The majority of adults between 65 and 80 are interested in sex.
Are you prepared to have this conversation?
Get instant access to this 3-hour CE course where you'll discover...
- How caregiving dynamics influence older adults' sexual expression and how to guide families in navigating competing values.
- How life altering medical conditions impact intimacy among older adults
- Why sexually transmitted inflections among older adults are on the rise and how you can help
- The unique experiences, needs, and resilience factors of LGTBQ older adults
- Guidance for professionals on having conversations about sex with older clients
STDs have doubled among adults 65 and older in the last 10 years
>> The culture of silence around sexual health and aging is contributing to the rise of STDs among older adults
>> Most professionals DO NOT receive any training in sexual health and aging, even though most older adults continue to value sexual health as they age
>> Becoming aware of your own values and blindspots and how they may influence the sexual health of older adults is critical in providing ethical care
>> Older adults deserve to have all aspects of their lives and identity honored, including their sexuality
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People all throughout their lives enjoy sex and intimacy. It’s time we shift the narrative about aging and sexuality toward a more accurate and holistic view. There are many benefits to sexual relationships over 65, including physical, cognitive, relational, psychological, and spiritual. In this lively workshop, you’ll discover the rates of sexual activity among adults 65 and older and current statistics regarding sexually transmitted inflections among older adults. You’ll examine attitudes about later life sexuality among older adults, health care professionals, and even yourself. You’ll learn about the experiences, needs, and resilience factors of LGTBQ older adults. Finally you’ll learn evidence-based strategies for conducting a sexual health assessment with older adults and recommendations to share with older adults to enhance sexual health while aging.
After attending this beginning-level program in full, participants will be able to:
3 CE Credits
Regina Koepp, PsyD, ABPP
Dr. Regina Koepp is a board certified clinical psychologist and founder of the Center for Mental Health & Aging, the “go to” place online for mental health and aging. She is a sought-after speaker and provides continuing education courses to professionals on topics surrounding mental health and aging and sexual health and aging. She is creator of the only dementia and sexual health certification program in the United States.
Dr. Koepp is also lead medical psychologist at University of Vermont Medical Center. She is creator and host of the Psychology of Aging Podcast and is a contributing writer at Psychology Today and Psychotherapy Networker, where she discusses aging mental health and aging sexual health and aging. She has been featured in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Katie Couric Media, Insider, and other national periodicals.
Prior to founding the Center for Mental Health & Aging, Dr. Koepp was an Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vice Chair of the Georgia Psychological Association Ethics Committee, and staff psychologist at the Atlanta VA Health Care System where she provided direct patient care and consultation on an Older Adult Outpatient Mental Health team for more than a decade.
Financial: REGINA KOEPP, PSYD, ABPP IS FOUNDER AND OWNER OF THE CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH & AGING (CMHA) AND CO-DIRECTOR OF THE CMHA CE TRAINING PROGRAM. She is lead medical psychologist at university of vermont medical center & HAS A PRIVATE PRACTICE IN ATLANTA, GA.
Non-financial: REGINA KOEPP IS A MEMBER OF GPA, GGS, GSA, APA, AND IS VICE-CHAIR OF THE ETHICS COMMITTEE OF THE GEORGIA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (GPA).
THE CMHA CE TRAINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWS DR. KOEPP’S CE PRESENTATIONS TO ENSURE THAT DR. KOEPP’S PRESENTATIONS MEET THE CE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
THERE IS NO KNOWN COMMERCIAL SUPPORT OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH & AGING.
THERE IS NO KNOWN COMMERCIAL SUPPORT OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR THIS CE PROGRAM, CONTENT, OR SPONSOR.
What Makes Us Different Than Other Continuing Education Companies?
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We are a mission-driven continuing education company that focuses solely on meeting the mental health needs of older adults.
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We include diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of our continuing education programs and strive to ensure that people historically left out of mental health care are included, not as an afterthought, but in everything we do.
