Introduction
As AMBIT grows and its core content is shared by many teams, a more formal structure is under development to review and approve new material.
The original material in the manual was written by the listed
Authors, but as any reading of AMBIT will show, the nature of AMBIT is to
adapt and develop to keep in touch with changing knowledge, evidence and experience, using access to the evidence base (eg
Fonagy, Cottrell, Phillips, Bevington, Glaser and Allison (2014) What Works for Whom) as well as feedback from teams using the material in real world settings. Local versions of the AMBIT manual are developing a great deal of new content, and the authorship of this content is held by the local teams (see
Who wrote which bits? and
Comparing and Sharing functions).
AMBIT Editorial Group - current manualizing tasks
The AMBIT Editorial Group
- As a pilot we have convened a small group of AMBIT trainers to review changes to the manual more systematically.
- The group meets regularly to review all changes to the core content of the AMBIT manual, accepting or rejecting proposed changes, and passing more substantial adaptations to the AMBIT training curriculum on for agreement by the wider AMBIT project team at their meetings.
- A minimum number of 3 members of the group needs to be present for editing to proceed (see Reflective Quorum).
- There will be a review of the work of this group in 6 months
- This will include the technical methods for recording their work.
- We invite expressions of interest from others (especially outside of the AMBIT 'community') to join this group.
Tasks for the Editorial Group
1. Setting the processes, rules and criteria
The AMBIT Editorial Group, with oversight from an AMBIT Expert Reference Group, sets the processes up for managing content in the manual, the rules by which content is admitted to the core AMBIT platform, and the criteria by which such content is judged.
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2. Tracking and approving/rejecting NEW material
(a) PROCESS:
We track new material that is added in the manual under two headings:
(a) Work in Progress - Major change
(b) Work in Progress - Minor change
(b) RULES:
(i) Very minor edits (correcting typos, repairing links, improving presentation) are not tracked at all.
(ii) Major and Minor changes to content can be made if this fulfils the Criteria for inclusion/exclusion of CONTENT in AMBIT.
(iii) REMOVAL of the "Work in Progress" tags signifies that approval of the changes have been made. |
3. Identifying and resolving duplications/contradictions in EXISTING content
(a) PROCESS:
We are systematically screening for material that has been written in different ways and under different headings.
(b) RULES:
Rules for how to label and integrate new material - see Fitting what you ADD into what is ALREADY THERE in your manual. |
To Do Lists:
This tag lists material that NEEDS EDITORING/AUTHORING WORK from the editorial group:
AMBIT Editorial Group - current manualizing tasks
These tags gather changes that need review and sign off:
(a) Work in Progress - Major change
(b) Work in Progress - Minor change
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Work in progress requiring sign-off by the AMBIT Project Group
(a) Standing item for sign-off by wider AMBIT Project Group:
(list pages below as
Links, that are currently being worked on that involve a change to the training curriculum/model)
- [list pages as links here]
- etc
- etc
(b) Early drafting:
See the @ambit-afc (local version of the manual for members of the AMBIT project at
AFC) for content that is being worked prior to inclusion in the core content.
Current Editorial Group membership:
DickonBevington - Chair
Peter FuggleSuzanne HareLiz CracknellJohn LincolnGarry RichardsonSally ZlotowiczKatie PartridgeNick JonesOlive Moloney