Ricardo A. Rubiales a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience in the areas of trauma and child welfare. Ricardo obtained an MSW from Florida International University in 2007 and began his career as a full-time therapist at the Kristi House, Inc. Children's Advocacy Center in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He has since performed in several roles and currently serves as the Director for Project GOLD, the Kristi House program for youth who have experienced or are at high risk of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation where he oversees and provides clinical and non-clinical individual, family, and group services. Ricardo is trained in several evidence-based interventions including being a Nationally Approved Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) trainer. He also participates in local, state, and national collaborative groups, task forces, coalitions, collaborative groups, training, and consultation in the areas of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.