DBT House / DBH-A03-2
Values in the Groundwork — Practice worksheet
Place three chosen qualities beneath the structure and describe one small action that expresses each.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Riley chooses honesty, care, and creativity.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Values can guide the design without becoming standards of personal worth.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Place three chosen qualities beneath the structure and describe one small action that expresses each.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
How can a value guide a choice without becoming a demand for perfection? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- How can a value guide a choice without becoming a demand for perfection?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training: Fundamentals — Behavioral Tech Institute
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.