COURSE SCHEDULE 2012
1. Preparation for Final Vows (Tue Jan 3 – Sun Jan 29
2012)
Target Group: only Salesians in the last year before final
vows
Contents: Orientation and assessment of the past; Religious
life Today; Vows, community, prayer, mission, Discernment,
Values and Meaning,Group Counseling,Guided retreat.
Last date for receiving applications:10 December 2011
Board & Lodge:Rs.8100.00
Group Process and other programs Fee:Rs.1300.00
Course: Rs.2700.00
2. Community Animation Comprehensive (CAC)
(Wed Feb 1– Wed April 25, 2012)
Target group: Exclusively for those who are going to take
charge of communities. Total Seats 12 only.
This course uses the participative model of formation, and is a
time-tested offering for the training of community
animators. It covers the essentials of personal growth,
leadership, animation and spirituality.The group will attend
the courses 3, 4 and 5 below, as basic course work. In
addition they will be given special follow up, evaluations,
counselling and spiritual direction facilities with deeper
experience of community, prayer and leadership. Reflective
writing and self-directed study will be important
components. A Certificate of proficiency will be awarded.
Register early.
For more information,write for a separate brochure to:
jthann123@yahoo.com or dbrc76@gamil.com
Last date for receiving application:29 December 2011
Board & Lodge:Rs.22,500.00
Group Process Fee:Rs.800.00
Course: Rs.7500.00
3. Personal Growth and Counseling for Community
Animators (Sat Feb 4 –Wed Feb 29,2012)
Target Group: leaders of communities, whether preparing
to take charge or already in office
Contents: Religious Life Update, Rational Emotive Behavior
Therapy, counseling Skills, Group Process, Psycho-spiritual
integration and celibacy, Love, Dynamics of change,
Personality and Meaningful Living.
Last date for receiving application:1 Jan 2012
Board & Lodge:Rs.7800.00
Group Process Fee:Rs.800.00
Course Fee:Rs.2600.00
4. Leadership, Management and Administration for
Community Animators (Sat March 3– Tue March 27,
2012)
Target Group: leaders of communities, whether preparing
to take charge or already in office
Contents: Exercise of authority, managerial skills,Vision and
Values, Leading multi-cultural communities, Leadership and
mental health, school Management issues, Animation of
Communities, healing Communities, Rights and Obligations
of Community leaders,Social and Political issues,Animation
of Communities of women, Women's Leadership and
Spirituality, Managerial and pastoral ethics, Spiritual
Leadership from as Eastern perspective, Dealing with
difficult people, conflict resolution, Sexual Abuse and the
document on the protection of minors and Collaboration
with the laity.
Last date for receiving application:4 February 2012
Board & Lodge:Rs.7500.00
Course Fee:Rs.2500.00
5. Spirituality of Ministry and Community Animation (Sat
March 31 – MonApril 23,2012)
Target Group: Leaders of communities, whether preparing
to take charge or already in office
Contents: Word of God, Core Transformation, Eastern
meditation, Prayer, Spirituality, Charism, Spiritual Direction,
Community Building Skills, Essential Church Documents
and other Information Sources, Henri Nouwen’s approach
to ministry and leadership.
Last date for receiving application:29 February 2012
Board & Lodge:Rs.7200.00
Course Fee:Rs.2400.00
6. Preparation for Perpetual Profession (Sat April 28 -Tue
May 22,2012)
Target Group: only Salesians in the last year before final
vows
Contents:Same as Course No.1
Last date for receiving application:25 March 2012
Board/ Lodge:Rs.8100.00
Group Process and other programs Fee:Rs.1300.00
Course Fee:Rs.2700.00
7. Course for the Salesian Rector (Mon May 7 – Sat May
12, 2012)
Target Group:Leaders of Salesian communities
Contents: Rector's Manual, Animation of the community,
admission procedures. Meetings, programming and
organization, relationship 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,Spiritual direction.
Last date for receiving application:1April 2012
Fees to be settled with the provinces
8. Certificate Course in Salesiana (Sat May 26 –ThuAug 2,
2012 )
An academically rigorous course for Salesians and other
members of the Salesian family focusing on deeper and
more systematic knowledge of Don Bosco, the Salesian
family and Salesian experience, for specific details please
await a separate folder on Salesian studies.
