ABSTRACT
This revised chapter provides an overview of recent advances of the Covitality framework, psychometric validation, and practical applications across national and international settings. The Covitality construct, a synergistic combination of 12 positive psychological mindsets or assets, has been translated onto a robust measurement model, the Social-Emotional Health Survey (SEHS). The SEHS system assesses complete mental health among students in primary grades through higher education settings. The SEHS measurement system can promote mental health prevention, intervention, and MTSS efforts in schools. It has robust international and national validity evidence for use in schools as a strengths-based measure. Explicitly, this chapter incorporates the following: (a) review of theoretical foundations, (b) Covitality system and measurement model, (c) summary of advances in national and international Covitality psychometric research, and (d) school-based applications. The chapter concludes with a discussion related to considerations of diversity and development and addresses questions related to how the SEHS functions to assess and enhance the well-being and life success of all students.
