Katherine Forsythe, MSW, has been an educator in the field of relationships, intimacy,
and sexual expression for over 25 years. Her company specializes in senior sexuality. She
provides interactive, educational workshops around the critical issues of handling sexual
expression for professionals who champion older adults in retirement communities and
senior care communities – assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Katherine was a
featured speaker at NCOA-ASA 2010 Aging in America Conference. March 2010. Older,
Wiser, Sexually Smarter: What Every Professional Needs to Know about Sexuality in Mid
and Later Life.
Katherine will be publishing these manuals in spring 2011:
- Senior Sexuality Sensitivity Training®: for Professional Staff and Caregivers who champion older adults
- Field Guide to Policy Development and Sexuality®: For Administrators
- Field Guide to Intimacy, Sexuality, and Relationships®: for care giving partners dealing with Alzheimer’ s and Dementia
Bio:
- AB in communications from The University of Michigan
- MSW (Masters in Social Work) with a specialty in human sexuality and aging (The University of Cincinnati)
- AASECT membership (American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists)
- SSSS membership (Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality)
- Member Aging Services of California
- Member American Society on Aging
- Active participant – Senior Round Tables, Bay Area
- Active participant – Marin Section on Aging
- Post graduate studies at San Francisco State University’ s National Sexuality Resource Center
- Colleague of NSRC (National Sexuality Resource Center) at SFSU
- AASECT SIG: Sexuality and Aging
- Board member Consortium for Sexuality and Aging (National level)
- Sexuality instructor – physicians and surgeons at the University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine
- Sexuality educator, consultant and counselor for over 25 years for both individuals and couples
- Developed and taught sex education curriculum for adolescents
- Developed and taught sex education curriculum for adults – specializing in midlife and beyond
- Articles are published regularly in American Sexuality Magazine
- Contributing writer to WebMD, Fabulous Over 50, 50+Active, Bay Area
- Women’ s Journal, The IS Collection (San Francisco Cronicle), San Francisco Examiner and more.
- Contributing author Older, Wiser, Sexually Smarter: 30 Sex Ed Lessons for Older Adults Only. (2009, CFLE, PPGNNJ).