# 01 - About the Author

# About the Author

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Judith S. Beck, PhD, is President of the Beck Institute for Cognitive 
Behavior Therapy (www.beckinstitute.org), a nonprofit organization that 
provides state-of-the-art training and certification in CBT to individuals and organizations, offers online courses on a variety of CBT topics, 
conducts research, and serves as a leading global resource in CBT. She 
is also Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University 
of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Beck has written 
over 100 articles and chapters as well as several books for professionals 
and general readers, including Cognitive Therapy for Challenging Problems: What to Do When the Basics Don’t Work. She has made hundreds 
of presentations around the world on topics related to CBT, is codeveloper of the Beck Youth Inventories and the Personality Belief Questionnaire, and has won numerous awards for her contributions to the 
field. She also continues to treat clients at the Beck Institute’s in-house 
clinic in suburban Philadelphia.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR