Harry Scott, Jr

As an Assistant Vice President of Residential Treatment, Harry Scott oversees Samaritan Daytop Village’s “downstate” portfolio of residential treatment programs and determines clients’ eligibility and medical necessity for treatment. In this role, Scott also manages bed utilization and appropriate placement of clients into the system of care. He previously served as Program Director for the agency’s Van Wyck Residential Treatment Program in Queens.

An accomplished attorney, Mr. Scott embraced a new career when he joined Samaritan Daytop Village in 2005 as a Case Manager. Prior to joining the agency, he spent nearly 30 years as a lawyer and general counsel with a specialty in labor relations. He represented organizations such as the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Department of Labor and New York City Off-Track Betting. He later spent seven years in private practice providing legal services to clients in criminal, landlord/tenant and family court cases.

Mr. Scott previously served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the American Studies Department for the SUNY College at Old Westbury, and in the Labor Studies Program at Queens College. Mr. Scott received his Master of Social Work from Hunter College, and both a Juris Doctor in Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), and holds a graduate certificate from Cornell University’s Minority Labor Arbitrator Development Program. Mr. Scott is a Board Member of the Faith Mission Alcohol Crisis Center.