What are the benefits that make the CSA designation so valuable?

Nobody is better qualified to speak to the benefits of the CSA designation than the professionals who have earned it. In an anonymous survey, here’s what they said were the factors that were either extremely or very important reasons for their becoming CSAs:

Better understanding of the important issues facing seniors: 72%

Increasing credibility with seniors: 59%

Improving communication skills with seniors: 50%

Feeling more confident in interactions with seniors: 48%

Building your business: 45%

Networking and broadening contacts in the industry: 21%

Networking and broadening contacts in the industry: 21%

Those benefits are just the beginning of what you’ll receive as a CSA.

As a CSA, you'll receive...

Education that doesn’t end. We keep you abreast of important developments that affect seniors and those who work with them. This post-certification education is vital to keeping CSAs on top of their fields.

A Public Service Presentation to help seniors avoid financial exploitation. We give you a professionally produced script and PowerPoint slides packed with information every senior needs to know to guard against unscrupulous and unprincipled operators. And we give you a news release you can customize to publicize your presentations.

CSA Publications. Via our award-winning publications, the Society of Senior Advisors will send you updates on senior issues and marketing tips (click on the titles for a closer look!).

• CSA Journal is our prestigious flagship publication that gives you the latest insights into seniors and the issues affecting them.
• CSA DesigNation is our monthly e-newsletter with information you can absorb in minutes and use for years. See how other CSAs are writing success stories with seniors, learn what’s happening on the frontiers of aging, ask our faculty whatever questions you have, and receive professional coaching to enhance your professional skills.
• Senior Spirit is an inviting look at the lives of seniors today. It’s designed for you to use to keep close to your senior clients. A typical issue will contain stories about tax strategies, senior medical breakthroughs, housing issues, computing tips, web links for seniors and celebrities who are marking their 65th birthdays.
• Significant Summaries features a variety of news briefs about seniors and their concerns, culled and condensed from hundreds of news sources.

You can purchase quantities of Senior Spirit, Significant Summaries and the CSA Journal to personalize for marketing to your senior clients and prospects.

CSA International Summit SCSA organizes regular conferences where CSAs can learn from some of the top experts in the field of aging. Attending the Summit is a great opportunity to receive information, inspiration and motivation from the best in the business.

Personalized marketing materials designed for seniors. A wide variety of products from the CSA Store will help you promote your business and your designation. Choose from mugs, note cards, stickers, Post-It Notes, your personalized CSA stationery and business cards, and much more.

Earn continuing education credits. The CSA Designation Course and Exam package qualifies for several different kinds of professional CE. [Get more information on continuing education.]