the method of group training research work. He often performs a supervisory function. It was named after its developer M. Balint (1949) and initially assumed meetings of doctors who, according to a certain scheme, discussed and analyzed the doctor-patient relationship. In classical biology, the behavior of the participants is not regulated, all spontaneous emotional and behavioral reactions are recorded by the facilitator and can be the object of dynamic analysis. Over time, various modifications of group management have been proposed, and the format has been transferred to specialists in many helping professions: psychologists, nurses, teachers, social workers.