Formation for Formators Series (FFS)

Download the FFS 2016-2017 brochure and registration form.

Click here to view the FFS course descriptions and program details.

FFS 2016

• Fundamentals of Human and Christian Formation
  July 4-8 and 11-15, 2016 (stay-out)


• Growing in Religious Vows
  August 1-5 and 8-10, 2016 (stay-out)


• Skills for Superiors: Succession Planning Within Ministry
  August 16-18, 2016
  Download program poster.


• Ushering in Encounters with God: Fostering Formand's Prayerful Lives
  August 22-26, 2016 (stay-out)


• Trauma and Addictions
  September 21-24, 2016 (live-in)
  Davao City


• Practical Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Mental Health
  September 27-29, 2016 (live-in)
  Davao City


• Enneagram for Formators
  October 3-7, 2016 (stay-out)


• Formation for Local Superiors: Leadership and Skills
  November 23-24 and 27-29, 2016 (stay-out)

FFS 2017

• Basic Concepts in Psycho-Sexual Formation
  January 23-27, 30-31 and February 1, 2017 (stay-out)


• Developmental Transitions in Formation
  February 14-17, 2017 (stay-out)


• Ministerial Boundaries, Power and Self-Care
  March 8-10, 2017 (stay-out)


• Psycho-Spiritual Integration (PSI) for Formators
  March 22 - April 8, 2017 (live-in)


• Spiritual Direction in the Formative Context
  (For Spiritual Directors, Rectors and Formators)
  April 23 - May 13, 2017 (live-in)
  Tagaytay City


• Formative Processing Skills
  May 22-26 and 29-31 (stay-out)

Special Programs

• Living Until You Die
  The Spiritual Journey of the Last Act of the Second Half of Life
  September 7-9, 2016 (live-in)
  Download the program poster and registration form.
  

Summer 2017

• Quest for Inner Fire
  A Psycho-Spiritual Integration Workshop for Formands and Non-formators
  May 29 - June 13, 2017 (live-in)
  Baguio City
  Download the application form and formator's/superior's endorsement form.
  

Accompaniment and Psychotherapy

Mindful of the complexity of today’s world,
Attuned to the dynamic engagement
Of mind and body, psyche and spirit
In the formation, healing, and unfolding of Self-in-freedom;

Sensitive to the need for ethical and competent,
Reverent and compassionate companioning,

Emmaus Center has strengthened its services in psychotherapy
As well as in individual and group accompaniment:

• Assessment
• Assessment for Formative Intervention


• Individual Accompaniment Sessions
• Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy
• Pastoral counseling
• Spiritual direction


• Group Sessions
• Psycho-educational groups
• Support groups
• Psychotherapy groups and group process
• Group spiritual direction


• Supervision
• Individual mentoring and group supervision process for religious formators, psychotherapists, and other behavioral health professionals


• Consultation
• Consultation services for church leaders, religious superiors, and formators to address concerns of personnel in distress, and provide community and congregational support
• Collaborative treatment in the continuing care of church personnel in distress