Dr Thomas Ollendick is a distinguished professor in child psychology and director of the Child Study Center at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He is one of the founders of the newly formed World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies to advance best practice CBT globally. Dr Ollendick's research centers on clinical psychology for children and adolescents, encompassing developmental psychopathology and social learning theory. Widely published, he has produced hundreds of research papers and dozens of academic texts.