People's Memorial Association recognizes that the education provided by the funeral industry lacks diversity, training on various cultural practices around death and dying, and training to care for Black hair and skin. These courses are intended to support those working in deathcare, including but not limited to, funeral directors, death doulas, and hospice care providers.
The following online courses are offered by Joél Simone Anthony, The Grave Woman, a licensed funeral director and sacred grief practitioner in Atlanta, Georgia.
If you relate in any way to the descriptions provided for each course, Joél strongly encourages you to invest not only in yourself and career but also into the firms you will work with. Most importantly, taking one of these courses is an investment into the deceased and their families that you will serve.
Many of the courses are APFSP certified for Continued Education Credit. Class schedules are flexible and are hosted online for your convenience.
Visit The Grave Woman to learn more about these classes:
- Surviving Mortuary School: Showing Up and Managing Stress in Death Care Education
- 3 Things They Won't Teach You in Mortuary School
- Mortuary School Your Comprehensive Guide for Getting Started
- Self Care for Death Care Professionals
- How to Interview Like A Death Care Pro
- Disenfranchised Grief: The Truth About Unrecognized and Isolating Grief
- You Finished Mortuary School, Now What
- Racism in Death Care: Confronting Bias, Ignorance and Prejudice
- Cultural Competency: Black Hair and Skin Care for Funeral Professionals
The following online courses are offered by A Sacred Passing, a nonprofit organization dedicated to death midwifery and community education. Visit their website to learn more about these classes:
- Death Doula 1: Death Companion
- Death Doula 2: Practical Skills for a Companion
- Death Doula Level 3: You're a Death Doula, Now What
- South Side NODA: Vigil Lead Training
- Durable Power of Attorney Facilitation
- Clinical Guidance
- Abortion Doula Training
