What is Balint method?
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What is Balint method?
A Balint group is a purposeful, regular meeting among family physicians, with a trained facilitator or leader, to allow discussion of any topic that occupies a physician’s mind outside of his or her usual clinical encounters.
What is Balint supervision?
The Balint group is a unique supervision method whose chief concern is with the sensitivity of the doctor to the emotions of both doctor and patient.
Who is Balint?
A Balint group is a group of clinicians, often physicians, who meet regularly to present clinical cases in order to improve and to better understand the clinician-patient relationship.
How do you facilitate a Balint group?
What actually happens in a Balint Group?
- The members and facilitator sit in a circular arrangement.
- The facilitator invites members to volunteer for a case presentation.
- One person presents a case.
- The group listens to the story and are allowed to ask some questions for clarification of facts.
What is a Balint practitioner?
A Balint group is an experiential, small group educational activity in which, traditionally, practicing GPs would meet regularly to discuss difficult or intriguing cases. The focus would be on the psychological aspects of general practice, and particularly the emotional content of the doctor-patient relationship.
What nationality is the name Balint?
Bálint
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Latin nomen Valentinus |
| Region of origin | Italy |
How do you pronounce the name Balint?
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈbaːlint]
- Hyphenation: Bá‧lint.
- Rhymes: -int.
What does the name Balint mean?
Strong and healthy
In Latin Baby Names the meaning of the name Balint is: Strong and healthy.
