Sr. Teresa has conducted numerous seminars and orientation programs for students and teachers over the past years to facilitate dialogue in families and schools. The programs focused on topics like healthy relationships, communication, motivation, and counseling. She met with thousands of students individually and in groups to encourage dialogue and help them in their studies and relationships. Sr. Teresa also conducted seminars for parents on topics like parenting, parent-child relationships, and collaborating with teachers. Her goal is to initiate true transformation of persons and society through education and dialogue.

1. Dialogue with families and Counseling for Students and Parents
Over the past years, Sr. Teresa has dialogued with parents and students on a regular
basis at the request of principals/teachers and has succeeded in raising the quality of
relationship among parents and children and the performance of the students. This is
done to facilitate dialogue in the family. At Raisen, Bombay, New Delhi, Secunderabad
and other places, dedicated several hours with students meeting them personally
counseling each one in order to facilitate dialogue with their teachers and parents. An
individual meeting with young people followed by meetings with the families to find
ways to encourage dialogue and to accompany the young person in a better way is
done whenever necessary and possible.
Sr. Teresa conducted two seminars for parents: St. Anne’s Junior College -30 June 2012
on parent child relationship and harmony and dialogue and from 9 April -15 April 2013
for parents of Class VI – XII of Holy Child, Auxilium, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi on
dialogue, communication in the family and how to deal with teens. 26 July 2014 Sr.
Teresa addressed over 400 Parents during the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) meet at
Don Bosco School Boisar. She spoke on Parenting, the psychology of children, parent-
child relationship, healthy interactions in the family, the need to spend quality time
together and parent-teacher collaboration and net-working.
Orientation Programs
To facilitate systematic encounters with people Sr. Teresa Joseph focus on students,
parents and teachers because through education and educational institutions, it is
possible to initiate processes that bring true transformation of persons and the society at
large. She had more than 50 meetings during the course of 2015 itself with Principals
and Heads of Institutions to discuss the possibility to organize seminars and orientation
programs for teachers and students.
The following programs were conducted during 2012-2015
ORIENTATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS
S.No. Date School Participants Topics dealt with
01 26-29 June
2012
Auxilium,
Secunderabad
600 students
VI-X
Dialogue, harmony,
study, motivation
02 04 July 2012 St. Mark’s
Secunderabad
80 students -X Growing up, boy-girl
relations, dialogue
03 16 July 2012 St. Mark’s
Secunderabad
85 students
IXA, B
Dialogue, harmony,
relationships

2. 04 16 July 2012 Auxilium
Secunderabad
150 Leaders Leadership, dialogue,
peace and harmony
05 20 July 2012 Holy Child New
Delhi
1550 students
&staff
Teacher-student
rapport, dialogue
06 20 July 2012 Holy Child New
Delhi
200 students
X A-C
Motivation, study,
dialogue
07 23 July 2012 Holy Child New
Delhi
150 students
X D, E
Motivation, study,
dialogue
08 08 October
2012
Auxilium
Bangalore
19 young girls Dialogue and
harmony
09 13 October Auxilium
Warangal
450 students
V-X
Motivation, study
and dialogue
10 19 December Auxilium
Palluruthy
30 students - X Interpersonal
dialogue and peace
building
11 15 January
2013
St. Francis Assisi
Raisen
70 students - X Stud, goal setting and
dialogue
12 22 January
2013
Holy Child New
Delhi
1550 students
& staff
Healthy friendship in
dialogue with
parents and the need
to maintain
boundaries in
friendship
13 24 January
2013
Holy Child New
Delhi
1550 students
& staff
Contribution of great
leaders for Nation
building & our
contribution to make
Delhi our Capital
City a people friendly
one
14 08-15 April
2013
Holy Child New
Delhi
1300students
V-XII
Dialogue and
communication in the
family
15 20-21 June
2013
Auxilium Wadala 2300 students
IV-X
Dialogue and
relationship
16 21 June 2013 Auxilium Wadala 145 Leaders Leadership

