Purpose 🎯

Connect recovery with meaningful life goals and values-based behavior.

Mapping Values and Recovery 🛤️

Invite the patient to identify values such as family, health, independence, work, relationships, stability, spirituality, creativity, or personal growth.

Explore:

• What kind of life does the patient want recovery to support?
• What has substance use moved them away from?
• What small behavior could move them toward a valued area this week?

Choosing a Next Step 💡

Help the patient choose one realistic values-based action that can be practiced before the next session.

Telehealth / Whiteboard Version 💻

Create a roadmap with “value,” “current barrier,” “small next step,” and “support needed.”

Why This Works 🌱

Values-based planning helps patients connect change efforts to what matters most, increasing motivation and meaning.

Clinical Pearl 🧠

Keep steps small and specific. Values-based action should feel achievable, not overwhelming.

Documentation Language 📝

Patient completed a values and recovery roadmap activity to identify meaningful life areas, clarify recovery motivation, and select a values-based behavioral step.

Clinical Focus: Values, Motivation, Functional Recovery