Values and meaningful action / VAL-A07-2
When Values Pull Differently — Practice worksheet
Describe a conflict between two values and design a temporary balance to review later.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Avery wants connection and privacy during a busy week.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Two valued directions can create a real tradeoff without making either wrong.
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
Describe a conflict between two values and design a temporary balance to review later.
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
What tradeoff feels workable for this situation? 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:
- What tradeoff feels workable for this situation?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Valuing as a Choice — Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
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.