Balint Group Leader work
I have always been interested in the subtle and complex interrelation between psychological processes, the body and physical illness. My work in primary care in east London over nearly a decade gave me first hand experience of the particular stresses being managed by GPs in their daily interactions with patients, and it was here that I became aware of, and interested in, the work of the Hungarian psychoanalyst Michael Balint.
Now an accredited Balint group leader, I co-lead an established GP Balint group in SE14 and run Balint groups for first year clinical medical students at St George's University of London Medical School in south London. I am also a member of Council of the UK Balint Society with a special interest in developing work with medical students and 'doctors in training'.
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Michael Balint and his wife Enid, who was a major figure in the development and promotion of Balint group work after Michael's death in 1970