Resources & Tools

My lab develops and shares free resources and tools for supporting evidence-based practice in schools and other youth mental health service settings. Most of these resources are based on our own research. But some are based on others' research, which we have used in our own practice in schools and clinics.

All resources on this page are licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, which means there's no need to ask permission prior to use. Please just cite appropriately if you use or share; and if you adapt anything, please note your changes.

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Brief Rating Scales

I have created and helped to develop several brief rating scales that can be used for measuring key mental health indicators in schools and other settings. Below are links to these resources, including brief user guides.

Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire. The SSWQ is a 16-item, self-report rating scale for assessing youths' school-specific wellbeing. It has four subscales—Joy of Learning, School Connectedness, Educational Purpose, and Academic Efficacy—that can combine to make a general Student Wellbeing composite scale. For more on the SSWQ, see the overview page for this rating scale here on my website.

Youth Internalizing & Externalizing Problems Screeners. The YIEPS is a 20-item, self-report rating scale for assessing youths’ broad mental health problems across internalizing and externalizing domains.

Student Wellbeing Teacher Report Scale. The SWTRS is a 12-item, teacher-report rating scale for assessing youths’ school-specific wellbeing. It has three subscales—Academic Wellbeing, Emotional Wellbeing, Social Wellbeing—that can combine to make a Total Student Wellbeing composite scale.

Teacher Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire. The TSWQ is an 8-item, self-report rating scale for assessing teachers’ school-specific wellbeing. It has two subscales—Teaching Efficacy and School Connectedness—that can combine to make a general Teacher Wellbeing composite scale.

College Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire. The CSSWQ is a 16-item, self-report rating scale for assessing college students’ wellbeing. It has four subscales—Academic Satisfaction, Academic Efficacy, School Connectedness, and College Gratitude—that can combine to make a general College Student Wellbeing composite scale.