Ain't No Stopping Us Now: The Promises and Pitfalls of Sexuality as We Age

Given the societal taboos against discussing sexuality especially when it centers on older adults, this plenary will offer a unique opportunity to apply current research and resources to clinical practice and research with older adults. The focus of this highly-engaging presentation is on improving knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding the impacts of aging on sexuality, the sexual challenges of chronic illness, and the possibilities of pleasure for older adults with an emphasis on application to working with an aging population. Less...

Learning Objectives

  • Describe three (3) challenges of sexuality for older adults
  • Discuss three (3) recent research findings about sexuality for older adults
  • Apply one (1) aspect of this session to your clinical or research work with older adults

Learning Levels

  • Intermediate

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Live Interactive Webinar

01:00 PM EDT - 04:00 PM EDT

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About the speaker

Jane Fleishman, PhD, MEd, MS (she/her)

Jane Fleishman, PhD, MEd, MS (she/her)

Jane Fleishman, PhD, MEd, MS, is an award-winning writer, educator, sexuality researcher, and AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator. She earned her M.Ed. and Ph.D. at Widener University Center for Human Sexuality Studies. She is on a mission to promote the sexual wellness in older adults and doesn’t shy away from the difficult and complex realities of making that happen. She focuses on the contradictions around ageism, sexism, racism, ableism, and all the other ways that people get placed on the margins. Her curious nature led to her latest accomplishment, The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex, Activism, and Aging which recently won a coveted Nautilus Book Award. She co-hosts an AASECT award-winning podcast on sex about sex in the second half of life, which she calls Our Better Half. And she recently completed a popular TEDx talk, Is It OK for Grandma to Have Sex, which has been viewed by over 90,000. She is the proud mother of two really fabulous millennials and lives in Northampton, MA. You can reach her at www.janefleishman.com.

CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours

CE Approvals

American Psychological Association
Council for Relationships is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Council for Relationships maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists
This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification.

Council for Relationships # 11-111A. (Expires 6/30/2025)

Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT Certification. For further information please contact ce@aasect.org.

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