Values & Meaning in Recovery / GRP899
Keeping Values Flexible — Cooperative Planning Workshop
Revise an action when its form no longer fits while retaining the chosen quality if desired.
40 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's volunteer role becomes inaccessible.
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's volunteer role becomes inaccessible. Ask what is known, what is assumed, and what the person in the case wants.
Practice: Planning workshop — 26 minutes
Revise an action when its form no longer fits while retaining the chosen quality if desired. In pairs or small groups, create two possible plans for the fictional case. Compare access, effort, likely tradeoffs, and consent. Choose one reversible trial with a backup and a review point; allow an observing role.
Reflect and compare — 4 minutes
What other expression is possible? 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 feasible plan with a support, a backup, and a review question.
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.