Sam MacMaster Ph.D

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Biography

Dr. Sam MacMaster co-founded JourneyPure and served as its Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer. He has 26 years of experience in addiction treatment. As Chief Clinical Officer, he is responsible for development of the clinical tools approach we use in operations, including staff training programs, development and implementation of clinical programming, quality assurance systems and outcomes measurement systems. He also contributes to recruiting key personnel for each center, development of policies and procedures, collaborating with teammates in licensure and accreditation activities. Prior to joining JourneyPure, he has provided consultative services to several of the U.S.' most prestigious addiction treatment providers, and has served in 40 formal consultative engagements focused on outcome measurement for addiction treatment center companies and single operations, drug courts and similar recovery programs, mental health programs and investment banks. He has conducted numerous research studies and demonstration projects regarding the efficacy of various addiction treatment service approaches. He has published three books and over 60 peer-reviewed articles, focused on addiction and addiction treatment. He has significant clinical experience as a therapist and counselor in numerous addiction treatment settings. He earned a doctorate in Social Welfare and a Master of Science in Social Administration from Case Western Reserve University.