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SPA Offers Five-Day Workshop on Growing Toward Psychosexual and Celibate Maturity for Clergy and Religious

14 October 2024

Formation, Mental Health, Psychology, SPA-India,

News written by: Cherukunnel Joseph SDB

The Salesian Psychological Association (SPA) India is offering a unique opportunity for priests, religious sisters, and brothers to deepen their understanding of sexuality and integrate it into their celibate lifestyles. This five-day residential workshop, scheduled to begin on 15 November 2024, will take place at Ashir Bhavan, Ernakulam, Cochin, Kerala. The event will address contemporary issues related to sexual boundaries, intimacy, celibacy, and psychological maturity.

Dr. Jose Parappully, a Salesian priest and a clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience in psychotherapy and workshop facilitation, will lead the workshop. Dr. Parappully has served as the President of the Salesian Psychological Association (SPA) and Conference of Catholic Psychologists of India (CCPI). He has authored several notable publications on psychosexual integration. He is the primary editor of the bestselling two-volume book Psychosexual Integration and Celibate Maturity: A Handbook for Religious and Priestly Formation (2012) and Co-Editor of the recent 6-Volume Formation Towards Psychosexual and Celibate Integration: Manual for Formees (2021).

"The Insights from the workshop will be helpful for all religious and priests, especially those engaged in religious and priestly formation," assures Dr. Cherukunnel Joseph, President of SPA.

Salesian Psychological Association (SPA) India celebrates the Silver Jubilee of its establishment. It is a non-profit group functioning under the auspices of the Salesian Provincial Conference of South Asia (SPCSA), consisting of members of the Salesian family trained in the psychological sciences, committed to deepening their professional knowledge and skills, and to offering psychological services and training, especially for those in the helping professions.

For more details, contact Fr. Cherukunnel Joseph at +91. 9539809657 or Fr. George Nedumkallel, Coordinator of the Workshop. +91.9495316001