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Sexuality and Aging Consortium
- Kathy Mitchell
- Secretary
- tel: 610-499-4692
- humansexuality@widener.edu
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About Us, Sexuality and Aging Consortium
The Sexuality and Aging Consortium helps older adults – and the human services professionals who serve them – embrace
and advocate for their sexuality. Since its establishment in 2007, the Consortium
has taken a leadership role in the movement to recognize and advocate for older adults’
right to intimacy and sexual expression in ways they find meaningful.
The Consortium and its members have:
- Organized national conferences for professionals and graduate students featuring renown speakers including Roberta Greene, PhD, ASW, LCSW; Milton Diamond, PhD; Daniel Gottleib, PhD; Dennis Dailey, Phd; and Gayle Appel Doll, PhD; Denise V. Stewart, MSW
- Established annual Sexuality and Aging Speaker Series
- Provided expert opinions for media coverage of a ground-breaking legal case related to sexuality, dementia, and sexual consent
- Presented everything from TEDTalk-style programs to medical grand rounds lectures, podcasts, academic articles, blog posts, keynotes, and plenaries at national and international conferences
- Participated in several summits on medical education in human sexuality
- Co-sponsored a two-day training of trainers for long-term care organizations in affiliation with Kendal Continuing Care Retirement Community
- Hosted the debut of the Silver SAR™, a sexual attitude reassessment seminar developed by three Consortium members
- Published an online bibliography of multimedia resources on sexuality and aging
- Built an Advisory Board of international scholars and leaders in gerontology, sexuality, social work, and other human services professions
- Co-sponsor of the Student Association for Services to the Aging
- Became an expert source for print, online, and broadcast media
- Contributed to books, articles, and documentaries
- Supported the first study on the efficacy of sexuality education for older adults
- Joined the Advisory Council of the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance
- Joined the National Coalition on Sexual Health
- Presented at the American Society on Aging; Association for Gerontology in Higher Education; Positive Aging; and Leading Age
- Delivered preconference seminars for the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists; the National Sex Ed Conference; and the Council on Social Work Education
- Coordinated and facilitated an expert panel on dementia and sexuality at the annual meeting of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists
Contact us at SAConsortium@widener.edu to learn more about our services and opportunities for tax-deductible support. We look forward to working with you toward our common goals.