‘Sexuality & Aging Training Institute’ to Offer Series of Presentations & Keynotes in Partnership with Widener University’s Sexuality & Aging Consortium!

 Woodhull Sexual Freedom

ALEXANDRIA, VA (June 8, 2016) – The Woodhull Freedom Foundation announces its Day-Long Institute schedule held August 4, during its seventh annual Sexual Freedom Summit. Held August 4 – 7 in Alexandria, Virginia, the Summit is the one conference focused on sexual freedom as a fundamental human right in the US.

 

“Today, one in three Americans is age 50 or older; by 2030, one in five will be 65 or older,” says Ricci Levy, President and CEO of Woodhull Freedom Foundation. “How can we protect the sexual rights of older adults, when prevailing myths tell us they aren’t sexual any longer? The Summit’s Sexuality and Aging Training Institute will help attendees learn to dispel these myths, while learning about exciting developments being made in research at the intersection of sexuality and aging.”

 

This year’s Institute includes nine presentations, ranging from LGBT senior community building, STIs in elder communities, and PrEP, to nurturing connections through healthy touch, and more. Keynote speakers for this year are:

 

  • Mandy Carter, a Nobel Prize nominee, long-time LGBT activist, member of the Obama National LGBT Steering and Policy Committee, co-founder of Southerners On New Ground (SONG), and past Woodhull Vicky Award recipient; she has done the hard work of organizing LGBT grassroots networks, especially of people of color, throughout the South.

 

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  • Roberta R. Greene, PhD, LCSW, a gerontology and social work professor at the University of Texas at Austin before retirement. Working with older adults and their families, marriage and family therapy, and refugee resettlement, she was instrumental in passing the 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act (OBRA). Dr. Greene is the author of 13 books, numerous research articles, and is a recipient of the 2004 NASW Pioneer Award and the AGE-SW 2005 Career Achievement Award.

 

To view the schedule for The Sexuality and Aging Training Institute, visit https://www.sexualfreedomsummit.org/pre-cons/the-sexuality-and-aging-training-institute/.

 

“In partnership with Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit, Widener University’s Sexuality and Aging Consortium brings a very special learning experience considering the vital issues of sexuality and aging,” says Mandy Farsace, Director of Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit. “The program, open to everyone – not just professionals – will be full of new information, fresh perspectives, and clear paths toward a happier, healthier future for the aging populations.”

 

Those who attend The Sexuality and Aging Training Institute will receive up to six CE credits towards AASECT and social work requirements. To be eligible, anyone seeking CE credits must sign in and out of each session, and complete an evaluation. To register, visit https://www.sexualfreedomsummit.org/registration/summit-registration/.

 

To view the complete Summit schedule, which includes seminars, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and more, visit https://www.sexualfreedomsummit.org/category/workshops/.

 

Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit also offers discounts to students, active military, and seniors. To view all registration options, visit http://www.sexualfreedomsummit.org/registration/summit-registration/.

 

Now in its seventh year, the focus of the Sexual Freedom Summit is the goal of the sexual freedom movement – global recognition of our fundamental human right to sexual freedom. The Summit is for everyone interested in sexual freedom – from activists, educators, students, attorneys, and clinicians, to people who are simply curious about how to make the world a freer place for all.  

 

Returning to the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22311, Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit is just five miles from Washington, DC and 4.5 miles from Washington Reagan International Airport, in the West End of historic Alexandria. The Summit has a conference rate arranged with the Hilton; to book, visit https://www.sexualfreedomsummit.org/registration/hotel-registration/. 

 

For more information on Woodhull’s Sexual Freedom Summit, visit http://www.sexualfreedomsummit.org, or follow the Summit on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WoodhullSFA and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WoodhullSFA. Those following the conversation on Twitter may do so by using the hashtag #SFS16.

 

 

About The Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit:

From gender expression to reproductive justice, LGBT rights to polyamory, sex work to spirituality, and much more, the Sexual Freedom Summit welcomes attendees to bring ideas and concerns to the table, all within a human rights framework. The four-day schedule of institutes and workshops, roundtable discussions, sessions, plenaries, and social events cover a gamut of topics ranging from geriatric sexuality, abuse, sex education, religion, gender identities, mental health, condom use, policy trends, intellectual and developmental disabilities, consent, sex work, and more. The Sexual Freedom Summit features human rights activists, sexuality educators and researchers, professionals from the legal and medical fields, authors, sexual freedom movement leaders, and organizational partners all working toward the time when sexual freedom is fully recognized as a fundamental human right. This Summit is for EVERYONE interested in learning about the issues in the realm of sexual freedom, advancing their current knowledge and in gaining the tools to actually create change. For more information, visit https://www.sexualfreedomsummit.org.

 

The Summit is sponsored by corporations, regional and national organizations, as well as sexuality products manufacturers and retailers. For more information on sponsorship, visit https://www.sexualfreedomsummit.org/sponsor/sponsorship-opportunities/.