ODL 446: Aging, Intimacy, and Human Sexuality: Supporting Sexual Health and Well-Being in Older Adults

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Please note: This on-demand webinar is a replay of a live CE event. The format reflects the original presentation and may include live Q&A, transitions, and intermittent audio/visual fluctuations typical of a live recording.

2 CREDIT HOURS APPROVED FOR:

Social Workers
ASWB ACE – 2 Clinical CE credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 2 Contact hours
Psychologists
APA – 2 CE credits
Counselors 2 Contact hours
NBCC ACEP – 2 Contact hours
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 2 Contact hours
Addiction Professionals
NAADAC – Not eligible for Contact hours
Nurses
California Board of Registered Nursing – 2 Contact hours
Case Managers
CCMC – 2 CE Contact hours

Created On: 10/30/2026                 

Target Audience:

Social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and case managers

Instructional Level:

Beginner

Overview:

Sexuality remains an important dimension of identity, connection, health, and quality of life across the lifespan, including in later adulthood. This two-hour training explores human sexuality within the older adult population, with attention to age-related physical, emotional, relational, cultural, cognitive, and social factors that may shape sexual expression and intimacy. Participants will examine common myths and biases about aging and sexuality, consider the impact of health conditions, medications, grief, disability, dementia, long-term care environments, and changing relationships, and identify ethical, person-centered ways to support older adults’ sexual rights, autonomy, safety, consent, and dignity.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the session, the participant will be able to:

• Describe biological, psychological, social, cultural, and relational factors that influence sexuality, intimacy, and sexual health among older adults.
• Identify common myths, stigmas, and professional biases related to sexuality in later life and explain how these attitudes may affect assessment, communication, and care.
• Apply ethical and person-centered strategies for discussing sexuality, supporting autonomy and consent, and responding to sexual health concerns among older adults in clinical, community, and long-term care settings.

Presenter:

Jessie Timmons, LCSW, Therapist, Clinical Supervisor, and Adjunct Instructor at Temple University 

Jessie Timmons, LCSW, is a seasoned therapist, clinical supervisor, and teacher of social work with experience in addressing both mental illness and addictive disorders.  She has been an adjunct and full-time instructor at Temple University and served for 10 years on the board of the Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work (PSCSW), including one term as president. Her teaching and professional development have focused on ethical and competent clinical social work practice, social determinants of health, and effective treatment and assessment of presenting client concerns.