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Tools to Strengthen Team Communication and Client Care: Mentalization in Practice

Session 2: Introduction to AMBIT and Broadcasting Intentions

Shelly Simpson, LCSW
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Date & Time

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Summarize the purpose and structure of the AMBIT system of care.

  • Identify and describe the four AMBIT quadrants.

  • Explain and apply the skill of broadcasting intentions to enhance mentalization during conversations with clients and team members.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to increase understanding of AMBIT (Adaptive Mentalization-Based Integrative Treatment).

Description

Building on the foundations of mentalization introduced in Session 1, this session introduces AMBIT (Adaptive Mentalization-Based Integrative Treatment), exploring why it was developed and who it is designed to support. Our discussion will cover the four AMBIT quadrants: Client, Team, Network, and Learning at Work, and how mentalization plays a central role in maintaining an effective system of care that supports both clients and team cohesion. We will also learn and practice the skill of broadcasting intentions as a way to integrate mentalization into conversations with clients and colleagues.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Shelly Simpson, LCSW
Shelly serves as the Director of AMBIT (Adaptive Mentalization Based Integrative Treatment) at Ellenhorn and was previously the Clinical Director of Ellenhorn Los Angeles. She oversees, supervises, and actively participates in AMBIT teams. Shelly has also contributed to the field, having authored a chapter on Ellenhorn's implementation of AMBIT in a Dutch publication titled "AMBIT in Practice," and takes part in the global AMBIT community. Before joining the Ellenhorn team, Shelly relocated from Houston, Texas, where she served as the Program Manager for the Pathfinder Community Integration Program at The Menninger Clinic. It was during her tenure at Menninger that Shelly developed a deep passion for learning, practicing and educating others about mentalization. Her clinical interests are particularly focused on addressing disruptions in attachment, mistrust, trauma, and interpersonal relationship struggles.

Financially Sponsored By

  • Ellenhorn
  • Accord