Enrollment for the Spring 2023 Cohort is now closed
The PALS Training Program™ is offered two times a year, once in the spring and fall. Applications will open for the Fall 2023 cohort on August 1 and instruction will begin September 2023. To express your interest in an upcoming cohort, complete the following form or email [email protected]
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Become an after loss professional in weeks instead of years
fast-tracking best practices knowledge and saving you years of expensive and inefficient trial and error while learning from industry leaders
This is the ONLY training program that gives you the tools you need to understand the landscape of tasks that fall to families after the loss of a loved one and exactly how you can help.
You’ll learn the language to use to describe your services, best practices for delivering meaningful assistance, and how to market your services effectively.
This program teaches you how to offer after loss services as part of your existing business or start a new stand-alone business.
- Having the proven roadmap to becoming an after loss professional, saving you years of expensive trial and error.
- Learning the language to describe your services, the best practices for delivering meaningful assistance, and how to market your services effectively.
- Hitting the easy button in learning how to provide one-on-one support after someone loses a loved one.
- Knowing the ins and outs of what it means to be an after loss professional without having to figure it out on your own?
YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
- Are you ready for a career that really means something?
- Are you currently in a 9-5 job, but you dream about the creative and financial control that comes with full-time entrepreneur life?
- Are you passionate about helping others?
- Do you enjoy problem solving and helping others get organized?
- Do you want to pursue a career in the end-of-life or death care industry, but envision a different path?
We created PALS Training Program™ for you!
The PALS Training Program™ is an 6-module program for individuals who want to acquire the knowledge, best practices and skill required to become an after loss professional.
By the end of the program, you’ll…
- Learn how to provide 1:1 logistical support and the best practices for delivering meaningful assistance for clients who have experienced a death.
- Become proficient in language needed to describe your services.
- Master how to network and market your services effectively.
No more struggling. No more worrying. No more wasting time.
Module 1: Introductions
Learn about your PALS instructors, the basics of the after loss profession, and what to expect overall
Module 2: Getting Started
We'll cover how to define your after loss services and what infrastructure you'll need to get off to a strong start
Module 3: Acquiring Clients
The ins and outs of marketing, networking, handling leads and potential red flags. Includes sample marketing materials!
Module 4: Systems & Processes
Covering all the bases, from formalizing client engagements to testimonials.
Module 5: How to Do the Work
The nuts and bolts of how to do the work of an after loss professional, step by step.
Module 6: Pulling it All Together
How to launch before you're ready, self-care in death care, support and resources.
- 6 weeks of live and recorded instruction
- Examples and templates for your customizable use
- Access to all recording sessions and materials for one year
- Certificate of completion (pdf)
- Digital badge for use on your website or social media (png or jpg)
- Training by the innovators of after loss services
- Q&A during live training sessions
- Case studies and homework to help you master client engagement
We're Jasmine, Mollie & Rachel.
Jasmine Hathaway is the founder of Compass Coordinators, which is located in Charlotte, NC. In 2021, she won first prize in the national "Daring to Disrupt" contest for female entrepreneurs. The idea for starting Compass Coordinators came after her own experience with loss, when her husband Allan died of cancer in 2015.
Mollie Lacher is a Tennessee native with a master's degree in Leadership and Organizational Performance from Vanderbilt University. After the unexpected passing of her brother-in-law in 2017, Mollie left her project management career at Bridgestone to start Sunny Care Services and help other families like hers navigate all of the to-do's after losing a loved one.
Rachel Donnelly is a graduate of Agnes Scott College and serves on the Board of Directors of Love Not Lost, an Atlanta non-profit that provides free photography sessions for families facing terminal diagnoses. After her own experiences with loss, Rachel founded Black Dress Consultants to help clients stop wondering what they're supposed to be doing and get back to the things that matter.
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