Jon R. Conte, Ph.D. is the Joshua Children s Foundation Distinguished Scholar on Child Sexual Abuse and Professor at the School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle. He is the Editor of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence and Trauma, Violence, and Abuse: The Review Journal. The founding President of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children he currently serves on the APSAC Board as President Emeritus For Life. He maintains a private forensic practice specializing in issues of abuse, trauma, and psychotherapy.