- We provide topics that focus on the full aging experience, not just one corner of mental health care. For example, we teach about topics like sexuality and aging and sexual consent in the context of dementia.
- Our presenters are at the top of their field and have proven expertise in the courses they teach. You'll have confidence knowing you're getting the very best training.
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We're a small, independent, woman-owned company. As licensed, board-certified clinical psychologist who works every day in clinical practice, founder, Dr. Regina Koepp understands what clinicians need.
About the presenter
Regina Koepp, PsyD, ABPP
Dr. Regina Koepp is a board certified clinical psychologist and founder of the Center for Mental Health & Aging, the “go to” place online for mental health and aging. She is a sought-after speaker and provides continuing education courses to professionals on topics surrounding mental health and aging and sexual health and aging. She is creator of the only dementia and sexual health certification program in the United States
Dr. Koepp is also lead medical psychologist at University of Vermont Medical Center. She is creator and host of the Psychology of Aging Podcast and is a contributing writer at Psychology Today and Psychotherapy Networker, where she discusses aging mental health and aging sexual health and aging. She has been featured in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Katie Couric Media, Insider, and other national periodicals.
Prior to founding the Center for Mental Health & Aging, Dr. Koepp was an Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vice Chair of the Georgia Psychological Association Ethics Committee, and staff psychologist at the Atlanta VA Health Care System where she provided direct patient care and consultation on an Older Adult Outpatient Mental Health team for more than a decade.
How It Works
Participants will have their participation registered through Center for Mental Health & Aging. This program is available for three (3) continuing education (CE) credits after the following steps have been successfully completed:
Step 1: Watch 100% of the course videos. Attendance is tracked via the online platform.
Step 2: Successfully pass quiz (you get 3 attempts to pass; 80% is passing)
Step 3: Complete the Course Program Evaluation & Attestation
Step 4: Download Your Certificate
Certificates of completion will be emailed immediately following submission of electronic survey and also available for download in the course platform. It's that simple!
Continuing Education Approvals
Social Workers
Center for Mental Health & Aging, #1801, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Center for Mental Health & Aging maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/25/2023 – 03/25/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 3 continuing education credits.
Psychologists
Center for Mental Health & Aging is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Center for Mental Health & Aging maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Counselors
Center for Mental Health and Aging (CMHA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7230. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Center for Mental Health and Aging (CMHA) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Care Managers
CMHA is approved by the National Academy of Certified Care Managers (NACCM) as a continuing education provider, #21-905CMHA. This activity approved for 3 CMC contact hours
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs)
Center for Mental Health & Aging is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. In many state licensing jurisdictions, APA approved continuing education programs qualify for LMFT CE credits. See what your state requires here.
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Participants will have their participation registered through the Center for Mental Health & Aging. To earn continuing education (CE) credits you must complete the following steps for on demand/pre-recorded courses::
Certificates of completion will be emailed immediately following submission of electronic survey and also available for download in the course platform. It's that simple!
Center for Mental Health & Aging is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in continuing education activities and will conduct all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. If participants have special needs, reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate them. Please contact [email protected] with questions, concerns or to request special accommodations.
CMHA will respond to grievances in a reasonable, ethical, and timely manner. Grievances may be submitted by course participants in writing to [email protected]. CMHA’s complete Grievance Procedure will be provided upon request. You may request Grievance Procedure by emailing [email protected].
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ALL LIVE workshop refunds will be honored for cancellations if received within 30 days of purchase AND at least one (1) day prior to the date of a live webinar or live workshop. All on demand/pre-recorded courses are backed by a 7-day money back guarantee. Please note that payments made via Credit Card have certain fees associated with them, some of which are non-recoupable and are therefore non-refundable by Center for Mental Health & Aging. Therefore, payments made by Credit Card will have a three percent (3%) credit card fee deducted from the refund. Should you have any questions regarding our refund policies, please contact [email protected].
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Registrant is responsible for ensuring that CE credits meet the criteria for their own jurisdiction requirements.
Content and materials in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession’s standards.