Values and meaningful action / VAL-A15-2
Values in Work and Rest — Practice worksheet
Describe desired qualities in work and rest, then identify one adjustment to current demands.
15 minutes · Worksheet · 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.
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 desired qualities in work and rest, then identify one adjustment to current demands.
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 balance respects capacity rather than an idealized schedule? 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 balance respects capacity rather than an idealized schedule?
- 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.