Valued Living Assessment

The following is a useful assessment which helps to begin or expand upon a values process conversation and helps set the base from where focus in moving into the next process of committed actions. Follow the instructions below to complete the exercise. Feel free to create your own sheet to use in session.

Below are areas of life that are valued by some people. We are concerned with your quality of life in each of these areas. One aspect of quality of life involves the importance one puts on different areas of living. Rate the importance of each area (by circling a number) on a scale of 1-10. 1 means that area is not at all important. 10 means that area is very important. Not everyone will value all of these areas, or value all areas the same. Rate each area according to your own personal sense of importance. Area not at all extremely important important

1. Family (other than marriage or parenting) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2. Marriage/couples/intimate relations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3. Parenting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4. Friends/social life 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

5. Work 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

6. Education/training 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

7. Recreation/fun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

8. Spirituality 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

9. Citizenship/Community Life 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

10. Physical self care (diet, exercise, sleep) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

In this next section, we would like you to give a rating of how consistent your actions have been with each of your values. We are not asking about your ideal in each area.