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Creating Death Positive Communities

What You Will Learn

  • Identify professionals and organizations for effective networking and collaboration
  • Explore opportunities for connection to healthcare workers and other allied professionals.
  • Inform on the ways community education has impacted our community.
  • Understand how community education initiatives positively impact public perception and knowledge.
  • Inspire funeral service professionals to participate in community engagement beyond traditional funeral or memorial contexts.

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What You Will Learn

  • Identify professionals and organizations for effective networking and collaboration
  • Explore opportunities for connection to healthcare workers and other allied professionals.
  • Inform on the ways community education has impacted our community.
  • Understand how community education initiatives positively impact public perception and knowledge.
  • Inspire funeral service professionals to participate in community engagement beyond traditional funeral or memorial contexts.

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Price

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

60 minutes
Date Published

March 26, 2026

Publisher

Ohio Funeral Directors Association

Subjects

Funeral Business, Hospice

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Summary

This timely and thought-provoking program served as an early kickoff to the OFDA 2026 Convention theme, A State of Collaboration—setting the stage for meaningful conversations about how funeral service professionals can strengthen relationships, reduce stigma, and play a more visible role within their communities.

Death remains one of the most misunderstood and avoided topics in society, and funeral professionals often feel that stigma firsthand. Creating Death Positive Communities explores how collaboration with community partners—such as healthcare providers, social workers, educators, clergy, and civic organizations—can change the narrative around death, dying, and funeral service.

Presented by Shana Sadoski, LISW, MSW, MPH, Director of Grief Support and Community Education at Walker Funeral Homes, this webinar draws from real-world experience in the greater Toledo area. Shana shares practical strategies and real examples of engaging “community gatekeepers” to foster open dialogue, build trust, and create partnerships that support individuals and families before, during, and after a loss.

Ideal for funeral directors and staff at any stage of their career seeking meaningful outreach, stronger partnerships, and a more visible community presence.

By attending, licensees will leave with fresh perspective and practical tools to enhance community understanding of funeral service, reduce stigma surrounding death, and strengthen the profession’s role as a trusted community resource.

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Presenters

Shana Sadoski, LISW, MSW, MPH
Director of Grief Support and Community Education - Walker Funeral Homes

Shana Sadoski is a social worker and educator whose career is devoted to supporting individuals and communities as they... Read More

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Program Titles and Supporting Materials

This program contains the following components:

Media Files
Replay of Creating Death Positive Communities
Downloadable Files
OFDA Creating Death Positive Communities
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Credit

If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

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How to Attend

Join the self-paced program from your office, home, or hotel room using a computer and high speed internet connection. You may start and stop the program at your convenience, continue where you left off, and review supporting materials as often as you like. Please note: Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser. We recommend using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari for best results.

Technical Requirements
You may access this course on a computer or mobile device with high speed internet (iPhones require iOS 10 or higher). Recommended browsers are Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

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