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A member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), Dr. Showers has trained many aspiring and active independent practitioners at many colleges, universities, governmental agencies, and companies around the United States. He has also developed, several continuing education workshops on family involvement in substance use treatment, ASAM criteria, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and group therapy.
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