  Identifying Values in Life
When overwhelmed by life, we often forget to focus on what really matters to us. This fact sheet, indicating values in relation to an individual, would be useful to a patient feeling lost or down; or to a health professional in consultation with their concerned patient.
Please note that although it is originally intended for cancer patients, this fact sheet is equally as relevant to other patients; both young and old.
Values identified include:
- Physical health and wellbeing;
- Family;
- Work/career;
- Friends; etc.
This fact sheet is sourced from Ausmed Publications' textbook: 'Psychosocial Care of Cancer Patients: A health professional's guide to what to say and do', editors Dr Jemma Gilchrist & Dr Katharine Hodgkinson, (2008) chapter seven: 'Depression', by Mandy MacDonald.
Author: Mandy MacDonald
Mandy MacDonald is a clinical psychologist with clinical experience both in Australia and in the United Kingdom, and is a member of the Clinical College of the Australian Psychological Society. She has nine years' experience working in psycho-oncology at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney within both liason psychiatry services and, in more recent years, through the establishment of a dedicated clinical psychology service in oncology patients and their loved ones. In her current appointment she provies in-patient and out-patient care to medical oncology, radiation oncology and haematology patients. In addition, Mandy provides education, training and supervision to a broad range of oncology professionals and has been involved in teaching through psycho-educative DVD material. She has a longstanding interest in the development and delivery of comprehensive, multidisciplinary psychosocial care to hospital-based patients.
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