A plethora of terms and related programs have been used to describe and teach the behaviors, skills, attitudes and strategies needed to help students develop in both intelligence and moral maturity-character education, socio-emotional learning (SEL), and positive youth development, to name a few. This article provides an overview of the existing terms, definitions, and programs; describes some of the frameworks that have been created in the past to organize them; discusses some more recent developments in the field; and, recommends a model to help bridge the gap between research, policy, and practice.