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Results of the CoVitality survey identify student’s traits that globally represent their ‘belief in self’ a core domain of social emotional learning including abilities such as: Self-efficacy, or sensing one’s ability to act effectively to meet environmental demands, Persistence, or the act of enduring in the face of difficulty, and Self-awareness, or the recognition of one’s emotions and values and their impacts on behavior, as well as accurate self-assessment of abilities and personal challenges.

CoVitality also measures students belief in others, another core aspect of social emotional learning that is comprised of 3 psychological mindsets: Family Support, or the feeling of family togetherness and encouragement, School Support, or how much students think their teachers care about their academic success.And, Peer Support, or the different friendships and bonds students have that make up their support system.

Emotional competence is another key aspect of social emotional learning that can be worked on with students using results from the CoVitality framework. CoVitality reports identify students strengths in this domain including: Empathy, or the ability to share someone else’s feelings or motivations and to understand their perspective. Behavioral Self-control, or the capability to control one’s behaviors or thoughts, and Emotional Regulation or how one manages their emotions, the efforts to control what emotions are felt, as well as how and when they are experienced and expressed.

CoVitality delivers results on a students sense of engaged Living, another key aspect of social emotional learning representing a domain that is comprised of 3 strengths: Gratitude, or a deeper appreciation for someone or something that produces more long lasting positivity. Zest, or the degree of enthusiasm and energy with which a student approaches work. And Optimism, or the tendency to believe that good things are to come, and to have positive outlook on the future.

CoVitality’s wellness screening framework informs educators about their students’ mental wellness and, very importantly, it provides information about every student’s life satisfaction and emotional well-being. This, in turn, provides guidance about the prevention and intervention services that are required. This section offers relevant information for our educators to refer to as they work on the social and emotional well-being of their children.