3. 17 24 June 2013 Don Bosco Boisur 250 students
IX-X
Study, motivation,
dialogue
18 27 June 2013 Gnanodaya
Vidyalaya
Chinchoti
104 students
IX-XI
Study, motivation,
relationship and
dialogue
19 09 July 2013 Holy Child R.K.
Puram, New Delhi
590 students
IV-V
Dialogue with
parents and teachers
and study
20 10 July 2013 St. Paul’s
Academy,
Gaziabad
155 students
X-XII
Motivation, dialogue
and study
21 11 July 2013 St. Paul’s
Academy,
Gaziabad
270 students
VIII-IX
Relationship and
dialogue
22 12 July 2013 Holy Angel’s
School, Sahibabad
350 students
IX-X
dialogue, study and
motivation
23 26 July 2013 Sacred Heart High
School
Madanthyar
790 students
IV-X
Dialogue in the
family and school
24 26 July 2013 Sacred Heart High
School
Madanthyar
250 students
VIII-X
Study, motivation
and dialogue
25 01 August
2013
Sant Gadge
Maharaja School
Pune
35 students - X Study, motivation
and dialogue
26 01 August
2013
Laura Vicuna,
Ahmednagar
40 students
VIII – X
Marathi
medium
Dialogue and group
building
27 02 August
2013
Laura Vicuna,
Ahmednagar
243 students
IX-X
Relationship,
dialogue and study
28 19 Oct. 2013 St. Paul’s Media
complex, Bombay
45 Teenagers Dialogue &
motivation
29 22 Nov. 2013 Auxilium
Benaulim
49 NIOS
students
Dialogue with
parents
and motivation

4. 30 20 December
2013
Auxilium,
Secunderabad
2600 students &
teachers
Christmas a time to
love and to share
31 28 December
2013
Holy Cross
H.School, Thane
9 students Relationship &
dialogue
32 22 June 2014 IC Church Borivili 1200 students V-
X
A walk through the
Eucharist for a better
committed life
33 15 July 2014 Auxilium Youth
Animation Centre
Dahanu
15 students Motivation, study
and goal setting
34 2 August
2014
Don Bosco School
Boisar
225 students IX
and X
How to become 21st
Century Thinkers
35 2 December
2014
St. Mary’s School,
Varanasi
250 students IX-
XI
Goal setting and
quality performance
36 2 December
2014
Jeevan Jyothi
Institute for the
blind children,
Varanasi
90 blind
Students IX- XI
Facing the struggles
of life with realism
and courage
37 3 December
2014
Jeevan Jyothi High
School Varanasi
1500 Students
and 30 Teachers
School Assembly
Building the image of
a School – role of the
students
38 3 December
2014
Jeevan Jyothi High
School
130 students
class VII-X
Motivation and goal
setting
39 10 April 2015 St. Willibrord
International
School
108 students
class X
Study and acchieving
one’s goals
40 14 June 2015 Wesylyn School,
Vapi West
32 Students
class X
How to dialogue with
self, parents and
others, how to score
good percentage
41 16 June 2015 Janah Bahai High
School Vangaon,
B.M.T. English
Medium High
School
12 Students,
Class X
Dialogue, personality
development,
motivation and mind
mapping method of
study
42 17 June 2015 St. Mary’s High 250 Students, Motivation, how to

5. School, Masoli,
Dahanu
Class X score good
percentage, dialogue
and healthy
relationship
43 19 June 2015 Auxilium Convent
High School, Pali
Hill, Bandra,
Bombay
79 Students,
Class IX and X
Goal Setting, Mind
Mapping method of
study, Dialogue
Seminar for Deaf and Dumb Students
44 17 April 2015 Deaf and Dumb
School - Dahanu
88 Students
and 11
teachers
Love, self-confidence
and goal setting
45 20 April 2015 Deaf and Dumb
School - Palghar
65 students
and 13
teachers
Personality
development and
self-confidence in a
world of human
disabilities
46 04 July
2015
St. Joseph’s
School
Aurangabad
Class 1-
IX – 550 -
Students
The role of
teachers in
helping the
Child to grow
47 04 July
2015
St. Joseph’s
School
Aurangabad
Class V-
IX – 250
Students
Study,
motivation and
relationship in
the family and
society
48 25 July
2015
Mehernosh
Boman
Burjer Irani
Education
Academy
Class X
155
Students
On challenges
of study and
how to score
very good
percentage. She
also dealt with
dialogue with
parents and
others.
49 30 July
2015
Gulab
Maria High
Class
VIII-X
Challenges that
hinder a
student from

6. School
Sindoni
226
Students
performing well
in studies, how
to score good
percentage and
dialogue with
self, parents and
others
50 31 July
2015
Gulab
Maria High
School
Sindoni
Class X –
60
Students
Facing the
challenges of
life – suicide is
not the only
answer.
Dialogue and
preciousness of
life. The
urgency to
support
parents.
51 10
August
2015
St. Anne’s
High School
Talegaon
Class X –
125
Students
Dialogue with
every one
possible and
how to score
good
percentage
52 10
August
2015
St. Anne’s
High School
Talegaon
Class !X -
130
Students
Relationship
and Dialogue
53 20
October
2015
St. Francis
School
Meerut
Class
VIII-X -
450
Students
How to come
out in flying
colurs in their
studies and
relationship

