Click here for 2026-2027 ABFSE Calendar

Annual Report Sessions:

Avoid errors and attend these series of sessions to address the Annual Report and the relationship to Student Tracker and the Faculty Database. PowerPoint and Narrative are available via the User Guide.
 

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Professional Development Sessions:

• Creating Personal Touch Online - Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM (Eastern)
• AI Tools for Instructors (Pitfalls of AI ) - Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM (Eastern}
• Deathcare Avenues in Allied Professions with FS/MOR degree - Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM (Eastern)
• Deathbots/AI in funerals - Tuesday, December 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM (Eastern)

Please contact the ABFSE Office for registration link when appropriate.

Registration with school email is required.

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Self Study Workshop

ABFSE will not hold an in-person Self Study Workshop in Charlotte for 2026.  However, since many need to be familiar with the Self Study Workshop content, two virtual sessions are being offered.

Who needs to attend the Self Study Workshop?

• programs preparing for comprehensive review and a site visit in the next 18 months, (see Policy Manual page 27 and Appendix C, page 96)
• new program directors, (see Policy Manual page 27)
• individuals desiring to serve as site visitors (SS Workshop is part of site visitor training)  interested faculty and staff are also welcome.

Workshop length:  3+ hours. (Schedule time accordingly.)
 
Session 1:  Wednesday, September 30 @ 1 PM Eastern
Session 2: Tuesday, October 13 @ 1 PM Eastern
 
Contact abfse.office@gmail.com to register your interest.  Meeting link will be provided.
Reminder: Registrants must use .edu email address or have prior approval in order to be admitted.

Self Study Workshop

The PowerPoint presentation from the last workshop is available AND segments of the presentation have been pulled out so you can review areas of interest.

* Self Study Workshop (full presentation)
* Getting Started
* General Suggestions
* * Login - Weave Accreditation
* Site Visit
* ‘Standards’ Hit List (problem areas and topics that require special scrutiny)
 

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65th ABFSE Annual Conference
April 14 – 16, 2027
The Westin Book Cadillac
1114 Washington Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226

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See For Educators page for past Town Hall and Professional Development notes.

Contact ABFSE office for link to Professional Development Recordings

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Questions? For further information, call the ABFSE Office, 816.233.3747.