Richard Steinberg, CEO of WestCare Nevada
For years, Richard (Dick) Steinberg has dedicated his
life toward “uplifting the human spirit” by helping
people build better lives. As a clinical specialist in
the U.S. Army Medical Corps in South Vietnam, Dick
demonstrated leadership abilities early in his career.
In addition to supervising personnel, facilities, and
health programs, Dick also developed substance abuse
treatment programs for the troops and medical civic
action projects in the villages.
Since 1979, Richard E. Steinberg has been President/CEO
of WestCare and is responsible for developing a
management team to operate all aspects of the respective
agencies including, board development, program design
and implementation, fiscal and legal matters, treatment
protocols, resource development, and community
relationships. Under his tenure as President/CEO of
WestCare, WestCare has grown from a small treatment
center in Las Vegas, Nevada, into one of the largest
nonprofit substance abuse and mental health treatment
organizations in the United States. Over the years, Dick
expanded the agency to meet the growing needs for
education and prevention services. WestCare now operates
programs in seven states and off shore: Arizona,
California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, and
Nevada, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands. Dick’s
insight into substance abuse and mental health treatment
programs has prompted several communities across the
country to model programs after WestCare.
Mr. Steinberg has demonstrated his expertise and
knowledge of providing mental health, substance abuse
treatment and recovery services and the benefits of the
Therapeutic Community treatment modality in working with
diverse populations through the variety of services
developed under his leadership. Mr. Steinberg has made
significant contributions to professional organizations
in order to promote research and efforts to improve the
quality of services for mentally ill and chemically
dependent individuals and their families. He is a
founding member of California Therapeutic Communities (CTC)
and past Vice Chairman; Immediate Past President, after
serving four years as President, of Therapeutic
Communities of America (TCA); member of the American
Correctional Association, the National Association of
Drug and Alcohol Counselors and the Nevada Association
of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Western States Youth
Services Network, the World Federation of Therapeutic
Communities, and the International Council on Alcohol
and Addictions; has served as an appointed member of the
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) National
Advisory Council as well as appointed to the Forensic
Addictions Corrections Treatment (FACT) Board for the
University of California San Diego Medical School. As
President/CEO of WestCare, Mr. Steinberg has had
prolonged and direct management experience with
Therapeutic Communities, mental health and
community-based substance abuse treatment programs, and
treatment and recovery programs for specialized
populations.
Mr. Steinberg received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Psychology from California State University, Long Beach,
and a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling
from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In addition to
his academic training, Mr. Steinberg holds certification
as a Substance Abuse Program Administrator from the
Nevada Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
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