Values and meaningful action / VAL-A19-2
Values Conversation Cards — Practice worksheet
Use fictional situations to compare possible valued directions and invite participants to pass or redefine the terms.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: A group discusses different meanings of responsibility in an ordinary scheduling dilemma.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A group can explore differences without ranking people's values.
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
Use fictional situations to compare possible valued directions and invite participants to pass or redefine the terms.
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
How can different answers expand understanding rather than create a contest? 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:
- How can different answers expand understanding rather than create a contest?
- 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.