A Critical Analysis of the Child and Adolescent Wellness Scale (CAWS)

Autor/in	Weller-Clarke, Alandra
Titel	A Critical Analysis of the Child and Adolescent Wellness Scale (CAWS)
Quelle	In: Forum on Public Policy Online, 2006 (2006) 1, (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-9809
Schlagwörter	Wellness; Children; Adolescents; Child Health; Individual Characteristics; Personality Traits; Surveys; Psychological Characteristics; Psychological Testing; Psychology; Mental Health; Resilience (Psychology); Prevention; Intervention; Emotional Response; Self Control; Empathy; Interpersonal Relationship; Metacognition + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Individual characteristics; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Psychological test; psychological tests; Psychological examination; Psychologischer Test; Psychologie; Psychohygiene; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Emotionales Verhalten; Selbstbeherrschung; Empathie; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition
Abstract	Current practice for assessing children and adolescents rely on objectively scored deficit-based models and/or informal assessments to determine how maladaptive behaviors affect performance. Social-emotional assessment instruments are used in schools and typically provide information related to behavioral and emotional deficits, but provide little information related to a child's adaptive qualities. The Child and Adolescent Wellness Survey (CAWS) fills a gap in the psychological assessment literature. The CAWS was designed to assess strengths and competencies in school-aged children across multiple domains, each uniquely associated with healthy child outcomes. These domains include: adaptability, connectedness, conscientiousness, emotional self-regulation, empathy, initiative, mindfulness, optimism, self-efficacy, and social competence. Based upon a set of theoretical foundations including positive psychology, resilience research, and prevention science, the CAWS poses potential as a valuable assessment resource for psychologists and educators who strive to foster resilience and social-emotional competence in children. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01