Title: Personal values, belief and attitudes - Personal values, belief and attitudes
Headings: Personal values, belief and attitudes
Personal values, belief and attitudes
What are values?
Activity: What are some of my values?
Where do values come from?
Dominant values
Exploring your values
Race
Gender
Religion
Culture
Language
General
Values clarification
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
What is a belief?
Pre-existing beliefs
What is an attitude?
The influence of attitudes
The problem with attitudes
Awareness of personal attitudes
Activity
Activity
Taking into account personal values and beliefs
Professional values
Activity: Professional values
Respecting the beliefs, attitudes and values of others
Impact of values and philosophies on service provision
Activity: Identifying the impact of values and philosophies on service provision

Content: Talk to friends and family members. Ask them these same questions. Do the answers differ? Feedback
Where do values come from? Our values come from a variety of sources. Some of these include: family
peers (social influences)
the workplace (work ethics, job roles)
educational institutions such as schools or TAFE
significant life events (death, divorce, losing jobs, major accident and trauma, major health issues, significant financial losses and so on)
religion
music
media
technology
culture
major historical events (world wars, economic depressions, etc). Dominant values
Dominant values are those that are widely shared amongst a group, community or culture. They are passed on through sources such as the media, institutions, religious organisations or family, but remember what is considered dominant in one culture or society will vary to the next. Using the sources listed above, some of your values could be: