Values & Meaning in Recovery / GRP855
Recovery Values Compass — Learning Review Circle
Choose a personally meaningful quality and a small recovery-related action that expresses it.
20 minutes · 3–12 people · Adults with trained group facilitation
Facilitator PDF · Fillable participant PDF · Open activity / add to session
UNDERSTAND THE IDEA
A value is a direction; an action makes it visible.
Recovery goals may connect with family, learning, spirituality, creativity, autonomy, contribution, or other personally meaningful directions. An action can be small and still express a value. Community context and access shape what is possible.
Facilitation lens: Ask whose expectation is being expressed and how the person would name the value. Make a lower-capacity version of the action.
Explore the conceptual background · Broad background, not validation of this original exercise.
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Fictional example
A member values presence and wants a predictable family check-in.
Open with choice — 3 minutes
Explain the purpose, privacy limits, and the option to observe, use fiction, adapt, or pass. Check access needs and group readiness; do not promise absolute confidentiality.
Meet the fictional case — 4 minutes
A member values presence and wants a predictable family check-in. Ask what is known, what is assumed, and what the person in the case wants.
Practice: Guided discussion — 6 minutes
Choose a personally meaningful quality and a small recovery-related action that expresses it. Imagine the fictional person tried one part of the task and found the result mixed. Offer quiet reflection before voluntary sharing. Compare what fit, what was unavailable, and what needs revision; no one must disclose a personal setback.
Reflect and compare — 4 minutes
What direction matters beyond a behavior target? Ask what fits, what does not, and what external conditions or supports affect the options. No personal disclosure is required.
Close and integrate — 3 minutes
Invite an optional observation, support request, or small next step. Passing is welcome. Agree how to revisit questions and seek appropriate help outside the exercise.
Practice output
A learning summary with one thing to retain, revise, or discuss with qualified support.
Scope and adaptation
Use ordinary or fictional examples, not graphic substance-use stories or cue exposure. No competitive abstinence scoring, forced disclosure, or required pathway. These plans do not manage intoxication, overdose, withdrawal, or medication changes; follow individualized care and appropriate medical assessment.
Offer reading aloud, typing, drawing, pointing, or observation. Avoid mandatory movement, eye contact, touch, and body focus.
Original AI-assisted educational draft; independent clinical review pending.
Conceptual background
References inform broad principles and do not validate or endorse this original plan.