Home Page

• John Salinsky wrote a history of the Balint Group.
  * The mission statement of the ABS.
  * ABS Wiki contains Policies & Procedures, Council Minutes and Archives. and bylaws.

• people
  * Officers
  * Council

• wiki
  * American Balint Society wiki - Policies, Procedures & Minutes of Council Meetings

• application for membership

  Here is an application form (pdf file) for membership in the American Balint Society. Here is the annual letter with the links to the form and dues payment page.

Training Page

• training

  • Here are the upcoming conference workshops or Balint Leader Intensive Training offerings.

  credentialing

  • Credentialing is a different process from training. If you simply want to attend a workshop or an Intensive, look at the section above.
  • Go to this page if you want to learn how to work toward American Balint Society credentialing as a Balint Group Leader

Credentialing Page

Credentialing Procedures for Balint Leaders (pdf file)

For applicants

• Here is the application form (a pdf file) to become credentialed as a Balint Seminar leader.
• How to Become a Credentialed Balint Leader
• Balint Leader Intensive Training & Supervision
• Supervision Procedures Agreement (pdf file)
• List of Approved Supervisors
• The Credentialing Coordinating Committee
• Schedule of Credentialing / Supervision Fees (pdf file)

For Supervisors

• ABS Balint Leader Supervisors' information
  • Supervision of Balint Leader Candidates
  • Balint Leader Supervision Procedures - Information for Supervisors
  • Schedule of Credentialing / Supervision Fees (pdf file)
• Supervisors' Forms
  • Balint Leader Candidate Supervisor's Report
    • Word document version
  • Consultant / Supervision Services form
    • Word document version

Appeals Process

• Appeals Process re: Supervisor-Candidate relationship
• Appeals Process for credentialing and supervision

Resources Page

handouts

• Here are a number of helpful handouts, guides, and references for Balint Seminar leader
• Here are some other references.

competencies

• As a web page, Word (doc) file or an Acrobat (pdf) file, here are the ACGME competencies cross-referenced with Balint Group training.

newsletters

• In pdf form, here are all of the old newsletters of the American Balint Society

articles

• In pdf form, here are all of the presentations and articles presented at the International Balint Congress, held in Charleston SC, USA in 1994.
• In pdf form, here is a selection of articles published in Family Medicine and other journals.
• In pdf form, here are a select group of articles from the (British) Journal of the Balint Society.

Links Page

• The American Balint Society wiki
• The International Balint Society
• The Balint Society of Australia
• The Belgian Balint Society
• The Finnish Balint Society
• The Balint Society (British)
• The German Balint Society
• The Danish Balint Society
• 2004 Balint Prize
• The American Academy on Physician and Patient