Values and meaningful action / VAL-A14-2
Faith and Values by Choice — Practice worksheet
Identify a personally chosen source of meaning and a behavior that expresses it while respecting others' autonomy.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Avery values spiritual practice but does not want it used as a demand for forgiveness.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Spiritual or secular meaning can be explored without pressure to adopt a belief.
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
Identify a personally chosen source of meaning and a behavior that expresses it while respecting others' autonomy.
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 meaning is freely chosen here? 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 meaning is freely chosen here?
- 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.