7. ORIENTATION PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS
S.No. Date School Participants Topics dealt with
01 05-08 June
2012
Auxilium
Secunderabad
55 teachers Vocation and mission of
the teacher, world of
students, peace and
harmony
02 10 June 2012 St. Mark’s
Secunderabad
45 Teachers Teacher-student
relationship, dialogue
03 16 June Auxilium
Nandigama ,
Andhra
40 Teachers Harmony and dialogue,
ongoing formation of
teachers
04 31 August
2012
Holy Child, R.K.
Puram, New Delhi
40 Teachers Effective teaching and
dialogue in family,
school and society
05 09 Oct. 2012 Auxilium,
Bangalore
23 Teachers Effective class room
relationships and
dialogue
06 13 Oct. 2012 Auxilium H.S.
Warangal, Andhra
25 Teachers Effective teaching,
motivation and dialogue
07 16 January
2013
St. Francis Assisi
School Raisen MP
20 Teachers
primary
Vocation of a teacher,
dialogue and
relationship in the
family , school and
society
08 16 January
2013
St. Francis Assisi
School Raisen MP
30 Teachers
secondary &
Junior College
Goal setting, mission of
a teacher, relationship
and dialogue
09 23 April 2013 Auxilium
Secunderabad
Management &
Staff
Thanksgiving day
celebrations
10 14 June 2013 Don Bosco School
Boisur
50 Teachers Vocation of a teacher,
dialogue, peace and
harmony
11 02 June 2013 Auxilium Wadala 50 Teachers Role of teachers for the
image building of the
School and dialogue
12 2 June 2013 MYWC Wadala 13 Sisters H.T.S New Evangelization,
effective mission and

8. dialogue with the poor
13 11July 2013 St. Paul’s
Academy,
Gaziabad
86 Teachers Vocation and mission of
a teacher in dialogue
with family and other
social institutions
14 13 July 2013 Holy Angel’s
School, Sahibabad
88 Teachers Image building of the
school in dialogue with
the neighbourhood
15 24 July 2013 Sacred Heart
English medium
H.S. Madanthyar
21 Teachers Teacher – student
relationship and time
management
16 03 August
2013
Laura Vicuna,
Ahmednagar
47 Teachers Dialogue, ‘common
sense’ and time
management
17 2nd April 2014 St. Joseph’s
Dera Duhn
150 teachers Vocation and mission of
a teacher in dialogue
with self, family, school
and neighbourhood.
18 1-2 May 2014 Canossa Convent
Belgaum
23 participants course on Pastoral
Management
19 11-15 May Madonna Sisters -
Shillong
56 Adults Seminar on dialogue
with people and
cultures
20 09 June 2014 Auxilium
Vadavanchal
8 teachers Dialogue as a style of
education, Spirituality
of preventive system
21 09 June 2014 Auxilium
Vadavanchal
22 teachers The mission of teaching
in dialogue with self,
students, family and
others
22 November 27-
December 2,
2014
Navasadanha –
Vijayawada
19 Heads of
Institutions
Leadership for the 21st
Century and
Community Building
23 3rd December
2014
Jeevan Jyothi High
School
30 teachers Teachers’ role in
building up the image
of a School

9. 24 09 March 2015 Mumbai BED Col. 150 teachers Human Rights, Right of
Education and Effective
Communication
25 13 April 2015 St. Willibrord,
International
School,Nallasopar
a East
88 teachers Vocation of a teacher
and the Educational
Pedagogy of Don Bosco
Father and Teacher of
Young
26 22 April 2015 Sacred Heart High
School Palghar
West
15 Teachers Process of sharing and
receiving of knowledge,
dialogue and respect
27 22 April 2015 Saraswathi
Vidyalaya Palghar
West
13 Teachers Reaching out to the
poor kids and their
parents
28 13 June 2015 Wesylyn School
Vapi West
32 teachers Dialogue in the family,
with the students, Class
Room Management,
Teachers are Like Stars
29 17 June 2015 St. Mary’s School,
Masoli, Dahanu
27 Teachers Pre-
Primary
Teacher-Parent
Relationship, classroom
management and
dialogue.
30 19 June2015 Auxilium Convent
High School, Pali
Hill, Bandra,
Bombay
18 Teachers and
5 non teaching
Staff
Dialogue of Life and
Family
31 05 July 2015 St. Joseph’s School
Aurangabad
20 Teachers Teaching a true
vocation, teacher-pupil,
teacher-parent
relationship and
building up the image
of a School
01 August
2015
Shriniya School,
Dahanu
12 Teachers On Pope Francis’
Encyclical on Care For
Our Common Home
32 30 Our Lady 50 Teachers Strengthening Our

