Balint in GP vocational training schemes.

This report is of a study of small group work in general practice vocational training schemes (GPVTS) in the London area, by a group of Baling-orientated general practitioner (GP) educators. It is part of a larger study which examines the educational processes of small group work. In this report, we focus on the `insider research' contribution of the Baling GP educators who identify the prevalence of small group teaching of different styles (established by a postal questionnaire) describe visits to some schemes offering Balint groups and some that used case discussion groups with other aims consider what was found and discuss the place of case discussion groups within a GPVTS for encouraging work based reflection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]