Continuing education and other resources for hospice and bereavement professionals

Utilize our expert-led continuing education courses to help you and your staff achieve personal, professional, and organizational excellence. Explore our vast library of publications, outreach activities, and research opportunities to enhance your practice and bring you closer to the communities you serve. Or invest in your professional development by becoming an HFA member.

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Live and on-demand courses, Living with Grief® programs, and Five Wishes ACP courses improve the care you provide.

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HFA’s print materials help you advance as a professional and enhance your community outreach.

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Join like-minded professionals and receive free access to live and on-demand CE courses and much more.

Don’t miss our next live program

A Group Therapy Model for Treating Prolonged Grief Disorder

May 13, 2025 at 12:00 pm ET

May 13, 2025 — Noon-1:30pm ET

Presenters will review current understandings of prolonged grief and best practices to address prolonged grief.  They will also discuss research focusing on marginalized grievers, whose grief may be disenfranchised in the healthcare system. Finally, they will share findings from a multi-method investigation of Black grief in persons whose family member died in the healthcare system and efforts to adapt prolonged grief group therapy to better meet the unique support needs of Black grievers.

Registration Options

  • Individual: Live and on-demand viewing for one person.
  • Organization/company: Unlimited viewing for employees within a single location.
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Earn continuing education (CE) hours with live programs on timely topics presented by leaders in the field. Six months of on-demand viewing access is included with registration.

Active members receive free registration access.

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Learn from the experts at your convenience and at your own pace with these online courses. Continuing education (CE) hours and on-demand viewing is included in course fees.



HFA’s signature professional development series and books are perfect for staff development. The recent installment, Improving Dying, was live on April 29, 2025, and featured evidence-based approaches to improve the hospice experience.

Click here to learn about the exceptional care programs that are profiled in Improving Dying.

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This comprehensive suite of training courses focuses on advance care planning with humanity and compassion. Courses are designed for those who facilitate advance care planning conversations and for those who deliver community education presentations.


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Our popular Journeys newsletters provide expert bereavement support.

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These companion books cover a wide range of topics. Available in print or on Kindle.

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Proven approaches to advance care planning and grief education.

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Informational programs about hospice and grief for your staff, volunteers, and families.