Values & Meaning in Recovery / GRP891
Values after a Setback — Shared Pattern Map
Review a difficult event for a valued direction that can still guide the next choice.
25 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 feels one event erased the meaning of their goal.
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 feels one event erased the meaning of their goal. Ask what is known, what is assumed, and what the person in the case wants.
Practice: Mapping — 11 minutes
Review a difficult event for a valued direction that can still guide the next choice. Each person privately maps the fictional case. Offer optional contributions to a shared map, then compare where context, access, and support change the picture. Do not interpret another person's map.
Reflect and compare — 4 minutes
What remains worth moving toward? 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 map with at least two possible support or choice points.
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.