9. FullyAlive after 50 (Thu May 31 –Thu June 14,2012)
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 meaningful,
creative and productive life, Biological, emotional and
spiritual issues affecting senior age and how to cope with
them, Growing old gracefully.
Last date for receiving application:13 May 2012
Board: Rs.4500.00
Course Fee:Rs.1500.00
10. Personal Renewal and Integration (Mon July 2– Mon
July 30,2012)
Target Group: Priests and religious in the 35 - 55 years’ age
group interested in deepening their personal and spiritual
life and leading happier and more committed lives.
Contents: Midlife transition, Rational Emotive Behavior
Therapy, meaningful Living and personality, Group
counseling, Word of God, Happiness, Handling Negative
emotions, Love and Forgiveness, Psycho-sexual integration
and celibacy,Spirituality.
Last date for receiving application:1 June 2012
Board & Lodge:Rs.8700.00
Group Process Fee:Rs.800.00
Course Fee:Rs.2900.00
11. Renewal Course for Silver Jubilarians (Wed Aug 4 – Sat
Sept 1,2012)
Target Group: Priests and religious interested in using the
occasion of their silver jubilee to clarify and deepen their
commitment,and grow into deeper and happier persons.
Contents: Meaningful Living, Prayer, Spirituality, Psycho-
sexual integration, Happiness, Mid-Life Transition and
Transformation, Word of God, Congregational charism,
love and Forgiveness,Directed Retreat for 3 days.
Last date for receiving application:1 July 2012
Board & Lodge:Rs.8700.00
Course Fee:Rs.2900.00
12. Salesian Spirituality Intensive(Tue Sept 4 – Mon Oct 15,
2012)
“An intensive on-going formation course for Salesians after
final vows.Details will be published later”.
13. Formation Comprehensive and Counseling (Sat Oct 20
–Thu Dec 20,2012)
The participative model of training employed in the
Community Animation Comprehensive (CAC) has been
found to inculcate personal responsibility and leadership in
the participants. Now FCC brings the same benefit to
formators with a training in the same methodology. The
course will equip formators with the necessary tools to
instil personal responsibility, growth and leadership in their
formees. Participants will cover as course work the same
material prescribed below for courses 14 (Formation) and
15 (Counselling), but will also receive additional tools to
realise these aims. A Certificate of proficiency will be awarded.
Register early.
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree or its
equivalent and fluency in English.
Last date for receiving application:15 September 2012
Board & Lodge:Rs.17100.00
Group Process Fee:Rs.800.00
Course Fee:Rs.5700.00
Maximum number of seats:18
14. Formation of Formators (Tue Oct 23 – Mon Nov 19,
2012)
Target Group: Priests and religious engaged in the
formation ministry.Laity who are involved in the Formation
of Clergy/ Religious in a significant way.
Contents: Formation, the rhetoric and our contextual
reality; essential qualities of a formator; the right
atmosphere, Personal prayer, Psychology of human
development, Counseling, Motivation, Formation to
responsibility; Creating a good atmosphere for formation;
formation to prayer; Formation methodology, Human
formation, Assessments, Issues related to formation of
women religious, Spiritual direction ; Pastoral ethics;
Dealing with emotions;Feminist and Socio-cultural issues.
Last date for receiving application:20 September 2012
Board & Lodge:Rs.8400.00
Course Fee:Rs.2800.00
15. Certificate Course in Counseling (Thu Nov 22 – Thu
Dec 20,2012)
Target Group: Persons involved/interested in counseling,
e.g. in schools, formation house or in priestly ministry, but
without advanced professional training in the subject.
Contents: Introducing counseling Concepts, models and
approaches; qualities of the counselor; interviewing skills;
stages and flow in the Counseling process; introduction to
schools of counseling, individual and group therapy; REBT;
logo therapeutic approaches and the development of
meaning ; time-limited approaches; Emotional Freedom
Therapy, ethical issues etc. The course will also include
some supervised practice as well as individual and group
counseling sessions. A certificate of attendance will be given to
the Participants.
Requirements for admission: A Bachelor's degree or
its equivalent,and Fluency in English
Last date for receiving application:20 October 2012
Board & Lodge:Rs.8700.00
Group Process Fee:Rs.800.00
Course Fee:Rs.2900.00
