Friday, December 19, 2025
2025 ACSSW Series
How Sexuality Develops and Changes Over Time
Presented by Ben T. Willis, PhD
Webinar Description:
This presentation will provide a background on common sexuality-related developmental experiences and changes throughout the lifespan from a sex positive approach. This presentation will provide foundational information to support counselors’ assessment and case conceptualization of sexual development for children, adolescents, and adults. Sexual development is one of the Association of Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness’ (ACSSW) exemplary practice areas (Pope et al., 2024). People undergo significant physical, cognitive, and relational changes related to sexuality, and counselors need to be able to conceptualize and help clients at any age with sexuality-related topics (Farago, 2020; Letcher et al., 2021; Murray et al., 2017). Developmental theories and research will be integrated into a contextualized approach to sexuality utilized throughout the presentation. Sexuality intersects and impacts many areas of life, including physiology, mental health, gender identity, sexual/affectual orientation, family, intimacy, environment, and culture (Farago, 2020; Letcher et al., 2021; Murray et al., 2017; Pope et al., 2024). Participants will learn about sexual development across the lifespan, understand different sexuality-related areas to assess, and expand their ability to conceptualize sexuality.
About the Speaker...
Ben T. Willis is a professor and Clinical Mental Health Counseling program director at the University of Scranton. His research focuses on identity development, including factors and processes that form and reform identity. He has researched general identity generally as well as specific types of identity including sexual, spiritual/religious, and professional. He is a co-author of the Sexuality Counseling: Theory, Research, and Practice textbook.
This webinar is offered at $10 to ACSSW Members. Contact ACSSW@counselingsexology.com if you have trouble with registering for ACSSW webinars or need the coupon for reduced rate as ACSSW member.
This program has been approved for APA, CA BBS, IL IDFPR, NBCC, and AASECT.
The Office of Continuing Education at The Chicago School is now a Continuing Education Provider for the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT).
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The registration for this program can be found here:
https://tcsppofficeofce.com/nov_21_2025-2/
Zoom link will be available on course page in “My Courses” upon event registration.
This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 2.0 CEs for Psychologists, 2.0 IL CEUS for Counselors and Social Workers, 2.0 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSWs, and LMFTs, or 2.0 AASECT CEs for Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists.