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Tschuschke, Volker and Flatten, Guido (2019). Effect of group leaders on doctors' learning in Balint groups. Int. J. Psychiatr. Med., 54 (2). S. 83 - 97. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1541-3527

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Abstract

Objective Although effective Balint leadership is viewed as essential for good Balint practice, nearly no quantitative research is available regarding the importance of the person of the group leader in Balint group outcome. This study aims to identify Balint group leaders' impact on typical Balint learning processes in Balint groups. Method A total of 1460 medical doctors in 352 Balint groups in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland were investigated. Based on the three learning dimensions of the Balint Group Session Questionnaire, statistical analyses were conducted to identify differential effectiveness in Balint leadership. Results On the basis of the mean scores of the Balint Group Session Questionnaire items across all group participants of each group leader, the 80 certified Balint group leaders were clustered into two groups of more and less effective leaders by a hierarchichal cluster analysis. Mixed model analyses revealed that the effectiveness of the person of the Balint group leader was the most predictive factor for learning effects. Conclusions Training for Balint group leaders should take into account that effective learning processes in Balint groups are strongly related not only to the method itself but also to the person of the group leader.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Tschuschke, Volker UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Flatten, Guido UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-156015
DOI:	10.1177/0091217418791440
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. J. Psychiatr. Med.
Volume:	54
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 83 - 97
Date:	2019
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1541-3527
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language PATIENT-RELATIONSHIP Multiple languages Psychiatry Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/15601