSHA for Small Business

Workplace safety for employers without a full-time safety staff.

4 credit hours$40
CE 29Ethics

Ethics for Funeral Directors

Codes of ethics, and the moral principles particular to funeral service.

4 credit hours$40
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