{"id":7586,"date":"2021-06-14T09:41:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T06:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.balintgroupgreece.com\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:01:46","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.balintgroupgreece.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7586\" class=\"elementor elementor-7586 elementor-5837\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\n\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n\t\t\tvar elementSelector = \".elementor-element-d7c80da[data-eae-slider=99169]\";\n\t\t\tvar $element = jQuery(elementSelector);\n\n\t\t\t\/\/ Adding the HTML structure\n\t\t\t$element.prepend('<div class=\"eae-section-bs\"><div class=\"eae-section-bs-inner\"><\/div><\/div>');\n\n\t\t\t\/\/ Initialize vegas background 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Athens formed a case-discussion group based on the Balint methodology and very soon the first doctor was added to the group. A short while after, at the initiative of its members, the group was placed under the auspices of the British Balint Society in the context of which the training of the first group leaders has taken place. Thus, the first formal Balint group in Greece was formed, which is a case-discussion group for doctors, psychologists and other health professionals that puts at the centre of the presentation and the discussion, the therapeutic relationship and the patient\u2019s psychology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699e54e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"699e54e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balintgroupgreece.com\/en\/profile\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2930391\" data-eae-slider=\"1293\" data-id=\"2930391\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074913f shadowImg elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"074913f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.balintgroupgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/logo-balint-group-greece-mockup.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8384\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balintgroupgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/logo-balint-group-greece-mockup.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.balintgroupgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/logo-balint-group-greece-mockup-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8980034 eventSection elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"74765\" data-id=\"8980034\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f20383d\" data-eae-slider=\"90420\" data-id=\"f20383d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8aa54 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ee8aa54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348c07c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"348c07c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News &amp; events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-052bdc6 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"82959\" data-id=\"052bdc6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b354b2b\" data-eae-slider=\"60514\" data-id=\"b354b2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc165b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"82223\" data-id=\"dc165b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d11b972\" data-eae-slider=\"19389\" data-id=\"d11b972\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7483d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7483d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>We invite you to the Balint \u2018taster\u2019 session to be held at the SAY Hotel in Kefalari on 28 November 2026, which is aimed at doctors, trainee doctors, psychologists (clinical and health psychologists) and other healthcare professionals. No previous experience of Balint groups is required. Language of the group discussion: Greek. Participation fee: 20 euros. Registration form: <a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FrhFcJ4U6UgZvTQMP8&amp;h=AUDPqV8Ai9YWNckA3PJQZNsz1GGCZxH7T7Agk9vQt8BpifaGLj-Qsh0GJdHSTcg5PUmaXeRuAA5OHnrIoJ4Ga6uRvwy4YR_nbQyxbHapoAna6_D3x_V8FRq18Y-KbOAjmQZAe0SpG4chhS0t2VZxuQ83H4vqtIbzR2UvFRoE0HBTZRfYVufOQg&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AUBFb1jrnjmd6SlBm2Z-CR6DZgwcgY-arO8lzAANSU5Z0gNEO32WMk-Bh0aheqWHLfZpNYWN3ZRNV25zaEVLNwe0z0rt_8AmxKMZQSs5_ffKTGMOYqqwo465iww7eE2P6ka8Uj3p9K_NZkZ17WY-w7TNcy25O-48fGetoznMpFpEp35L6DW2auiL16af15gl4MkMDWKXYBmxKAXavqAsuF1VJw\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/rhFcJ4U6UgZvTQMP8<\/a><br \/><br \/>PROGRAMME<br \/><br \/>11.00 am Introduction to the Balint Group method \/ discussion<br \/><br \/>12.00 pm Presentation of the first case by participants<br \/><br \/>1.30 pm Coffee break<br \/><br \/>2.00 pm Presentation of the second case by the participants<br \/><br \/>3.30 pm Conclusions\/discussion<br \/><br \/>CO-LEADERS<br \/><br \/>Ms Alia Hotari, Psychologist and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist<br \/><br \/>Dr Eleftheria Tsalta, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eae350a\" data-eae-slider=\"73820\" data-id=\"eae350a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee46f18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee46f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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elementor-element-ce013d0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ce013d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0be81d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0be81d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are Balint groups?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbb816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dbb816\" 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Later on these groups are disseminated in Europe and the rest of the world, occupying an important position in the clinical practice and training of health professionals and gradually extended to other professional areas such as social workers, educators, teachers etc.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac2c42 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bac2c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balintgroupgreece.com\/en\/what-is-a-balint-group\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read 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The way in which it will affect the practitioner is related to the special characteristics of their occupation, their position and the particular characteristics of the setting in which they work.<\/p>\n<p>Since the 1950s, when Balint groups took place for the first time in Great Britain, their goal was to strengthen general practitioners in dealing with difficult cases, through reinforcing the focus on the therapeutic relationship between the clinician and the patient.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d25c8d elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4d25c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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Training<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e7edf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67e7edf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Balint groups constitute a method of training and research (\u201ctraining-cum-research\u201d groups) that provide to health\/mental health professionals (doctors, psychologists, nurses, midwives, social workers etc) a space to narrate their experiences from their clinical practice within a group of peers with the aim of better comprehending the psychological aspects of their work and cultivate personal skills like understanding, empathy and active listening towards their patients.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element 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