The still point of the turning world? Building on Balint

Elder, Andrew

doi:10.1177/0091217415572108

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“…Balint groups are used by general practitioners, allied and para-medical professionals to explore the emotional content and difficult aspects of the doctor-patient relationship (Salinsky 2009;Elder 2015;Van Roy et al 2015). In the UK, participation in Balint groups is compulsory within postgraduate psychiatry training, and in the general practice curriculum (Elder 2015). With regard to undergraduates, of 34 medical schools, 18 currently offer Balint groups or Balint-style interventions with a further seven in the process of establishing groups.…”

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Balint groups in undergraduate medical education: a systematic review

Monk

Hind

Crimlisk

2017

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

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“…These groups vary in status between compulsory and voluntary across medical schools (Shoenberg & Yakeley 2014;Elder 2015;Johnston 2017).…”

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Balint groups in undergraduate medical education: a systematic review

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Crimlisk

2017

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

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“…Professionals, particularly those in the healthcare sector, are often seeking a secure base and a sense of parallel care, implying that a clinician's sensitive response to a client is partly contingent on their own sense of secure professional attachment within their professional setting. Balint groups might play a crucial role in this context (Elder, 2015;Holmes, 2014). Professionals whose work involves providing aid to those in need, whether in a medical, psychological, social or educational capacity, often utilize their personal capabilities as a key instrument in their practice.…”

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“…Participating in a Balint group often allows professionals to ‘return to a more personal professional center, a still point’ that can be easily overlooked amidst the demands and pressures of a busy professional life. As this case illustrates, the Balint group offers a space to reassess, reframe and rediscover the personal dimensions of professional practice (Elder, 2015).…”

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Is the Balint Group an Opportunity to Mentalize?

Farkas,

Csukly,

Fonagy

2023

Brit J Psychotherapy

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The Balint group, a time‐tested and efficacious resource for fortifying resilience among helping professionals, is explored in depth in this article through a case vignette. Despite its demonstrated efficacy in assisting professionals handling challenging cases, the Balint method's adoption remains inexplicably limited. We hypothesize that this restraint is due to a deficient understanding of the method's mechanics, operational processes and outcomes. In response, we offer a contemporary interpretation anchored in the theoretical framework of mentalization, aligning with current psychotherapeutic standards. The article underscores the Balint group's remarkable utility, akin to other mentalization‐based therapeutic methods, in navigating intricate cases, emotionally demanding situations and circumstances that exceed the expertise and experience of the professional. By highlighting this, we hope to broaden the acceptance of the method, enable systematic assessment of its effectiveness and augment training for group leaders and participant commitment. This endeavour represents both a nod to the research‐centric approach originally espoused by Mihály Bálint and an embrace of the growing emphasis on evidence‐based methodology in medicine and psychotherapy. Ultimately, we aim to illuminate the potential of the Balint group and promote its extensive application in support of helping professionals.

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“…Embora as referências de grupos Balint sejam frequentes em várias áreas da medicina (Mahoney et al, 2013;Lelorain. et al, 2013;Bar-Sela, Lulav-Grinwald, Mitnik, 2013;McKensey & Sullivan, 2016), em pediatria elas são quase inexistentes (Biermann, Böhm, & Berz, 1968), revisões recentes da literatura recomendam que novas pesquisas sejam realizadas (Van Roy, Vanheule, & Inslegers, 2015;Eider, 2015). Inicia-se aqui um estudo para conhecer a relação médico-paciente na área de pediatria.…”

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O Pediatra E Sua Função Apostólica: Percepções De Médicos Residentes Sobre Suas Práticas

Dickstein

Verztman²,

Romão-Dias³

et al. 2017

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RESUMO.Este estudo é o resultado de um trabalho pedagógico, realizado com médicos residentes em pediatria em um hospital público no Rio de Janeiro. Durante um mês os residentes se encontraram diariamente com um supervisor para uma conversa sobre as suas consultas ambulatoriais. Os sentimentos que esses atendimentos despertavam nos médicos eram trazidos para os encontros. O foco da consulta era a relação médico-paciente e os padrões defensivos dos médicos. O estudo buscou apreender as estratégias subjetivas, utilizadas pelos médicos pediatras em formação para enfrentar a sua prática clínica cotidiana. Oito residentes do primeiro ano de pediatria foram entrevistados com foco nas questões relacionadas à puericultura. Seguiu-se o Método de Explicitação do Discurso Subjacente (MEDS) no campo da pesquisa qualitativa em que as entrevistas são realizadas com uma mescla de perguntas abertas e outras específicas. Observou-se que o zelo apostólico, ou seja, os padrões defensivos dos profissionais, tal como formulado por Michael Balint, se manifesta como uma exigência acentuada sobre as mães, como uma dificuldade de conhecer a dinâmica da família. É possível que esses comportamentos estejam relacionados à excessiva idealização da mãe e da criança, como demonstrou a análise das nar rativas. O trabalho direcionado para os conceitos idealizados sobre as mães e as crianças pode ajudar no arrefecimento do zelo apostólico nos profissionais em formação. Palavras-chave:Pediatria; relação médico-paciente; psicanálise. THE PEDIATRICIAN AND HIS APOSTOLIC FUNCTION: PERCEPTIONS OF RESIDENT PHYSICIANS ABOUT THEIR PRACTICESABSTRACT. This study is the result of a pedagogical work with medical residents in pediatrics at a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro. The doctors met every day during a month with a supervisor to report about their daily practice. During these meetings they talked about the feelings that arouse in the doctors while they were with their patients. The focus of the consultation was directed on the doctor -patient´s relationship and the defensive patterns doctors may have. The study seeks to learn how subjective strategies used by pediatricians in training are applied in their everyday clinical practice. Eight residents of the first year of Pediatrics were interviewed focusing on issues related to childcare. These interviews were conducted following the Underlying Discourse Unveiling Method (UDUM) in the Field of Qualitative Research in which there are both opens another specific question.It was observed that the apostolic zeal, ie, defensive patterns of professionals, as it was defined by Michael Balint, manifests itself as a strong demand on the mothers, as well as a difficulty in knowing family dynamics. It is possible that these behaviors are related to an excessive idealization of the mother and the child as demonstrated by the analysis of the narratives. The work directed towards the idealized concepts of mothers and infants may be usefin mitigating the apostolic zeal in professionals in training.

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The still point of the turning world? Building on Balint

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Balint groups in undergraduate medical education: a systematic review

Balint groups in undergraduate medical education: a systematic review

Is the Balint Group an Opportunity to Mentalize?

O Pediatra E Sua Função Apostólica: Percepções De Médicos Residentes Sobre Suas Práticas

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