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I Think Confucius Knew A Few Good Funeral Directors

ASD Rewards Partner, Tim O’Brien M.S., has written articles for and presented at National Funeral Director's Association and State Funeral Association meetings. He is the author of the Grief Support Programs: A Season for Healing, A Reason for Hope: the Grief & Mourning Guide and Journal, and the Pet-Loss Grief Program: You will always be a part of me. In this guest blog post, Tim discusses the similarities between the virtues of Confucius and the qualities of remarkable funeral professionals.

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Is it up to Funeral Directors to care about the surviving members of a family?

ASD Rewards Partner, Tim O’Brien M.S., has written articles for and presented at National Funeral Director's Association and State Funeral Association meetings. He is the author of the Grief Support Programs: A Season for Healing, A Reason for Hope: the Grief & Mourning Guide and Journal, and the Pet-Loss Grief Program: You will always be a part of me. In this guest blog post, Tim shares his insights with ASD clients on the role of aftercare and grief recovery during the funeral process.

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Trinkets, Tokens & Treasures (Fantastic Infographic from The Grief Support Network)

ASD Rewards Partner, Tim O’Brien M.S., has written articles for and presented at National Funeral Director's Association and State Funeral Association meetings. He is the author of the Grief Support Programs: A Season for Healing, A Reason for Hope: the Grief & Mourning Guide and Journal, and the Pet-Loss Grief Program: You will always be a part of me. Over the past month, ASD has shared Tim's in depth study on the significance of gestures, expressions and impressions as part of our exclusive 3-week blog series. This organized flow chart created by The Grief Support Network highlights the core concepts of Executive Report #2. Thank you Tim for allowing ASD to share this with our clients.

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Gestures, Expressions and Impressions: Their Importance to and Use In Your Business (Part 3 of 3 Week Series)

ASD Rewards Partner, Tim O’Brien M.S., has written articles for and presented at National Funeral Director's Association and State Funeral Association meetings. He is the author of the Grief Support Programs: A Season for Healing, A Reason for Hope: the Grief & Mourning Guide and Journal, and the Pet-Loss Grief Program: You will always be a part of me. Tim brings his in depth study on the significance of gestures, expressions and impressions exclusively to ASD clients. This is Part 3 of the Funeral Services Intelligence Series: Executive Report # 2: Gestures, Expressions and Impressions. 

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Gestures, Expressions and Impressions: Their Importance to and Use In Your Business (Part 2 of 3 Week Series)

ASD Rewards Partner, Tim O’Brien M.S., has written articles for and presented at National Funeral Director's Association and State Funeral Association meetings. He is the author of the Grief Support Programs: A Season for Healing, A Reason for Hope: the Grief & Mourning Guide and Journal, and the Pet-Loss Grief Program: You will always be a part of me. Tim brings his in depth study on the significance of gestures, expressions and impressions exclusively to ASD clients. We will publish a 3 part series from Funeral Services Intelligence Series: Executive Report # 2: Gestures, Expressions and Impressions. Be sure to check our blog next Thursday to read Part Two: Tackling important questions about gestures, expressions, and impressions, and considering appropriate words, products and gifts.

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Gestures, Expressions and Impressions: Their Importance to and Use In Your Business (Part 1 of 3 Week Series)

ASD Rewards Partner, Tim O’Brien M.S., has written articles for and presented at National Funeral Director's Association and State Funeral Association meetings. He is the author of the Grief Support Programs: A Season for Healing, A Reason for Hope: the Grief & Mourning Guide and Journal, and the Pet-Loss Grief Program: You will always be a part of me. Tim brings his in depth study on the significance of gestures, expressions and impressions exclusively to ASD clients. We will publish a 3 part series from Funeral Services Intelligence Series: Executive Report # 2: Gestures, Expressions and Impressions. Be sure to check our blog next Thursday to read Part Two: Tackling important questions about gestures, expressions, and impressions, and considering appropriate words, products and gifts.

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Who takes care of the Caretakers in 2012? Funeral Directors & Compassion Fatigue - Hardiness and Resilience Training

ASD Rewards Partner, Tim O’Brien M.S., has written articles for and presented at National Funeral Director's Association and State Funeral Association meetings. He is the author of the Grief Support Programs: A Season for Healing, A Reason for Hope: the Grief & Mourning Guide and Journal, and the Pet-Loss Grief Program: You will always be a part of me. Tim shares his insights with ASD clients on how to handle feelings of burn out and compassion fatigue.

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Generational Differences And Their Implications For Your Funeral Service Business

Tim O’Brien, author of the popular continuing education course “Grief Management: The Role of the Funeral Practitioner” and presenter at both the NFDA and Florida FDA conventions, shares his insights with ASD clients on the emergence of generational shifts and their effect on the funeral profession.

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Have We Forgotten To Live Today?

Tim O’Brien, author of the popular continuing education course “Grief Management: The Role of the Funeral Practitioner” and presenter at both the NFDA and Florida FDA conventions, shares his techniques and advice with ASD clients on how directors can regain focus and make the most out of every day.

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About ASD

ASD - Answering Service for Directors - has been helping Funeral Homes to manage their calls and their lives since 1972.

ASD now serves more than 5000 funeral homes and is the preferred choice among Independent Funeral Homes and Funeral Home Directors. Our goal is to provide the same level of customer service and satisfaction that our Funeral Homes have been providing to families for generations.