Teaching · Related Services

Start with what is already holding the student up.

The student and an adult each rate eight protective factors. The inventory names what is strong, what to build next at school, and where the two views part.

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The inventory

One inventory per student and date. The example is made up.

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Teaching · Related Services$19 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
Factors in place, factors to build with a school action for each, and differences between the student’s and the adult’s views.
Who it is for
School psychologists, counselors, social workers and student support teams.
Format
Browser form. One saved inventory per student and date; printed with the summary or as a blank form; CSV; export and import a file.
Access
$19 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Related Services toolkit ($99) and the Teaching Suite pass ($199), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Related Services space in Caveat Teaching.
Support
Questions about an order, access or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.
roots that hold in a storm
Drawn for this page. Protective factors are what helps a student stay steady when things are hard; most of them can be built at school.

How to use it

  1. Ask the student about each factor in plain words, and write their strengths as they say them.
  2. Ask one adult who knows the student well.
  3. Read what is in place before what is missing.
  4. Pick one factor to build and the action beside it.
  5. Repeat in a few months and compare.

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Reading the inventory

Why protective factors

Research on resilience finds that ordinary supports, such as a caring adult, connection to school and skills for coping, help students do well despite adversity. CDC research links school connectedness to better health and learning outcomes.

Two views

Students often know things adults do not, such as a friend outside class or a worry at home. Differences are prompts for a conversation, not errors.

What this is not

A risk or mental health screener and not a published scale. If a student discloses harm or risk, follow your school’s procedure at once.

Sources

  1. Zolkoski, S. M., & Bullock, L. M. (2012). Resilience in children and youth: A review. Children and Youth Services Review, 34(12), 2295–2303.
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2024). School Connectedness: Helping Students Thrive. Division of Adolescent and School Health.
  3. Resnick, M. D., et al. (1997). Protecting adolescents from harm: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health. JAMA, 278(10), 823–832.
  4. National Association of School Psychologists: resources on resilience and strengths-based practice.

The example student and ratings are made up. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.