This drop-in series is for ABS Credentialed Leaders and is sponsored by the History and Continuity Committee with Paul Scott as the facilitator. It generally meets the 4th Monday of even months. Attendance qualifies as a Maintenance of Credentialing activity. more info...
Leaders: Frank Dornfest, MD, and Albert Lichtenstein, PhD Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm Eastern Time/4:00pm - 5:00pm Pacific Time
Number of meetings and Dates: Ten (10) monthly meetings on the first Thursday: November 7, December 5, 2024 and January 2, February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5, July 3, and August 7, 2025.
Cancellation Policy:
If cancelled 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.
This drop-in series is for ABS Credentialed Leaders and is sponsored by the History and Continuity Committee with Frank Dornfest as the facilitator and meets the fourth Thursday of odd months. Exception: November the fourth Thursday falls on Thanksgiving, so the meeting will take place on the third Thursday. Participation counts towards Maintenance of Credentialing. more info...
This drop-in series is for ABS Credentialed Leaders and is sponsored by the History and Continuity Committee with Paul Scott as the facilitator. It generally meets the 4th Monday of even months. Attendance qualifies as a Maintenance of Credentialing activity. more info...
Leaders facilitating the group: Eddo de Lang, MD, and Darlene Lawrence, MD Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm Eastern Time/8:00am - 9:am Pacific Number of meetings and Dates: Eight (8) monthly meetings on the second Saturday: January 11, February 8, March 8, April 12 May 10, June 14, July 12, and August 9, 2025. Cancellation Policy:
If cancelled 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.
1. Registrants must be clinically active and willing to present cases.
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.
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.
Target Audience
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.
Accreditation
The AAFP has reviewed Balint Group - Decreasing Isolation with Peer Consultation, and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit.
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.
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.
Health care professionals are invited to attend the Healing, Mindfulness and Compassion Retreat at the beautiful and tranquil Ratna Ling Conference Center in the Redwoods of Sonoma County, California. The weekend conference combines Eastern and Western approaches to healing: Tibetan Yoga and Meditation as well as Balint sessions that address the complex emotional landscape of the clinician-patient relationship. The Balint group format is an empathy-enhancing practice to strengthen treatment alliances, improve care delivery, increase practitioner resilience and decrease professional isolation. Further context on the neuroscience of compassion and its importance in the provision of effective service will increase understanding of the connection between practitioners’ self-care and the care they are able to offer others. The accommodations and architecture are exquisite and the weekend is educational, restful, and rejuvenating.
Cancellation Policy
Registrants wishing to cancel their registration must do so in writing by the cancellation deadline of March 14, 2025. For cancellations received by the cancelation date, $100 of the registration fee will be withheld for administrative fees and the refund will be issued within 30 days of acknowledgment of the cancellation. For cancellations received after the cancellation date, no refunds will be available. Complete Event Details