Pastoral Supervision: Managing Psychosocial Challenges in Priestly Ministry
Selvam, S.G. (2022). Pastoral Supervision: Managing Psychosocial Challenges in Priestly Ministry. In S. Fernando, J. & Jeyaraj, (eds.) Care for the Priests (pp.21-34). Chennai: Don Bosco Publications.
Engagement in pastoral commitments involves intrapersonal and interpersonal experiences of psychosocial nature. These include: dynamics of euphoria and dysphoria following public engagements, emotional overload and affective enmeshment, transference and counter-transference, and power disparity. Priests, especially those young in ministry, might mistake these states for boredom, depression, temptations, and discouragement. Seminary formation does not prepare them adequately to handle these nuanced experiences. Without understanding what is happening to them, they might get into a downward spiral of addictions and unhealthy relationships. What could be a support system that they can rely on. The current chapter proposes pastoral supervision as an […]

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{{unknown}}Conceptualising and Measuring Hospitality in Relation to Wellbeing in Kenya: Is Hospitality a Character Strength?
 

Sahaya G. Selvam,
Joyce Wanjiru Kiige &
Jeketule Soko

Part of the Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology book series (CAPP,volume 16)
 
ABSTRACT
Hospitality is recognised as a salient value across most cultures, including in Africa. Yet, empirical research is narrowly focused on the hospitality industry. Psychological studies on hospitality are lacking. Therefore, the present research, consisting of three studies, explored hospitality within the theoretical framework of character strengths and wellbeing. Study 1 examined the perception of hospitality among several ethnic groups in Kenya and identified dimensions that define hospitality: spending time with guests, enjoying their presence, having long conversations, not being disturbed when guests arrive unannounced, welcoming them in one’s residence, providing good food, making sacrifices to make them feel at home, and providing comfortable accommodation. Based on the qualitative data, in Study 2, a […]

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{{unknown}}A recently published book by Springer, The International Handbook of Positive Psychology, has a chapter on Positive Psychology in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of the chapter, Selvam’s contribution to positive psychology has been extensively reviewed.
Wilson Fadiji, A., & Wissing, M. P. (2022). Positive Psychology in Sub-Saharan Africa. In The International Handbook of Positive Psychology (pp. 307-354). Springer, Cham.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-57354-6
 

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