Meaning · 20–30 MIN · ADULTS / FACILITATED GROUPS

Choose a Values Compass

Choose three values, then distinguish a direction from an achievable next action.

UNDERSTAND

What is happening here?

A value is an ongoing direction, such as care, learning, or fairness. A goal is an action or outcome that can be completed. Values can conflict, and culture and community shape what matters. A small, chosen action can express a value even when circumstances limit what is possible.

Conceptual background

SAMHSA · About recovery. This reference supports the broad concept; it does not validate or endorse this original exercise.

PRACTICE WITH PURPOSE

How to use it

Select up to three values, or add your own language.
Choose one value for this week and give it an observable action.
Name a barrier and a smaller version that would still express the direction.

Choose directions

Explore · Adjust · Reflect

Your workspace

Use a fictional or manageable example. Responses stay in this tab and are not submitted or automatically saved. Export and print include what you enter. You may observe, adapt, or pass.

MAKE IT USEFUL

Notice. Discuss. Take one thing.

Whose expectation is this value serving?What counts as a small expression rather than a perfect outcome?One small next step, adaptation, or question to bring to a session

Choose another experience

For thoughtful facilitation

Open with the concept, demonstrate one fictional example, allow individual exploration or paired discussion, and close with one optional takeaway. Ask what fits the participant’s culture, language, access needs, and present capacity. Invite observation instead of disclosure; do not interpret participation as a measure of motivation.

Fit and care: This is not a standardized values assessment and has no ideal profile.

Original AI-assisted educational activity; independent clinical review pending. This is not an assessment, a complete treatment protocol, or emergency care. No automated risk scoring or outcome claims are made.