Values and meaningful action / VAL-A15-1
Values in Work and Rest — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind values in work and rest and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Avery values dependability and needs time away from work to sustain it.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Rest can be considered alongside contribution without requiring productivity to justify it.
The idea
Rest can be considered alongside contribution without requiring productivity to justify it.
An ordinary example
Avery values dependability and needs time away from work to sustain it.
What this can look like
Describe desired qualities in work and rest, then identify one adjustment to current demands.
Check the fit
What balance respects capacity rather than an idealized schedule? 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?
- What balance respects capacity rather than an idealized schedule?
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.