10. August
2015
of Dolours
Parish,
Dahanu
from the
Parish
working in
various
Schools
Identity As Catholic
Educators
In The Company Of
Pope Francis
33 05
Septembe
r 2015
Boman
Burjer
Irani
Education
Academy
105
Teachers
The significant role
of teachers in
shaping the lives of
the young
34 13
Semptem
ber 2015
FMA 19 Salesian
Sisters
Fostering the Faith
Of A Pilgrim People
and various
methodologies in
faith formation
35 05
October
2015
St. John
Internation
al School,
Palghar.
23 Teachers Class room
Management,
Teacher student and
teacher parent
relationship, quality
relationship,
dialogue in the
family and society,
respecting the inner
sanctuary of the
students, updating of
self
36 19
October
2015
St. Francis
School
Meerut
On the role of
teachers and how
teachers can be a
reference point for
their students.
37 21-22
October
2015
St. Mary’s
Convent
Gajroula
16 FSLG
Young
Sister
Teachers
Education,
Evangelization,
Teachers are Like
Stars

12. ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
S.No. Date College Participants Topics dealt with
01 30 June 2012 St. Anne’s Junior
College –Lalgula
gate,
Secunderabad
500 Junior
College
Students
Coming out in
flying
colors,dialogue
among students of
various religions
02 12 July 2012 Auxilium College
Katpadi
150 PG Students Contribution to the
advancement of
culture and peace
building, dialogue
03 12 July 2012 Auxilium College
Katpadi
500 First and
Final Year
degree Students
Relationships,
dialogue, peace
and prayer
04 13 July 2012 Auxilium College
Katpadi
400 second year
degree Students
Healthy
interpersonal
Relationships and
dialogue
05 17-19 Oct. 2012 Auxilium, Divya
Jyoti, Kerala
160 Junior
College and
Senior College
Students
Motivation,
dialogue and
peace-building
06 11 Feb. 2013 St. Andrew’s
College, Bandra
300 Students
interreligious
group
Significance of
‘family spirit’ in
interreligious and
intercultural
groups
07 24 July 2013 Sacred Heart
College
Madanthyar
115 Junior
College
Students
Relationship,
dialogue and
study
08 24 July 2013 Sacred Heart
College
Madanthyar
153 Senior
College
Students
Dialogue with
parents,
relationships and
building self-
confidence

13. 09 25 July 2013 Sacred Heart
College
Madanthyar
47 P.G. Students Dialogue and
relationship,
scientific
methodology
10 25 July 2013 Sacred Heart
College,
Madanthyar
87 Third Year
B.com
Students
Study, motivation,
dialogue, and
relationship
11 1-2 August
2013
Laura Vicuna,
Ahmednagar
56
Community
College
students
Self-confidence,
relationships and
motivation
12 2 August 2013 Laura Vicuna,
Ahmednagar
36 Junior
College
students
Study, Relationship
and dialogue
13 2 October 2013 Nerul Parish 85 College
students
dialogue and
relationship in the
family and society
14 4 - 23 January
2014
St. Andrew’s
College Bandra
22 graduate
students
Contextualizing the
Golden Rule for
Teens
15 20-30 January
2014
St. Andrew’s
College
Bandra
35 Degree
Students
Peace, dialogue,
golden rule, prayer
16 29 January
.
Field Trip to
Vaishonabhi
Temple
Chinchuwad
28 graduate
students
Praxis trip
Pilgrimage
17 17 Feb.2014 Don Bosco, Panjim 40 students
BCA 1st
Years A
MASS
MEDIA 1st
Yrs
Dialogue with self,
family and God
Blossoming into a
graceful young
person
18 18 Feb.2014 Don Bosco, Panjim 55 students
BCA 1st Years
Growing up, boy-girl
relations, dialogue

14. B
Travel &
Tourism
19 19 Feb.2014 Don Bosco, Panjim 54 students
BPED 1st
years
BSW Third
Years
Dialogue, harmony,
relationships
20 20 Feb.2014 Don Bosco Panjim 58 students
BCA 2nd
years A & B
Dialogue, peace and
harmony and boy-
girl relationship &
Motivation
21 21 Feb.2014 Don Bosco Panjim 56 students
BCA 3rd years
A&B
Teacher-student
rapport, dialogue
22 4th April 2014 Holy Child Auxilium,
Vasant Vishar, New
Delhi
50
students
Style of life in a
multi-religious
world
recommendations
for conduct
23 10 May 2014 Auxilium Outreach
Mawlai - Shillong
36 young drop
outs
dialogue with
self, family, peace
and motivation
24 13 May 2014 Hostelites UPlong –
Shillong
98 Young girls Study,
motivation, a
Character
formation,
friendship and
peace building
25 5June 2014 Assumption School of
Nursing – Batheri Kerala
73 nursing
students
2nd – final year
Motivation,
study, dialogue,
relationship and
prayer
26 9 June 2014 Auxilium Vadvanchal 150 students Motivation,
study, time

