The selected watch item that I have decided to cover was the "A Helpful Receptionist" video. A man walks into the office and asks the receptionist if it was the correct office for the Metropolitan Counseling Center. The receptionist confirmed that the gentleman was in the correct location. The man proceeded to state his name as John Jones and expressed that his wife was in the counseling center that day for a counseling session. He told the receptionist that he had just received a call from his job requiring him to urgently go to the airport to catch a flight to Phoenix, Arizona. Because of his job demands, he needed his wife to pick their children up from soccer practice that evening. The receptionist agreed to relay the message to Mr. Jones' wife.

Mrs. Jones comes to the receptionist to check out for her appointment. Before the client left, the receptionist told Mrs. Jones that her husband had stopped by and wanted her to know that she needed to pick up the children from soccer practice that evening due to him having to go to Phoenix. Mrs. Jones' becomes slightly frantic and expressed that she was worried about her husband finding out that she was seeing a counselor due to them being in the process of divorce and potentially using her mental health against her claiming she is unstable and unfit to care for their children insinuating that he may try to use her mental health status for custody reasons. Mrs. Jones stated that now he knows that she is actively seeking counseling, while the receptionist says that she told him that she would relay the message with a concerned look on her face.

Applicable State Codes/Laws for Virginia and Federal Mental Health Laws - Which ethical codes from your state licensure laws, rules, or practice act apply to this scenario? - Correctly and clearly identify any Federal Mental Health Laws that apply to this scenario. - Make sure to include the code number(s) and state how the code(s) apply to the scenario