This comprehensive self-paced 9 course series is designed to equip end of life and death care professionals as well as doulas with the knowledge and skills to provide culturally competent and sensitive care for Black bodies in transition and Black descendants. Each course focuses on understanding the unique needs of Black individuals in death care, from hair and cosmetic care to cultural and spiritual considerations. By embracing this specialized training, professionals will build a deeper understanding of Black end of life and body care traditions, improve their services, and ensure families receive the highest level of care during one of the most important moments in their lives. This course series also includes a complimentary 1.5 hour virtual Q&A and discussion call with the instructor ($375.00 value).
Course Descriptions
Melanin Makeup Masterclass for Death Care Professionals - 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 1.5 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
Elevate your makeup skills and enhance your ability to care for Black decedents with confidence. This masterclass equips death care professionals with the techniques needed to excel in cosmetic care for melanin-rich skin, ensuring every decedent is treated with dignity, regardless of skin color.
The course includes two courses:
Self-Study E-Course
Immediately upon purchase, you'll receive the Black Skin & Cosmetic Care for Death Care Professionals 45-minute e-course. This will prepare you for the live class and provide foundational knowledge on skin care for Black decedents.
Instructor-Led Virtual Workshop
Join me, @thegravewoman, for a live Zoom session where we'll cover:
This masterclass will help you build confidence, improve your skills, and expand your service offerings, leading to better client satisfaction and increased earning potential.
Shampooing, Conditioning, and Detangling Black Hair- 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 1.5 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
This course equips end-of-life, health, and death care professionals with essential skills for properly cleansing, conditioning, and detangling Black hair with cultural sensitivity and respect. Learn techniques for managing various hair types and textures, minimizing breakage and shedding, and maintaining hair integrity to create a dignified and lasting memory for families and loved ones.
Removing Braids, Twist & Other Extensions- 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 1.5 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
This course teaches death care professionals the proper techniques for safely and respectfully removing braids and other hair extensions from Black decedents. Learn how to handle various extension types, minimize hair breakage, and ensure the process honors the individual's cultural and personal style, all while maintaining hair integrity for a dignified presentation.
Introduction to Black Hair Care for End of Life and Death Care Professionals- 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 3 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
Caring for the hair, skin, and cosmetic needs of the deceased is a vital responsibility for all death care professionals. This course introduces basic yet impactful skills for handling Black hair, skin, and cosmetic care, addressing the unique needs of African American and ethnic decedents. It’s designed to empower professionals of all backgrounds and skill levels with the knowledge to enhance the experience of families and create the best possible memory picture.
Topics include:
This course doesn’t aim to train professionals as cosmetologists or estheticians, but instead provides essential knowledge and tools to confidently offer culturally competent hair, skin, and cosmetic care for Black decedents.
Disenfranchised Grief: The Truth About Unrecognized and Isolating Grief- 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 1.5 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare, medical and mental health professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
This course explores the concept of disenfranchised grief—grief that is not openly acknowledged or socially supported. Participants will learn to recognize the signs of disenfranchised grief in clients and communities, understand its emotional impact, and develop strategies for offering compassionate, culturally competent support. Ideal for death care professionals, health workers, and grief counselors, this course empowers you to address the needs of individuals experiencing grief that often goes unrecognized, helping to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for healing.
Properly Caring for Locs & Twist- 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 1.5 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare, medical and mental health professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
Locs and twists are worn by millions of Black men, women, and children around the world, symbolizing deep spiritual connections and personal journeys. This course is designed to equip death care professionals with the essential techniques for properly cleansing and caring for the locs and twisted hairstyles of Black decedents. Learn how to honor and respect Black decedents and their communities through the use of proper language and terminology, maintain loc integrity, and ensure a dignified presentation while also creating the option of preservation of locs for personalized keepsakes.
Racism in Deathcare: Confronting Bias, Ignorance & Prejudice- 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 1.5 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare, medical and mental health professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
It’s time for an honest conversation. This course is not about isolating or punishing any group; rather, it aims to educate, confront, and heal the impact of bias, prejudice, and racism within our industry. While the conversation may be uncomfortable at first, those who approach it with open minds and hearts will gain valuable perspectives to help us all work together as more respectful, proactive, and effective professionals while better serving our descendants and communities.
Course Objectives:
Approved for 1.75 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare, medical and mental health professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
In this second installment of "Racism in Death Care©, co-hosted with Anita Pollard Grant, we’ll dive into microaggressions, macroaggressions, emotional intelligence, cultural appropriation, "reverse" racism, and more.
Course Objectives:
Course Descriptions
Melanin Makeup Masterclass for Death Care Professionals - 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 1.5 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
Elevate your makeup skills and enhance your ability to care for Black decedents with confidence. This masterclass equips death care professionals with the techniques needed to excel in cosmetic care for melanin-rich skin, ensuring every decedent is treated with dignity, regardless of skin color.
