Dr. Fr. Anthony da Silva SJ. is a Jesuit priest and presently Director of the Xavier Centre of Historical Research in Porvorim, Goa. By profession he is a social scientist, having gained a PhD in Social and Personality Psychology, from the University of Michigan, USA. He has also taught extensively at graduate and post-graduate levels in India and the USA.  Additionally, he provides counseling services both as a Jesuit priest and a professional psychologist.

Dr. Fr. Anthony da Silva SJ. will highlight the following points:

• Loss and Grieving
• Experiencing Loss as Separation Anxiety 
• Not alone in Grief - Social Support networks
• Recovering and re-entering everyday living