Event by Cremation Association of North America

Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Atlantic Time)

Online

Event link https://www.cremationassociation.org/event/peersupport

Join our regular third Tuesday meeting for Funeral Professionals Peer Support. This meeting is open to anyone who serves their communities during some of their worst moments, providing care to the grieving. That includes everyone from the front office to the back room, chapel to gravesite, suited to coveralls — and everyone in-between. As a peer support meeting, all are invited to share personal experiences and connect with people who understand what you experience everyday. 

Open to everyone across North America, no registration is required to attend, simply mark your calendar and save the Zoom link to access the meeting.

Ross Wilson facilitates the August meeting discussion. Ross is a hospice chaplain in Ottawa, and mental health consultant who specializes in psychological first aid and end of life care. His work has proven to be essential amidst the global pandemic. “During the first lockdown, he observed that first responders and front-line workers tasked with the responsibility of helping others, felt stressed and burnt out for not having support themselves. ‘Many of them would ask, well who is helping us?’”

No CE is available because this is the time to connect. CANA is proud to host what is hopefully the first of many of these meetings, but staff will not be attending to give you the space to talk to your peers and share. You do not need to be a CANA Member to participate.

Apprentices, interns, and students: you are welcome!

WHAT TO EXPECT

CONNECTION

Peer support is provided by peers, for peers. Founded on key principles such as respect and shared responsibility, it’s a group of individuals with similar experiences who encourage and assist each other. Everyone is expected to treat others with care and understanding. Everyone will be given space to share their story, but no one will be “called on” because respectful listening can also be beneficial.

Anonymity is respected: attendees are asked to share just their first name or initial when they log in.

Participants will keep the information shared in the group confidential and the event will not be recorded.

Cameras and microphones are not required to be on during the meeting.

WHAT IT IS AND ISN’T

• This meeting is not a substitute for therapy
• This event does not provide continuing education credit

JOIN THE MEETING

Join the funeral professional peer support meeting for anyone who works for a funeral home, cemetery, or crematory serving the public or supporting those who do. Students, apprentices, and interns are welcome.

Topic: Peer Support Group, from FPPS & CANA 
Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM Central Time (see what time that is for you)

Access the Professional Peer Support Zoom Meeting:
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TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022 AT 9 PM – 10 PM UTC-03

Join our regular third Tuesday meeting for Funeral Professionals Peer Support. This meeting is open to anyone who serves their communities during some of their worst moments, providing care to the grieving. That includes everyone from the front office to the back room, chapel to gravesite, suited to coveralls — and everyone in-between. As a peer support meeting, all are invited to share personal experiences and connect with people who understand what you experience everyday.

Open to everyone across North America, no registration is required to attend, simply mark your calendar and save the Zoom link to access the meeting.

On July 19, join the discussion with facilitator and CANA Executive Director Barbara Kemmis, who will address the topic of navigating managerial conflict and bad bosses. Barbara will share her experience, both as an employee who needed to “manage up” a lacking boss, and as a current supervisor of six employees (and steward to 3,500 members).

No CE is available because this is the time to connect. CANA is proud to host what is hopefully the first of many of these meetings, but staff will not be attending to give you the space to talk to your peers and share. You do not need to be a CANA Member to participate.

Apprentices, interns, and students: you are welcome! 

Access the Professional Peer Support Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84160505357?pwd=SVFwTk9WM2hGcXh1aGd2ZFQrbnR4QT09
Meeting Credentials

Meeting ID: 841 6050 5357
Passcode: FPPS
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Meeting ID: 841 6050 5357
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Tue, Apr 19, 2022, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM (AST)

Join our regular third Tuesday meeting for Funeral Professionals Peer Support. This meeting is open to anyone who serves their communities during some of their worst moments, providing care to the grieving. That includes everyone from the front office to the back room, chapel to gravesite, suited to coveralls — and everyone in-between. As a peer support meeting, all are invited to share personal experiences and connect with people who understand what you experience everyday.

Open to everyone across North America, no registration is required to attend, simply mark your calendar and save the Zoom link to access the meeting.
Marguerite Ham brings her coaching expertise to facilitate the April meeting to cover Tension & Distrust in the Workplace. She is a Certified DISC Practitioner, Human Capital Coach, and Grief and Loss Coach. That means she listens professionally, and she knows the power of sharing an experience: “Increasing awareness, acknowledging what you are feeling and talking about it out loud with a trusted friend, colleague, or coach can release pressure immediately.”

No CE is available because this is the time to connect. CANA is proud to host these meetings, but staff will not be attending to give you the space to talk to your peers and share. You do not need to be a CANA Member to participate.
Apprentices, interns, and students: you are welcome!

