Embracing the Power of Pleasure as We Age

Two-Day Online Workshop, Three Hours Per Day | 6 AASECT CEs Available

This workshop is designed as additional training for counseling professionals and educators working within the sexuality field. CIIS is an organizational provider for AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists). This course is aligned with AASECT’s core knowledge areas and is approved for sex therapy certification.

New sexual scripts are emerging for older adults, yet so many common myths continue to prevail and keep older adults from experiencing the joys, discoveries, and pleasures available to them at a later age.

Join Sexuality Educator Dr. Jane Fleishman for an interactive workshop exploring sexuality as we age and how to move from a lens of loss to the power of pleasure. Dr. Fleishman examines the cultural narratives of sexuality as we age, illuminates the multidimensionality of aging sexually, and provides an update on the most current research. Workshop participants are provided with opportunities for a multi-modal approach involving short presentations, small group discussions, clinical case studies, reflection, guided meditation, and short demonstrations.

This workshop embraces a multidimensional perspective on aging, including racial and cultural differences, gender identities, sexual orientations, kinkiness, disabilities, and relationship structures. Though we are each different regarding each of these dimensions, the one dimension that all participants share (if we are so fortunate) is that of aging and the manifestations of ageism across all boundaries.

For this reason, this workshop is not only for clinicians and educators, but for anyone interested in personal and human growth. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients.
 

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Jane Fleishman, PhD, MEd, MS, is a writer, award-winning 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 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 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 award-winning podcast on sex about sex in the second half of life, Our Better Half. And she recently completed a popular TEDx talk with over 90,000 views, “Is It OK for Grandma to Have Sex?” In 2000, Jane received Governor’s Service Award in Healing of Racism; in 2015, a Graduate Scholar Award from the Aging and Society Knowledge Community; and in 2016, the William R. Stayton Award for Leadership in the field of human sexuality. She is the proud mother of two really fabulous young people and lives in Northampton, MA with her partner. You can reach her at her website.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the concept of a “lens of loss”,
2. Describe two (2) cultural narratives of sexual aging,
3. List three (3) types of marginalization as we age sexually,
4. Discuss two (2) of the most current sexual wellness concepts for older adults,
5. Prepare three (3) resources on sexuality for older adults,
6. Apply one (1) aspect of this workshop for your own work.

Information on Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals - AASECT

This workshop is designed as additional training for counseling professionals and educators working within the sexuality field. CIIS is an organizational provider for AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists) and this course is aligned with AASECT’s core knowledge areas and is approved for sex therapy certification.

This workshop meets the requirements for 6 Continuing Education Units (CEs) with AASECT. The AASECT Core Knowledge Area(s) (CKAs) associated with this course are: (will be added here shortly).

CEs are offered to all participants at no additional cost. To receive CEs, participants are required to attend the live workshop in full and fill out a post-event survey. CEs cannot be issued to participants who view a recording of a workshop.

CEs will be issued via email and may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal. If you have any questions about CEs, please contact us at publicprograms@ciis.edu.

Accessibility Information

If you need to request accessibility accommodations, please email publicprograms@ciis.edu at least one week prior to the event. For more information, explore our Accessibility web page.

Recording Policy

Portions of this workshop will be recorded, and limited access to a recording will be made available to those who attend the live event. CEs are only available for participants who attend the live workshop in-person or on Zoom. CEs cannot be issued to participants who view a recording of a workshop.

Refund Policy

Tickets are fully refundable up to 7 days prior to the event start. Within 7 days of the event, a 50% partial refund is available. No refunds are available within 24 hours of the event start. Read our full refund policy at our Frequently Asked Questions web page.