Thomas Gordon Dr. Thomas Gordon is a licensed psychologist who has received the 1999 Gold Medal Award for Enduring Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation, the 2000 Lifetime Achievement Award from the California State Psychological Asociation, and the first Career Achievement Award from the National Parenting Instructors Association. The author of several books-including Leader Effectiveness Training and Teacher Effectiveness Training-he has been a consultant to the White House Conference on Children and the White House Fellows. Read More Read Less