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SUMMARY:Online Balint Group with Lisa Buck & Albert Lichtenstein
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DESCRIPTION:Online Balint Group with Lisa Buck & Albert Lichtenstein\n\n02/10/26 07:00 PM EST\n - 02/10/26 08:00 PM EST\Description:\n\n\nLeaders: Lisa Buck, MD and Albert Lichtenstein, PhD\nTime: The first meeting will be 90 minutes 7:00pm - 8:30pm Eastern Time/4:00pm - 5:30pm Pacific Time. Subsequent meetings will be 60 minutes 7:00pm - 8:00pm Eastern/4:00 - 5:00 Pacific. \nNumber of meetings and Dates: Ten (10) monthly meetings on the following Tuesdays: February 10, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, July14, August 11, Sept 8, October13, and November 10, 2026.\n\nFee:\n$250 for ABS Members\n$400 for non-members\n\nCancellation Policy:\nIf canceled by the ABS or hosts due to insufficient registrants, those registered will receive their money back. Otherwise, no return of fee is possible, including in the event of registrant's partial attendance or inability to complete the sequence of sessions. \n\n1. Registrants must be clinically active and willing to present cases.\n2. Balint work can stir strong emotions. If the registrant is at an unusually stressful period in their life, we recommend they sign up at another time.\n3. Because the success of the group depends in part on cohesion, steady attendance matters. Registrants must intend to attend all sessions of the group.\n\nTarget Audience\nThis series is appropriate for clinicians new to the Balint Group method as well as experienced Balint Group leaders. Suitable for those in active practice including physicians (primary care, psychiatry, other specialists), nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, and others. \n\nAccreditation\nThe AAFP has reviewed Balint Group - Decreasing Isolation with Peer Consultation, and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. \n\nAMA/AAFP Equivalency: AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.\n\nThe American Balint Society is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The American Balint Society maintains responsibility for this program and its content.  \n\nMore Information\n\nGrievance Policy:\nAny concerns should be brought to the attention of Rebekah Schiefer, Committee Chair.\n\nABS Grievance Policy\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Online Balint Group with Lisa Buck & Albert Lichtenstein<br /><br />02/10/26 07:00 PM EST - 02/10/26 08:00 PM EST<br />Description:<br /><p><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:1"><strong><img alt="" src="https://host9.viethwebhosting.com/~tabs/photos/IHP_photo_1_05082023042615.JPEG" style="border-style:solid; border-width:2px; float:left; margin:5px; width:250px" /></strong></span></span></span></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>Leaders:</strong>&nbsp;</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Lisa Buck, MD and Albert Lichtenstein, PhD</span></span><br />
<strong><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>Time:</strong>&nbsp;</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">The first meeting will be 90 minutes&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">7:00pm - 8:30pm Eastern Time/4:00pm - 5:30pm Pacific Time. Subsequent meetings will be 60 minutes 7:00pm - 8:00pm Eastern/4:00 - 5:00 Pacific.&nbsp;</span></span><br />
<strong><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>Number of meetings and Dates:&nbsp;</strong></span></span></strong><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Ten (10) monthly meetings on the following Tuesdays:</span></span><strong><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"> February 10, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, July14, August 11, Sept 8, October13, and November 10, 2026.<br />
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Fee:<br />
$250 for ABS Members<br />
$400 for non-members</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>Cancellation Policy:</strong></span></span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">If canceled by the ABS or hosts due to insufficient registrants, those registered will receive their money back. Otherwise, no return of fee is possible, including in the event of registrant's partial attendance or inability to complete the sequence of sessions.&nbsp;</span></span><br />
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1. Registrants must be clinically active and willing to present cases.<br />
2. Balint work can stir strong emotions. If the registrant is at an unusually stressful period in their life, we recommend they sign up at another time.<br />
3. Because the success of the group depends in part on cohesion, steady attendance matters. Registrants must intend to attend all sessions of the group.<br />
<br />
<strong>Target Audience</strong><br />
This series is appropriate for clinicians new to the Balint Group method as well as experienced Balint Group leaders. Suitable for those in active practice including physicians (primary care, psychiatry, other specialists), nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, and others.&nbsp;<br />
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<strong>Accreditation</strong><br />
The AAFP has reviewed Balint Group - Decreasing Isolation with Peer Consultation, and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit.&nbsp;</p>

<p>AMA/AAFP Equivalency: AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.</p>

<p>The American Balint Society is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The American Balint Society maintains responsibility for this program and its content.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><a class="button-link" href="https://www.americanbalintsociety.org/balint_online_groups.php" target="_blank">More Information</a></span></span></strong></p>

<p><strong>Grievance Policy:</strong><br />
Any concerns should be brought to the attention of <a href="mailto:schiefer@ohsu.edu">Rebekah Schiefer</a>, Committee Chair.</p>

<p><a class="button-link" href="https://www.americanbalintsociety.org/docs/2025_HMC_Grievance_Policy.pdf" target="_blank">ABS Grievance Policy</a></p>

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