Surviving and Thriving: Sexual Health, Aging, and Overcoming Cancer and Chronic Illness
June 12, 2020 @ 5:00 am - 8:00 am
Surviving and Thriving: Sexual Health, Aging, and Overcoming Cancer and Chronic Illness
Friday, June 12, 2020
Registration 8:30am Program 9am to 12pm
Presented By: Alishia Kalos, Psy.D., CST
Online Seminar
3.0 CE Credits
Sexual health and intimacy are core elements of the human experience and quality of life throughout the lifespan. Most people will experience challenges with their sexual health at some point during their lifetime. Workshop participants will learn how to support clients from diverse backgrounds experiencing normative sexual changes or sexual challenges related to cancer and chronic illness in mental health and medical settings.
Objectives:
- Evaluate personal/clinical biases related to sexuality of older adults.
- Identify some of the “normative” changes that accompany aging for men and women.
- List physical and psychological factors that contribute to sexual issues with aging.
- Discuss 1 to 3 cancer related sexuality changes that may accompany aging.
Dr. Alishia Kalos is a Pennsylvania licensed clinical psychologist and sex therapist certified by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). Dr. Kalos provides individual, group, couples, and comprehensive psychosexual assessment services to adults in English and Spanish. Areas of clinical focus include sexual and relational concerns, perinatal and postpartum depression and anxiety as well as cancer and chronic illness related sexuality concerns. In addition, Dr. Kalos provides sexual offense and domestic violence specific mental health services. Dr. Kalos has in-depth training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Schema Therapy, Mindfulness–based, Strengths Based and Intersystems approaches to therapy. She also has experience utilizing Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Problem-Solving Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment, Duluth, and the Good Lives models.
PSCP: The Psychology Network is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PSCP: The Psychology Network maintains responsibility for this program and its content.