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Jonathan Sklar
This book explores the life and theories of Michael Balint, who kept alive Ferenczi's analytic traditions in Budapest and brought them to London, where they became a vital part of the Independent Group's theory and practice.
Introduction , An Overview of Michael Balint's Work , Regression and new beginnings: Michael, Alice, and Enid Balint, and the circulation of ideas , Training and supervision: between learning technique and developing authenticity , Balint Groups , Balint groups: a history , The psychoanalyst and the psychiatric clinic , An experience of a discussion group with HIV medical specialists in South Africa , Assessment , Why a model of psychodynamic assessment? , The beginning of the assessment , An early memory , The dream in the assessment , The sexual life of the patient , Thoughts on the ending , Some conclusions