Art of Dying
CEs
Death Awareness
Death Education
End of Life
Living & Dying
Palliative Care
Thanatology
Well-being

After-Death Care and Home Funerals

with Olivia Bareham

ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

A One-Day Workshop
Sunday, November 14, 2021, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm & 2:00 – 5:30 pm ET

This workshop unpacks the role of the death midwife from the final breath, through the 3-day home vigil and funeral, until final disposition. It is open to professional and non-professional end-of-life caregivers and anyone wishing to care for their loved-one naturally, at home, according to personal, religious and cultural traditions.

THE TOPICS COVERED WILL INCLUDE:

After-death rites and rituals
Legalities and logistics of a 1 to 3-day home vigil
The death midwife kit
Care of the body (bathing, dressing, anointing)
Shrouding
Decorating the cremation casket
Laying the body in-honor
Dry-ice preservation
Completing the death-care directive
Unexpected death and holding space in the ER from life support to death support
Stillbirth/infant death and bringing baby home
Self-care for caregivers/preventing burnout

Films, meditations, written exercises and demonstrations to support the information being shared.

Note: This program will be offered online. Sessions of all our online programs will be recorded and shared with registrants after each is completed for 90 days.

CERTIFICATE IN THE ART OF DYING: INTEGRATIVE THANATOLOGY

This program is part of the Certificate in the Art of Dying: Integrative Thanatology training. It can be taken individually or as part of the Thanatology curriculum. No previous experience is required.

TRAINING FREE INTRO CLASS:

Tuesday, September 28 – with Jan Booth, 7:00 – 9:00 pm ET – REGISTER HERE

WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR THIS COURSE

Prerequisites: N/A
Supplies list for the class: N/A
Zoom Software Requirements: This is an online course that requires Zoom webinar software. Zoom is easy to use. Click HERE to make sure your computer is set-up correctly.