Addiction Treatment Ethics Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates

When Help Becomes a Hustle: Healthcare Fraud in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Heather Hayes — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:11:13 +0000

Families often encounter behavioral health in a moment of fear. A child is unraveling. A partner is disappearing into relapse. A parent is terrified that the next call will be the hospital, jail, or morgue. That urgency creates a market in which bad actors can exploit need, confusion, and time pressure. Healthcare fraud in mental […]

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The Co-Addicted Tango: A Look at Pia Mellody’s Theory of Love Addiction and Love Avoidance

Heather Hayes — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:44:26 +0000

During the 1970s, Pia Mellody observed a growing number of clients linking dysfunctional, abusive family backgrounds in their childhood to codependent behaviors in adulthood. These codependency patterns manifested in various forms, including addictions, mood disorders, and physical ailments. Through her work with codependence, Pia Mellody researched dysfunctional relationships that often involve what she termed The […]

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The Healing Power of Forgiveness

Heather Hayes — Sun, 02 May 2021 04:01:00 +0000

We ask for forgiveness. And we forgive others who ask us. In that way we can experience healing, healing in our souls. ~ Ed Dobsons Forgiveness can be an important step in healing and moving on with our lives after someone has done us harm. However, forgiveness, as it is commonly conceived, is not always […]

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care

Heather Hayes — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:00:11 +0000

“COVID-19 has given the Black community permission to seek therapy as the world tries to process this pandemic. There’s a decrease in the stigma and an increase in Black clients reaching out. We are collectively grieving the loss of our loved ones, our jobs, our way of life, and dealing with feelings of uncertainty and […]

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Intervention and Treatment: A Guide to Ethical Practice

Heather Hayes — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:46:43 +0000

Ethical Intervention and Treatment: A Guide to Ethical Practice Contributions by Heather R. Hayes, M.Ed., LPC, CAI, CIP, Founder & CEO of Heather R. Hayes & Associates; Jack Kline, MS, LPC, LPCS, LCAS, CCS, CEO at Red Oak Recovery; Jay S. Crosson, MBA, CEO at Cumberland Heights Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center; and Andrew Rothermel, […]

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Addiction Treatment Ethics 101

Heather Hayes — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 21:00:23 +0000

Yes, in many ways, treatment providers and professionals are responsible for the opioid epidemic and its seemingly inescapable grasp… By Heather R. Hayes, M.Ed., LPC, CAI, CIP & Louise Stanger, Ed.D., LCSW, CDWF, CIP September 11, 2017 In the wake of the addiction treatment industry’s lowest moment and the opiate epidemic’s highest surge, we need […]

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The Life or Death Matter of Ethics

Heather Hayes — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:04:13 +0000

by Heather R. Hayes, M.Ed., LPC, CAI One hundred and ninety seven people die each day from opiate overdoses. That’s eight per hour, two every fifteen minutes and seventy two thousand a year. Our nation is deeply in crisis, and for far too long, we haven’t addressed it. But thanks to recent media reports about […]

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