The course includes two courses:
Self-Study E-Course
Immediately upon purchase, you'll receive the Black Skin & Cosmetic Care for Death Care Professionals 45-minute e-course. This will prepare you for the live class and provide foundational knowledge on skin care for Black decedents.
Instructor-Led Virtual Workshop
Join me, @thegravewoman, for a live Zoom session where we'll cover:
- Color correction and managing hyperpigmentation
- Eyeshadow essentials and makeup techniques
- Highlighting, contouring, and sculpting brows
- Creating natural vs. glamorous looks
- Lip lining illusions and makeup tool review
...and much more in an interactive, hands-on session.
This masterclass will help you build confidence, improve your skills, and expand your service offerings, leading to better client satisfaction and increased earning potential.
Shampooing, Conditioning, and Detangling Black Hair- 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 1.5 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
This course equips end-of-life, health, and death care professionals with essential skills for properly cleansing, conditioning, and detangling Black hair with cultural sensitivity and respect. Learn techniques for managing various hair types and textures, minimizing breakage and shedding, and maintaining hair integrity to create a dignified and lasting memory for families and loved ones.
Removing Braids, Twist & Other Extensions- 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 1.5 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
This course teaches death care professionals the proper techniques for safely and respectfully removing braids and other hair extensions from Black decedents. Learn how to handle various extension types, minimize hair breakage, and ensure the process honors the individual's cultural and personal style, all while maintaining hair integrity for a dignified presentation.
Introduction to Black Hair Care for End of Life and Death Care Professionals- 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 3 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
Caring for the hair, skin, and cosmetic needs of the deceased is a vital responsibility for all death care professionals. This course introduces basic yet impactful skills for handling Black hair, skin, and cosmetic care, addressing the unique needs of African American and ethnic decedents. It’s designed to empower professionals of all backgrounds and skill levels with the knowledge to enhance the experience of families and create the best possible memory picture.
Topics include:
- Black hair history, textures, and cultural significance
- Religious and spiritual observances
- Identifying natural vs. chemically treated hair care
- Grooming suggestions for Black men and hair replacements
- Communication, terminology, and more
This course doesn’t aim to train professionals as cosmetologists or estheticians, but instead provides essential knowledge and tools to confidently offer culturally competent hair, skin, and cosmetic care for Black decedents.
Disenfranchised Grief: The Truth About Unrecognized and Isolating Grief- 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 1.5 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare, medical and mental health professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
This course explores the concept of disenfranchised grief—grief that is not openly acknowledged or socially supported. Participants will learn to recognize the signs of disenfranchised grief in clients and communities, understand its emotional impact, and develop strategies for offering compassionate, culturally competent support. Ideal for death care professionals, health workers, and grief counselors, this course empowers you to address the needs of individuals experiencing grief that often goes unrecognized, helping to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for healing.
Properly Caring for Locs & Twist- 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 1.5 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare, medical and mental health professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
Locs and twists are worn by millions of Black men, women, and children around the world, symbolizing deep spiritual connections and personal journeys. This course is designed to equip death care professionals with the essential techniques for properly cleansing and caring for the locs and twisted hairstyles of Black decedents. Learn how to honor and respect Black decedents and their communities through the use of proper language and terminology, maintain loc integrity, and ensure a dignified presentation while also creating the option of preservation of locs for personalized keepsakes.
Racism in Deathcare: Confronting Bias, Ignorance & Prejudice- 90 Minutes Self Paced
Approved for 1.5 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare, medical and mental health professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
It’s time for an honest conversation. This course is not about isolating or punishing any group; rather, it aims to educate, confront, and heal the impact of bias, prejudice, and racism within our industry. While the conversation may be uncomfortable at first, those who approach it with open minds and hearts will gain valuable perspectives to help us all work together as more respectful, proactive, and effective professionals while better serving our descendants and communities.
Course Objectives:
- Provide non-Black funeral professionals with a brief history of Black cultural funeral and burial practices.
- Address the unspoken grievances Black and Brown families may have toward White death care professionals in today’s social climate.
- Explore racism and grief from the perspective of Black death care professionals.
- Confront implicit bias, ignorance, and prejudice within the death care profession.
- Answer questions from non-Black professionals about racism, bias, and prejudice in the industry.
Approved for 1.75 CE hours through APFSP
Open to non-licensed and licensed deathcare, medical and mental health professionals, students, doulas, healthcare workers, and forensic teams.
In this second installment of "Racism in Death Care©, co-hosted with Anita Pollard Grant, we’ll dive into microaggressions, macroaggressions, emotional intelligence, cultural appropriation, "reverse" racism, and more.
Course Objectives:
- Identifying and exploring micro and macro aggressions, and their impact on communities of color in professional and death care spaces.
- Understanding the importance of emotional intelligence when working with culturally and racially diverse communities.
- Defining cultural appropriation and learning how to transition from appropriation to appreciation in death care and funeral service.
- Examining the concepts of "white privilege" and "reverse racism"—do they exist, and how do they affect those we serve?
- Understanding the difference between diversity and inclusion, and learning how to improve service to the deceased, families, and communities of color.