Click Here for Registration Link

Tue, Mar 15, 2022, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM AST

Join our regular third Tuesday meeting for Funeral Professionals Peer Support. This meeting is open to anyone who serves their communities during some of their worst moments, providing care to the grieving. That includes everyone from the front office to the back room, chapel to gravesite, suited to coveralls — and everyone in-between.

As a peer support meeting, all are invited to share personal experiences and connect with people who understand what you experience everyday.

Open to everyone across North America, no registration is required to attend, simply mark your calendar and save the Zoom link to access the meeting.

Bill Sampson of Dodge Chemical Company Canada facilitates our March meeting to continue the discussion about the real and imagined challenges that keep funeral professionals up at night. This month, he’ll discuss what could possibly go wrong in the preproom and share some of his own experience.

No CE is available because this is the time to connect. CANA is proud to host these meetings, but staff will not be attending to give you the space to talk to your peers and share. You do not need to be a CANA Member to participate.
Apprentices, interns, and students: you are welcome! 

Event by Cremation Association of North America
Online Tue, Feb 15, 2022, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM (your local time)
Event link:
https://www.cremationassociation.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1575313

Join our regular third Tuesday meeting for Funeral Professionals Peer Support. This meeting is open to anyone who serves their communities during some of their worst moments, providing care to the grieving. That includes everyone from the front office to the back room, chapel to gravesite, suited to coveralls — and everyone in-between. As a peer support meeting, all are invited to share personal experiences and connect with people who understand what you experience everyday.

Open to everyone across North America, no registration is required to attend, simply mark your calendar and save the Zoom link to access the meeting. Larry Stuart, Jr. facilitates the February meeting. He will focus on “self-care that is less esoteric in nature,” he clarifies. “I am the guy who feels satisfaction when I can remove a variable that will almost guarantee things will work out correctly.” So, during February’s peer support meeting, Larry will zoom in on the real and imagined challenges that keep funeral professionals up at night: things like mishandled bodies and wrongful cremation. 

No CE is available because this is the time to connect. CANA is proud to host these meetings, but staff will not be attending to give you the space to talk to your peers and share. You do not need to be a CANA Member to participate.
Apprentices, interns, and students: you are welcome!

Register today for Funeral Professionals Peer Support, 4 part webinar series, “Improve Your Wellbeing and Mental Health.” 

Register to receive Zoom link to join all 4 sessions, offered consecutive Thursday evenings beginning February 24, 2022. 

Meeting Registration – Zoom 

Thank you to our sponsors, Guaranteed Funeral Deposits  

Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm EST, 8:00pm-9:30pm AST 

Dates: 

• February 24 : Building Personal Resilience: The Essential Role of Wellbeing in Mental Health

• March 3 : Strategies for Avoiding Burnout: Mental Traps, Mindfulness and Self Compassion
• March 10 : Calming the Anxious Brain: Understanding Connection and Attachment Needs
• March 17 : Psychological Safety at Work: Assessing and Articulating Your Needs

Join our regular third Tuesday of the month meeting for Funeral Professionals Peer Support scheduled Tuesday, January 18, 2022. 

Dr. Jason Troyer facilitates this January discussion and looks forward to talking about the emotional toll of funeral service work. 

Click on the following link to learn more about, Dr. Jason Troyer – https://www.griefplan.com/about-dr-jason-troyer 

Funeral professionals peer support meetings are for anyone who works for a funeral home, cemetery, or crematory serving the public or supporting those who do. Students, apprentices, and interns are welcome. 

Open to everyone across North America, no registration is required to attend, simply mark your calendar, and save the Zoom link to access the meeting. 

Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 

Meeting Time: 7:00pm CT, 8:00pm ET, 9:00pm AT, 9:30pm NT 

Access the Professional Peer Support Zoom Meeting:
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Meeting Credentials
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Passcode: 350425 

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Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting hosted by the Nova Scotia Chapter
December 16, 2021 8:00 PM Halifax        

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Join the funeral professional peer support meeting for anyone who works for a funeral home, cemetery, or crematory serving the public or supporting those who do. Students, apprentices, and interns are welcome.

Topic: Peer Support Group, from FPPS & CANA
Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Time: 9:00 PM Atlantic Time (see what time that is for you)

Access the Professional Peer Support Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84160505357?pwd=SVFwTk9WM2hGcXh1aGd2ZFQrbnR4QT09

Meeting Credentials
Meeting ID: 841 6050 5357 
Passcode: FPPS 

One tap mobile
+13126266799,,84160505357# US (Chicago)
+16465588656,,84160505357# US (New York)

or Dial by your location
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Meeting ID: 841 6050 5357 
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