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Day 1: Sunday, January 18, 2026 from 8 pm - 10 pm ET
Day 2: Sunday, January 25, 2026 from 10 am - 5 pm ET
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Event Type: Certificate Assessment
Location: Devil's Head Resort - Wisconsin (Ski & Snowboard School Area.)
Host Division: Central
Registration Information:
- Cost: $139.00
- CEUs: 6
Prerequisites: Current PSIA-AASI Membership, Level II Certification or Higher, Senior Specialist 1 Designation
Registration Deadline: Sunday, January 11, 2026, 6:28 am ET
Online Registration: CLOSED
Offline Registration: Contact the division office.
Course Description:
Join the Senior Specialist Educational staff on your pathway to Senior Specialist 2. Come prepared to this one-day virtual, one-day on-snow event with a topic of your choice to share with your peers to develop and test your material. This is the first step in the Senior Specialist 2 Process. Members must complete this and register and submit the final project to obtain their Senior Specialist 2 designation.
This is a deep dive into a topic that you have researched and started to develop material related to the Senior Model. Topics could include common chronic conditions, approaches to teaching seniors, or other topics related to CAP or VAK.
This one-day on-snow event is an educational opportunity to dive into numerous topics and work with your peers to complete your Senior Specialist 2 presentation. You are encouraged to develop your topic with research materials and answer the Who/What/When/Why/How questions; however, you are not presenting the "final version" of your presentation.
You will have a willing group to be your test peers and provide feedback to complete your topic presentation.
Upon completing this educational event, you will have one years to submit your final presentation for approval and, at that time, be promoted to Senior Specialist 2.
Example: 31% of seniors have a form of Arthritis, either osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis. Develop a presentation on this condition and how to modify your lesson content to teach a senior who still enjoys sliding and wants to continue learning new skills. Specifically, they want to learn how to slide through bumps to keep up with their grandkids.
Requirements
- PSIA/AASI Level 2 Certified instructor
- Senior Specialist 1
- Taught a season that includes senior lessons
- Submit an outline of your Senior Specialist 2 Topic
Process
- Register for Senior Specialist 2 Event
- Present your topic to your peers
- Work with your peers to develop your final presentation
- Submit your final presentation as a publishable article (1000-1400 words), Slide presentation w/ audio, video presentation, or any other acceptable agreed-upon format. (All products should be submitted to submissions@psia-c.org)
Additional Event Details:
Course Description
The purpose of the Senior Specialist program is to give instructors the knowledge and tools they need to provide effective lessons to active seniors of beginner to intermediate abilities.
The Prep Webinar will be hosted from 7:00pm - 9:00pm (Central Time)
The On-Snow Event will be held from 9:00 AM (CT) - 4:00 PM (CT). (Please arrive 30 minutes before the start of the event)
*Devil's Head will graciously be supplying complimentary lift tickets for participants of this event.*
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Event Information:
* This one-day on-snow assessment and one virtual session is the first part of the Senior Specialist 2 Pathway. Participants must complete the on-snow event and register for the project submission event to submit their project for a final review to obtain the Senior Specialist 2 designation (SRS2).