Values and meaningful action / VAL-A18-2
Trying On a Direction — Practice worksheet
Choose a possible quality, test a small action, and review whether it feels meaningful rather than deciding in advance.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Avery experiments with creative play without deciding to become an artist.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A tentative value can be explored through a reversible action.
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
Choose a possible quality, test a small action, and review whether it feels meaningful rather than deciding in advance.
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 did the experiment teach you about the direction? 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 did the experiment teach you about the direction?
- 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.