Senior and Single: Dating and Sex in a Changing World

 Earn 3 CE Contact Hours

This workshop aims to help practitioners understand the world of seniors (ages 60+) who find themselves alone through divorce or loss of a spouse/ long term partner, but who continue to desire intimate relationships and sex. Many seniors may have been “off the market” for years or even decades and be intimidated by modern conceptualizations about relationships and sex. Participants will learn that despite the enormous size of the aging Baby Boomer population, their intimacy needs are often overlooked, misunderstood or dismissed by a youth obsessed culture.

Core issues that seniors face when dating, engaging in sexual relationships and getting the support of medical professionals regarding sexual challenges will be discussed. The presenter will guide participants to identify agist biases and beliefs that may interfere with treatment. The presenter will outline strategies to assist seniors with dating online and offline, and managing sexual relationships in a modern world.

Learning Objectives:

• To review societal assumptions and misconceptions about aging seniors who are single
• To identify ageist biases and beliefs that may interfere with successful treatment
• To outline strategies to help seniors navigate modern dating and sex

Meet Dr. Marjorie Nightingale:

Dr. Marjorie Nightingale is an AASECT certified sex therapist and current faculty member at Ackerman Institute for the Family where she teaches Sex Therapy I, II & III. Previously, she taught sex therapy at the University of Maryland, College Park and Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. In addition, she has a private practice in Washington, D.C., where she focuses on couples and sex therapy. Her articles include Emotionally Focused Therapy: A Culturally Sensitive Approach for African-American Heterosexual Couples that won the AAMFT Research and Foundation Outstanding Research Publication in 2020.

AASECT Continuing Education Information

This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 3 CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact info@assect.org.

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