Contents: Orientation and assessment of the past (TP), Religious Life Today; Vows, community, prayer, mission (JM), Discernment (LB/TP), Values and meaning (JT), Group counselling (JT and Team) Guided retreat (DBRC team).

[Unit I focuses on the superior’s personal and spiritual growth; Unit II builds on that, and provides skills and competencies from different fields.]

Contents: The dynamics of change (TP), Meaningful living (JT), Core Transformation Process (TP), Psycho-sexual integration and celibacy, Spirituality, Prayer, Happiness (JM), Personal growth and interpersonal relationship (LB), the Word of God (Jb), and dealing with anger and grief (DV).

Contents: Exercise of authority, Animation of Communities, Healing communities, Rights and obligations of community leaders (LB), Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (WS), Counselling skills, Community leadership skills (JT), Animation of Communities of Women (Bn), Helping and spiritual direction, Issues people bring, Handling fear, jealousy and hurts (JM), Anger and Grief (DV), Feminist issues (LF), Socio-political issues (CP), The superior today (TP), Community animation (FK), The Word of God and community (Jb)..

Contents: Rectors' manual, animation of the community, admission procedures, meetings, programming and organization, relationships of the community, collaboration, financial responsibility, legal issues, Event Management, Dealing with difficult people, conflict resolution , Sexual Abuse and the document on the protection of minors, Collaboration with the laity and women, etc.

Contents: Topics will include the essential managerial skills for pastoral work. Leadership, mission, vision and meaning. Understanding and evaluating communities. Change and development. Managing communities, Reflections on the mission of the Church, etc. (Resource Persons: JT & Team).

Contents: Same as Course No. 2.

Contents: This is an effort to bring the current research and thinking on Salesian topics within our reach. An International faculty will animate the group in a research like atmosphere.

Last date for receiving applications: 10 Mar '08
Last date for applying: April 20th
Fees to be settled with the provinces

8. Fully Alive after 50 (3 Jun to 14 Jun)
Target Group: Those who are 50-70 years of age, desirous of bringing about renewal in their life.

Contents: Post-midlife Transition. Helps for a creative and productive life, Biological, emotional and spiritual issues affecting senior age and how to cope with them. Growing old gracefully. (Team)

Contents: Midlife transition (LB), Dreamwork (TP), The Word of God and prayer (Jb), Group counselling (JT, JG, LF, GD), Dealing with anger and grief (DV), Happiness, Handling negative emotions, Love and forgiveness, Psycho-sexual integration and celibacy, Spirituality (JM).

Contents: Animation of the religious community, Rights and obligations of community leaders (LB), Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (WS), The Word of God and community (Jb), Feminist issues (LF), Socio-political issues (CP), Community leadership skills, Counselling skills (JT), Animation of Communities of Women, Pastoral ethics, Human rights (TP), Spirituality and spiritual direction (JM), Administration.

Contents: Midlife transition (LB), Core transformation (TP), Meaningful living (JT), The Word of God (Jb), Psycho-sexual integration and celibacy, Prayer and spirituality, Love and Forgiveness, Happiness (JM), Desert experience (2 days).

Contents: Introducing counseling concepts, models and approaches; qualities of the counselor; interviewing skills; stages and flow in the counseling process; introduction to group therapy; logo therapeutic approaches and the development of meaning; time-limited approaches; practice and ethical issues, etc. The course will also include some supervised practice as well as individual and group counseling sessions. (Team coordinated by JT).
A certificate of attendance will be given to the participants.
Maximum no. of seats: 24

Contents: This course will run concurrently with the Certificate Course (no.12 above) . Candidates will have to participate in serious group therapy followed by debriefing and training, provided by experienced and qualified psychologists. Other topics covered will include introduction to the schools and approaches in counseling. An integrative paper will be required to be handed in.
A certificate of completion will be given at the end.
Maximum no. of seats: 12

Contents: Formation, the rhetoric and our contextual reality; essential qualities of a formator; the right atmosphere, Personal prayer (JM), Psychology of human development, Counselling, Motivation, Adult learning (JT); Formation methodology, Human formation, Assessments (LB), Issues related to formation of women religious, Spiritual direction (WS); Pastoral ethics (TP); Dealing with emotions (DV); Feminist issues (PJ); Socio-political issues (CP).

Contents: Reviewing the past and learning from experiences; issues related to religious and pastoral commitment, personal prayer, sexuality and emotional life, free time, money and accountability, relationships, discipline and responsibility, disillusion and perseverance, personal growth and spirituality (DBRC team).