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Digital Afterlife: Guiding Families Through Online Memorials and Account Closure

What You Will Learn

  • Learn the exact processes for memorializing or removing accounts on major platforms.
  • Recognize ethical and privacy issues related to digital identities.
  • Gain strategies for discussing digital legacy in both preneed and at-need settings.
  • Walk away with a practical Digital Assets Checklist that can be shared with families.

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What You Will Learn

  • Learn the exact processes for memorializing or removing accounts on major platforms.
  • Recognize ethical and privacy issues related to digital identities.
  • Gain strategies for discussing digital legacy in both preneed and at-need settings.
  • Walk away with a practical Digital Assets Checklist that can be shared with families.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

4PM EASTERN
(1:00 PT / 2:00 MT / 3:00 CT)

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Price

$45 for OFDA Member
$65 for OFDA Non-Member

60 minutes
Publisher

Ohio Funeral Directors Association

Subjects

Aftercare/Grief, Ethics

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Summary

Digital footprints live on long after death, leaving families with questions about social media accounts, online memorials, and digital assets. As funeral professionals increasingly encounter these issues, understanding how to navigate the digital afterlife has become an essential component of compassionate service.

Join Dr. Tyler O’Brien, Ed.D., CFSP, CCSP, for this practical webinar exploring how funeral directors can ethically guide families through digital legacy management. Participants will learn the processes for memorializing or closing accounts on major platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Google, LinkedIn, and TikTok, while examining important considerations surrounding privacy, consent, and digital asset ownership.

This program provides practical tools that can be immediately implemented in both preneed and at-need settings, including a take-home Digital Assets Checklist to assist families with managing online accounts after a death. Gain the knowledge and confidence to address an increasingly common aspect of modern funeral service while enhancing the support you provide to the families you serve.

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Presenters

Dr. Tyler O'Brien, Ed.D., CFSP, CCSP
Author, Catechist, Educator & Funeral Director - Sujkowski Funeral Home Northpointe

Tyler J. O’Brien, Ed.D., CFSP, CCSP, is a licensed funeral director and embalmer serving families in the Toledo area through... Read More

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Credit

If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). Registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Attendance/Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant attending the live program at their own computer and phone.

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