They allow the profession to maximize its effectiveness and provide the best service to care-seekers. "Local organizations, such as the China Association of Counselors, have also set their own ethical guidelines which cover the counselor's responsibilities, the basic rights of the patient, the counseling relationship, doctor-patient confidentiality and the scope of counseling services.
目前我國的心理輔導團體，如中國輔導學會也訂有「會員專業倫理守則」，對輔導人員的專業責任、當事人的基本權益、諮商關係、諮商機密和諮詢服務的範圍等，都詳列條文規定。