The Steering Committee of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network guides the development of the national network of centers to improve treatment and services for all children and adolescents in the United States who have experienced traumatic events. Steering Committee members serve 2-year terms and are selected to reflect the diversity of the NCTSN, including representatives from the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, SAMHSA, and Category II, Category III, and Affiliate organizations.
Co-Director
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute
Dr. Gomez was previously faculty at the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect at the OU Health and Sciences Center in Oklahoma City where he specialized in Trauma-Focused CBT, treatment of adolescents with problematic sexual behaviors (PSB), parent-child interaction therapy, and assessment of autism spectrum disorders. He is a Nationally Certified TF-CBT Trainer and a Nationally Certified CE-CERT Trainer (a model for addressing vicarious/secondary trauma in providers). He is currently Assistant Professor at TTUHSC School of Medicine at the Center for Superheroes, which specializes in providing evidence based services for children and adolescents who have experienced trauma. He is one of the three national co-chairs for the NCTSN Trauma and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Workgroup.