Values and meaningful action / VAL-A12-1
Community and Ubuntu Values — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind community and ubuntu values and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Avery's group shares practical support rather than expecting everyone to cope alone.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Values can include interdependence, mutual care, and receiving support.
The idea
Values can include interdependence, mutual care, and receiving support.
An ordinary example
Avery's group shares practical support rather than expecting everyone to cope alone.
What this can look like
Map one way you contribute, one way others support you, and one consent-based community action.
Check the fit
How does your valued direction make room for receiving? You may disagree with the framing, use fiction, or decide that this approach is not useful today.
A useful distinction
A value can guide ongoing action even when a goal is delayed or a barrier requires external support.
Prompts for this resource
- What part of this idea makes sense to me?
- How does your valued direction make room for receiving?
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.