Ethics is the moral judgment and actions used in interactions with cultures and society and focuses on the well-being of the client. Ethics is defined by Remley and Herlihy (2010) in the field of consulting as “professional behavior and interactions” (p.4). Advisors rely on and are guided by codes of ethics. The role and relevance of ethical principles, the ACA and AMHCA codes of ethics form the basis of the counseling profession. Without them, this career would not have a guide on how professionals should act and react professionally in all the different situations they face in this field. However, in certain cases, professionals must rely on the law. The law is distinguished from moral principles and the code of ethics and focuses on the legal perspective aimed at protecting the professional. The law is defined by Remley and Herlihy (2010) as “general or specific regarding both what is required and what is permitted for individuals belonging to a governmental entity” (p. 4). A major example is the Tarasoff Law and Duty to Protect, which was created after the case involving university student Tatiana Tarasoff and her boyfriend. Tarasoff's parents are suing the psychotherapists, alleging that the professionals should have warned the student. Due to this case, the law has raised a major concern that the confidentiality that professionals must maintain under the ACA and AMHCA Code of Ethics must be broken when there is an issue that may affect a third party in the situation. Like the AMHCA, confidentiality is characterized as “a right afforded to all clients of mental health counseling services.” From the outset of the counseling relationship, mental health counselors inform clients of these rights, including...... middle of paper ....... Also following a guideline outlined by Saddler (1986 - excerpt by Forester-Miller, H., & Davis, T., 1996), counselors should apply the three tests in their practice. The justice test which determines whether you would treat others the same way in this situation, the publicity test, whether you want your behavior to be known and reported to the public, and the universality test to ask whether you would administer the same thing. action to another advisor in the same situation. Keeping this in mind, the professional must believe that once all this is accomplished, he is able to pursue his career with exceptional experience and knowledge on how and when to act and effect the social and personal changes that depend on the profession and always have in mind what is most beneficial for the patient in resolving and responding to their ethical conflicts.