Balint Leadership Training Intensive 2025

Balint Leadership Training Intensive 2025 is organized by The American Balint Society (ABS) and will be held from Apr 23 - 26, 2025 at Ruby River Hotel, Spokane, Washington, United States of America.

Course Overview:
The four-day Intensive course is designed to teach Balint group leadership technique primarily through experiential groups, supplemented by topic-focused small discussion groups and faculty panel discussions. Attendees will have ample time to present cases, practice leading a Balint group, and engage informally with other participants. Faculty-guided debriefings provide opportunities to receive feedback on participants’ practice sessions in a safe and supportive setting. Participants emerge from the course with a deeper understanding of Balint group leadership techniques and responsibilities and improved awareness of the method’s limitations and risks. Each offering has unique aspects because of the mix of faculty and the specific cases offered in the Balint groups themselves.

Course Goals:
At the end of the training, attendees will be able to:

• Describe verbal and non-verbal behaviors of Balint Group Leaders.
• Recognize the effectiveness of different leadership interventions.
• Identify the process and progression of a Balint group over multiple sessions.
• Define the new perspective of a presenter as a result of the Balint group process.