Guidelines for accreditation for Balint Leaders

Agreed in 1998

1. Leaders should have appropriate basic training e.g. Family Practitioner, Psychoanalyst, Psychotherapist, Psychologist.
2 .Leaders should have prior experience of being in a Balint Group.
3. Leaders should have worked with an accredited leader for a sufficient period of time.
4. Leaders should have acquired an understanding of the Doctor-Patient relationship.
5. Leaders should receive adequate supervision.

ALSO

Leaders should be able to demonstrate:
a) That they create a safe and free environment within the group.
b) That they focus the work on the Doctor-Patient relationship rather than seek solutions.
c) That they create a learning environment rather than resort to didactic teaching.