1. Agreeing the task.

The broad task in this session is to introduce the team to the overall AMBIT approach, namely the core process of mentalization and the four segments of the AMBIT wheel. The learning objective of this session is to enable all members of the team to know the basic framework of the approach, and to have an experience of this that 'speaks to our condition' rather than being seen as an imposition from a detached place claiming expertise.

2. Explaining the issue.

The basic framework for AMBIT needs to presented in a didactic way. This can be done either by using video presentations which are located in AMBIT: an overview or Core Features of AMBIT. Trainers may want to prepare their own presentation using pages from the manual and these two pages will provide a lot of linked pages to produce such material. There is always a risk of information overload with this part of the training and trainers need to balance how quickly this material can be presented on the basis of what is already known about the model.

3. Practicing.

The suggestion here is to be playful and provide the team with opportunities to actively engage with the material. A number of suggestions are made as to how to do this.

1. Invite the team to work as pairs and have a conversation to identify the part of AMBIT that they found least easy to understand. Invite feedback to whole group to get an overall sesne from the team.
2. Invite the team to work as fours. Remove the wheel from view and ask them to draw it as well as they can remember.
3. Invite team members to consider what things they do already which link to the four quadrants of the wheel.
4. For this session, it may be helpful to consider that the manual is an aid to remembering the AMBIT model. The group may benefit from looking at the page Using the Manual and begin to have some ideas about how they would want to use the manual themselves as a resource for learning and development.

4. Reflect

For this session, there is likely to be a lot of overlap between practicing and reflecting on the session. The key intention is to give the team a map of the model that is reasonably simple and can orientate learning for the future. It is helpful to explore how much the AMBIT wheel provides a useful visual diagram of the model and whether this is experienced as helpful or confusing for the team.

5. Manualize

Write a sub-page of the Using the Manual about some first thoughts as to how the team would like to start becoming familiar with the manual.