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Bari K. Platter, MS, RN, CNS and Osvaldo Cabral, MA, CAC III

    Bari K. Platter, MS, RN, CNS, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist/Educator at the Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation (CeDAR) at the University of Colorado Hospital. She is a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) trainer and a certified Crucial Conversations trainer, and has a certificate in transcultural nursing. Osvaldo Cabral, MA, CAC III, is CeDAR’s Clinical Coordinator for the Residential Extended Care Program. He has worked as a primary therapist for the past eight years in residential, intensive outpatient and DUI/substance abuse programs.
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Taming the Wild Horse: Integrating DBT and the 12 Steps

Written By: Date: June 1st, 2010. Topic: Addiction Medicine.

The mind of an addict is like an untamed horse, running wild and full of emotion; it cannot be controlled. DBT and 12-Step work tames that wild horse, bringing the mind into focus and regulating emotions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has found its way into addiction treatment. Originally developed as a therapeutic tool for women [...]

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