Retirement Communities Face Unique Situations around Sexuality, Intimacy, and Relationships Late in Life …
Professional staff and caregivers face unique challenges around sexuality in the older adults they support. Kat has programs designed to address those special issues.
Additionally, residents need accurate information about intimacy later in life. Kat’s programs for residents are motivating and educational.
Programs:
- Field Guide to Sexuality Late in Life®: for Professional Staff and Caregivers who champion older adults
- Field Guide to Policy and Sexuality®: For Administrators
- Field Guide to Intimacy for Adults Later in Life®: for Mature Adults
- Field Guide for Creating Amazing Relationships Later in Life for Adults at Midlife Plus®
- Field Guide to Intimacy, Sexuality, and Relationships ®: for spouses and significant others who are care giving partners with Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Programs for Staff include:
Skills to navigate complex sexuality and intimacy issues. How to:
- handle intimacy and sexual behaviors in dementia
- support patients’ rights to intimacy and sexuality expression while maintaining a comfortable environment for other residents
- speak effectively with residents and other staff about this delicate topic
- Techniques for addressing consent issues
For Administrators:
o Tools to develop Policy and Practice Guidelines around intimacy and sexual expression
o Techniques to address consent issues
o Methods to provide a safe, sensitive and sensible environment concerning intimacy and sexual expression
o Protection from legal issues
Ø For Staff:
o Skills to navigate complex sexuality and intimacy issues. How to:
§ handle intimacy and sexual behaviors in dementia
§ support patients’ rights to intimacy and sexuality expression while maintaining a comfortable environment for other residents
§ speak effectively with residents and other staff about this delicate topic
o Techniques for addressing consent issues
Ø For Residents:
o How to build new friendships and maintain relationships late in life; Intimacy, Relationship and Sexuality Education; Wellness Lectures; Private Counseling for Individuals, Families, or Couples
Training, Seminars, Consulting and Discussion Groups for Professionals in Retirement Communities, Assisted Living, and Skilled Nursing .
Programs are designed to meet the individual needs of each unique community.
Programs for for Administrators include:
- Tools to develop Policy and Practice Guidelines around intimacy and sexual expression
- Techniques to address consent issues
- Methods to provide a safe, sensitive and sensible environment concerning intimacy and sexual expression
- Protection from legal issues
Programs for Residents include:
- How to build new friendships and maintain relationships late in life
- Intimacy, Relationship and Sexuality Education
- Wellness Lectures
- Private Counseling for Individuals, Families, or Couples
Programs are designed to meet the individual needs of each unique community.