February 1998
The Director - Features
Evaluating Aftercare, the ABSs: Assessment, Budget, Commitment
Creating an aftercare or community program takes a considerable investment in time, energy, commitment and financial resources, but the benefits received from a successful program are well worth the costs. Discover how creating an aftercare program will benefit the families you serve as well as provide your funeral home with positive name recognition.
Evaluating Aftercare, the ABCs: Assessment, Budget, Commitment, written by Eloise Cole, outlines the considerations that need to be made when developing an aftercare program. It provides useful advice on how to create programs on a limited budget and exemplifies different types of aftercare programs.
Cole works with Hansen Mortuaries in Phoenix, AZ, as a bereavement specialist and has been directing aftercare programs for 14 years. She serves on the boards of the National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved, the New Song Center for Grieving Children and the Grief Network Council.