15. management,
dialogue and
personality
development
27 7-10 June 2014 Fatheri, Kerala 65 Nurses,
reliigous and
College
Students
Motivation and goal
setting, value based
life
28 24 July2014 St. Andrew’s
College, Bandra
35 Graduate
Students
Diploma Course in
Interreligious and
Intercultural
Dialogue.
29 13 January 2015 300 College
students
Somaiya
College -
Mumbai
Youth and Values
30 03 March 2015 200 College
students
Anjuman
Junior College,
Bandra
Studies,significance
of becoming bearers
of good news and
shining stars
spreading peace and
harmony.
31 11 March 2015 40 MBA Students Knowledge
Centree,
Wadala
Ethics and Values in
the Corporate World
32 17 March 2015 35 NIOS Students Mazzarello
Youth Welfare
Centre, Wadala
Career, Co-
responsibility and
being ambassadors of
Peace and Harmony
33 18 July 2015 Our Lady of
Dolures Parish
Dahanu
17 Youth from
various
Colleges
Sharing by the young
people present on
how they felt Jesus’
presence in their lives
and input on Youth
Spirituality
34 25 July 2015 Boman Burjer
Irani Education
125 Junior
College
On friendship and on
how as young college

16. Academy, Vevji Students students they can
become ambassadors
of peace and
harmony
35 11September 2015 St. John’s Palghar 230
Engineering
Diploma
Students and
their Staff
Dream Big Dream
True
36 5, 7, 12 &14 Oct.
2015
St. John’s Palghar 57 MBA
Students
Spirituality, Youth
Spirituality,
Spirituality in daily
life and Corporate
Spirituality and
relevance of
Spirituality for MBA
Curriculum

17. In 2016 Sr. Teresa continues with programs of every kind for all categories of people...
ORIENTATION PROGRAMS FOR COLLEGE LECTURERS & NON
TEACHING STAFF
S.No. Date College Participants Topics dealt with
01 03 July 2012 St. Anne’s College
Secunderabad
20 Lecturers Elaboration of new
material, dialogue
and peace
building.
02 12 July 2012 Auxilium College,
Katpadi
20 Non teaching
staff
Role of non-
teaching staff for
image building of
the College &
dialogue
03 20th Oct.2012 Auxilium, Divya
Jyoti, Kerala
18 Lecturers Interpersonal
relationships,
dialogue in the
family and society
04 19th December Auxilium
Puthupally, Kerala
30 Women Dialogue in the
family
05 23 May 2013 Holy Family
Hospital
Muthalakodam,
Kerala
55 Nurses The healing
mission of Jesus,
dialogue and
motivation
06 13-18 January
2014
Visvadeep -
Catechetical and
Youth Pastoral
Institute,
Bangalore,
18 Adults Methodology of
Child Catechesis

18. Teresa Joseph fma is a Salesian Sister of the Bombay Province who holds a Masters’
degree in Science of Education with specialization in Catechetics from Auxilium, Rome
and a PhD in Missiology with specialization in Inter-religious Studies from the
Gregorian University, Rome. Teresa has authored several books and has contributed
numerous articles for various journals in India and abroad. Her books are:Dream Big
Dream True, (St Paul’s, Mumbai, 2005), Family of Truth: The Liminal Context of Inter-
Religious Dialogue - an Anthropological and Pedagogical Enquiry (Rome, 2005),
Teachers are like Stars (St Paul’s, Mumbai, 2009), Family of Truth: The Liminal Context
of Inter-Religious Dialogue - an Anthropological and Pedagogical Enquiry (ISPCK,
Delhi, 2009), John Paul II a Pilgrim on the Roads of the World, (ISPCK, Delhi, 2011) and
Basking In Faith (Kristu Jyoti College, Bangalore, 2012).
Teresa has co-authored with Alice Chacko fma Celebrating our Faith, Prayer Moments
on Faith, (Kristu Jyoti Publications, 2013) and with Banzelão Teixeira sdb Two Popes
who knew how to Pope (Daughters of St. Paul, 2014). Teresa has launched and co-
edited with Banzelão five other books for Young People.