Funeral Professionals Peer Support

06/04/2026

Funeral Professional Peer Supports last Student/Apprentice peer support meeting for the school year is Monday June 8, at 8pm EST . Join us, let us know how the school year or your apprenticeship went . We will be back in September. To join the meeting please email [email protected] for the zoom invite

05/25/2026

Last Responder Mental Health Training and Certification: Elevate Your Trauma Practice & Attract a Niche Client Base
Mental health treatment for the death care sector is a highly specialized discipline. If you are applying generalist models to funeral directors, embalmers, and bereavement workers, you are operating outside your scope.
Join us on September 11, 2026 (9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST) for the live virtual intensive: Last Responder Mental Health Training and Certification.
🌟 Continuing Education & Added Values
Accredited Training: This course is a recognized continuing education opportunity through the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA).
Format: Includes 1 hour of prep-time study and 6 hours of live virtual clinical intensive.
On-Demand Access: Can't attend the live stream? No problem. Recorded sessions are available on demand for all registered participants.
Exclusive Client Registry (Value: $500/year): Post-completion, gain free inclusion on our international, public-facing Mental Health Registry for Last Responders so ready-to-book clients and death care facilities and organizations can locate your practice.
National Broadcast Spot (Value: $1,000+): Secure an invitation as a guest expert on the popular Stronger Together podcast—heard by over 6,000 death care professionals across North America.
This is over $1,500.00 in built-in marketing exposure that puts you directly in front of your target referral market from Day 1.
Standard Professional Rate: $500.00
Full-Time Students & Interns: Special discounted rates are available (Proof of active full-time enrollment required).
👉 How to Register:
Everything is processed in one convenient spot! Open our secure registration page to complete the sign-up form and choose your standard or discounted student payment link:
🔗 Registration & Processing Form: https://lnkd.in/e5afUY6U
🔍 For More Specific Details & Course Curriculum:
Visit our dedicated program information hub here:
🔗 Full Course Details: https://lnkd.in/e-6gYyps
Facilitated by Dwight E.A. Thompson, MSW, RSW, RMFT-S.

05/25/2026

It’s Not What’s Wrong With You—It’s What Happened To You.
Our preliminary study, Mapping Mental Health in the Funeral Home, reveals that high stress and physical pain are universal baselines in Canadian death care—not individual failings.
Preliminary Snapshot (N=52):
100% report somatic pain and muscle tension in deceased care.
97% experience work-related anxiety.
Only 16% utilize professional therapy.
We need 200 responses to move from a snapshot to a definitive national map that demands systemic change. If you currently work or have ever worked in the Canadian death care sector, your experience is the evidence we need.
Participate in English: https://form.jotform.com/260776242439059
Participer en Français: https://form.jotform.com/260776430270051

05/16/2026

Cremation Association of North America
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to reduce stigma, foster connection, and remind one another that mental wellness is a shared responsibility.
The May Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting invites participants to come together and reflect on wellbeing, purpose, and community. This gathering offers a supportive hour to reflect on what matters most, notice what has shifted, and consider what deserves renewed attention moving forward.
Join us on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 7:30pm ET / 6:30pm CT / 4:30pm PT. No registration required, simply follow the link to attend: https://cremationassociation.org/peersupport

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Have a chance to chat with your fellow peers!

Funeral Professionals Peer Support

05/03/2026

Affordability for Funeral Professionals is becoming a serious issue for everyone in this profession . We have staff who visit food cupboards and second hand stores on a regular bases just to survive, or are leaving the profession all together .

During our May student peer support meeting we will be discussing this plus other topics.

To access this meeting on Wed, May 6, 2026 at 8 pm EST please email [email protected]

04/10/2026

ON THE FRONT LINES OF LOSS: FUNERAL PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY TRAGEDY

Join the Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in April

— When tragedy strikes a community, funeral professionals are often among the first
called to respond. Following incidents of mass loss, public grief, or highly visible deaths, the demands on
funeral service professionals intensify—emotionally, professionally, and personally. While supporting
others, many deathcare employees find themselves carrying the weight of collective grief with few
opportunities to process its impact.
The April virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting, takes place on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at
7:30pm ET / 6:30pm CT / 4:30pm PT

The session will be gently facilitated by Todd Reinholt, a licensed funeral director, funeral celebrant, and
grief recovery specialist, whose role is to guide conversation and support peer connection. Todd brings
18 years of experience serving families and is the founder of Life Celebrants International, an
organization dedicated to training and certifying funeral celebrants across North America. His work as an
educator and speaker focuses on fostering resilience and sustainability within the funeral service
profession.
This meeting is open to all funeral service professionals—including directors, embalmers, celebrants,
apprentices, students, and support staff.
No registration required.
Join in on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 7:30pm ET / 6:30pm CT / 4:30pm PT via Zoom link at
cremationassociation.org/peersupport.

04/03/2026

Our Funeral Student/apprentice Peer Support meeting is Tuesday April 7, 2026 at 8pm est . To join the meeting please email [email protected] for the zoom access

03/30/2026

Certificate in Last Responder Mental Health
Specialized Training for All Registered Mental Health Professionals A joint initiative between Funeral Professionals Peer Support (FPPS) and Ottawa Psychotherapy Services

Bridging the Clinical Gap
Providing mental health support to Death Care Professionals—including funeral directors, coroners, and embalmers—requires more than generalist care. This intensive equips you with the occupational sensitivity needed to treat this unique population effectively and ethically.

Core Training Features
Cultural Competence: Master the specialized lexicon and professional ecosystem of the bereavement sector.

Somatic Repair: Address intense sensory triggers (olfactory/auditory) unique to the death care field.

Clinical Mapping: Identify specific risks for Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS), Burnout, and PTSD through professional competency profiles.

Engagement Tools: Master frameworks for disarming occupational silence and validating adaptive dissociation.

Facilitator:
Led by Dwight Thompson, MSW RSW RMFT-S Dwight is a trauma specialist and an actively licensed Class 2 Funeral Director. He provides a unique, authentic, "inside-out" perspective on Last Responder culture, pressures, and clinical realities.

Event Details
Date: September 11, 2026

Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (EST)

Format: Virtual Intensive

Capacity: Limited to 30 clinicians

Registration & Investment
Investment: $500.00 CAD

Payment can be made by credit card in CND or USD funds.
Registration Portal
Visit: funeralpeersupport.ca/professionaltraining

03/26/2026

FPPS is pleased to announce that we have officially launched the first Last Responder Mental Health Micro-Credential program for mental health care/health care providers with a day long training being offered September 11, 2026 from 9 am to 3 pm EST. We have heard you tell us" its so hard to find a Therapist who understands Funeral Service", After September 11, 2026 we will be able to offer Mental Health therapy sessions with a Therapist with specialized clinician training .

This program is designed for Licensed Mental Health Providers (MHPs)—including psychotherapists, counselors, and EAP generalists—seeking to establish Occupational Sensitivity and specialized clinical competence in the death care industry.

12/08/2025

We invite all mortuary practitioners to our End-of-Year Quarterly Meeting, held in conjunction with The Ministry of Health featuring an accredited Mental Health Webinar on:

🧠 Psychological First Aid & Self-Care
📅 10th December 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM (EAT)

Working in the funeral profession means carrying emotional weight that many people never see. This session is designed to equip you with practical tools to protect your mental well-being, manage stress, and effectively support grieving families while also taking care of yourself.

🎤 Speakers:
• Mary Karongo – Deputy Director of Counseling, Division of Mental Health Ministry of Health
• Petite Ng'anga – Coordinator, MAPAKe Peer Support Group

📌 Join via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82228426071