Role of a Balint group in hospice practice
Journal Title: Progress in Health Sciences - Year 2011, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Michael Balint was a Hungarian physician and psychoanalyst, and student of Sandor Ferencz, who applied in his medical practice elements of psychoanalysis. Balint argued that the role of the doctor or therapist requires professional medical expertise alongside specific personality predispositions and skills related to the process of building good contact with the patient. An element of professional competence is the ability to recognize the emotional state of the patient and to view and control their own mental states and consciousness in their role in which affect the relationship with the patient. One of the most effective tools for improving skills of emotional chords with the patient is to participate in group meetings conducted with the model formulated by Michael Balint. Balint groups aim is to develop the ability to effectively conduct patient and understand his own feelings as well as in the treatment process. Hospice staff, has been struggling in his work with difficult and aggravating situations related to human suffering and fear of death. Participating in Balint groups allows them to achieve the wider look at the determinants of care of dying patients and their families and to counteract the phenomenon of the burnout syndrome.
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B. Stelcer
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