The family is a community of love and life of a man and a woman, who consider life as a gift and their readiness to be open to the gift of life said Bishop Agnelo Gracia in his Keynote address to the Psychologists of India.
He stressed on Family from the viewpoint of Catholic Theology. He emphasized the need for Theology and Psychology to work hand in hand to create stable and happy families.
The Conference of Catholic Psychologists of India (CCPI) held its Annual General Body Meeting at the Don Bosco Provincial House, Matunga, from 5-7 October on the theme ?Family Life Inside Out & Therapeutic Strategies?.
The Conference commenced with the Holy Eucharist presided over by the President, Dr. Fr. Kuriakose Pallikunnel sdb, followed by a Prayer service .
In his message, Fr. Michael Fernandes, the Salesian Provincial spoke on the importance of family and the role Psychologists should play in maintaining good and happy families.
Dr. Avinash De Souza highlighted ?Family, Children and Relationships in a Digital age?. He dealt on the impact of video games, mobile, SMS, Facebook, Cartoon channels etc. on children and young adults. He emphasised the role of counsellors in schools and gave some practical ways in which difficult children could be handled. The dysfunctional family is usually the base from which difficult children emerge.
Dr. Fabian Almeida dealt on ?Decoding Dysfunctional Families?. He distinguished between healthy families and dysfunctional families. The causes of dysfunctional families, the types of dysfunctional families and the outcome on children in dysfunctional families were discussed. He presented various methods that could be used to bring dysfunctional families back into the normal stream of life.
Fr. Cajetan Menezes and his team Ms. Judy and Dr. Yolanda dealt on the Pastoral care of Families. They developed the aspect that good marriages bring in stable families. The Marriage Preparation and Marriage Enrichment programmes in which the young people are prepared and ways of helping young people who enter into inter- faith marriages.
Jaime & Ligia da Fonseca developed on ?Celebrating Family and Celebrating Life?. They dealt on the Theology of the Body and stressed the importance of sexuality in married life. The various family movements, especially Couples for Christ (CFC) and Marriage Encounter (ME) for the sustenance of families were presented. The various programmes in sustaining families like Pre-baptismal programmes, Infant care, Breast feeding, Retreats for couples etc. were also presented.
Sr. Dr. Johncy CHF presented a Pastoral care model of Family Counselling, practised by the Congregation of the Holy Family Sisters. Family visits and Home Mission in parishes form the methodology of this model. The families are visited and confidence of the family is won over. The family problems are resolved either in the family setting itself or with later follow-up in individual counselling sessions. Thus the families are empowered to lead better lives.
Dr. Fr. Tony J D`Souza developed the aspect of Psycho-spiritual understanding of human nature, foundation for family therapy. He explained how a counsellor could become a mirror for couples to enable them discover their personal selves, their preciousness and `loveableness`. Committed married couples should be led to a mystical experience by helping them to discover themselves in love.
In the final discussion the participants put forward many suggestions that could be taken forward in the coming years. A very important point that emerged was the need to develop an active collaboration between the Priests, Religious and Lay people in the pastoral care of the families.
The Catholic Psychologists from various parts of the country went back better equipped to fulfil their role in bringing about solace and happiness to families. Congratulations to the co-ordinator Fr. Godfrey D`Sa SDB and his team for the wonderful organisation of the conference.
Source: donbosco.in, Dr. C.M. Joseph Cherukunnel SDB
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Source: http://www.religiousindia.org/church-in-india/family-children-and-relationships-in-a-digital-age
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