Puget Sound Veterinary Specialty and Emergency, Port Orchard, WA, USA.
The American Balint Society, Colbert, WA, USA.
Int J Psychiatry Med. 2022 Nov;57(6):521-526. doi: 10.1177/00912174221125825. Epub 2022 Sep 6.
Veterinary medical providers face many of the same stressors related to the therapeutic relationship that human medical providers face, and have reported high rates of emotional distress as an aspect of Veterinary practice. Balint Group work is relatively novel in Veterinary Medicine, and the Balint method has yet to be evaluated in the veterinary community. We hypothesized that applying the Balint method in veterinary medicine would be feasible and offer similar benefits to veterinary providers.
The authors offered monthly in-person Balint groups, co-led by two American Balint Society trained leaders and evaluated feedback from Balint group attendees to determine the value and feasibility of adapting Balint groups from Human Medicine to veterinary professionals. Balint groups were offered to the veterinary community at a non-profit urban specialty and emergency hospital. During the pandemic, the group transitioned to an online format. All participants were sent an anonymous email survey to collect feedback about their experience.
Monthly Balint Groups were offered to veterinary professionals, with traditional Balint structure and parameters and co-led by ABS trained leaders. Feedback was obtained, indicating that Balint Group discussions were helpful to Veterinarians.
Balint Groups are a useful tool for veterinary professionals and are likely to provide similar benefits to those enjoyed by human healthcare providers.
兽医医疗服务提供者面临着与人类医疗服务提供者相同的与治疗关系相关的压力源，并且报告了作为兽医实践的一个方面的高情绪困扰率。巴林特小组工作在兽医医学中相对较新，巴林特方法尚未在兽医界进行评估。我们假设在兽医医学中应用巴林特方法是可行的，并为兽医提供者提供类似的益处。
作者提供了每月一次的面对面巴林特小组，由两位接受过美国巴林特协会培训的领导者共同领导，并评估巴林特小组参与者的反馈，以确定将人类医学中的巴林特小组改编为兽医专业人员的价值和可行性。巴林特小组提供给非营利性城市专业和急诊医院的兽医界。在大流行期间，该小组过渡到在线模式。所有参与者都收到了一封匿名电子邮件调查，以收集他们的经验反馈。
每月一次的巴林特小组提供给兽医专业人员，采用传统的巴林特结构和参数，并由接受过 ABS 培训的领导者共同领导。获得了反馈，表明巴林特小组讨论对兽医很有帮助。
巴林特小组是兽医专业人员的有用工具，并且可能为人类医疗保健提供者所享受的类似益处提供类似的益处。
