Prof. Amiram Raviv, was the Head of the Psychology Department at Tel Aviv University, is a school and clinical psychologist who sees children as individuals developing and functioning in interaction with their environment. His perspective is ecological and thus draws from both social and developmental psychological theories. As a psychologist interested in children and the school setting, his research concerns not only children, but also their parents, teachers, and support systems. Prof. Raviv has published over 80 articles and chapters and has co-edited and written four books.