Values & Meaning in Recovery / GRP883
Meaning with Spiritual Choice — Scenario Card Exchange
Compare spiritual, secular, or cultural sources of meaning without requiring a shared belief.
30 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
Members describe different sources of purpose.
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
Members describe different sources of purpose. Ask what is known, what is assumed, and what the person in the case wants.
Practice: Card sort — 16 minutes
Compare spiritual, secular, or cultural sources of meaning without requiring a shared belief. Using only the fictional case, make cards for the goal, a contextual barrier, an available support, an alternative, and a possible next step. Sort them into what is known, what needs checking, and what requires outside help; discuss cards that can fit more than one place.
Reflect and compare — 4 minutes
How can the group respect those differences? 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 card arrangement showing facts, questions, and support needs.
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.