In “How Good People Make Tough Choices: Resolving the Dilemmas of Ethical Living,” author Rushworth M. Kidder defined ethics as: “The ability to recognize the nature of moral challenges and responding with one will tune the conscience." Consultants are continually faced with the awareness that ethical decision making is an evolutionary process that requires continuous open-mindedness and the ability to be self-critical. They must possess the ability to recognize their own issues, including countertransference, the limits of one's multicultural competence, informed consent, and the possible pitfalls associated with multiple relationships; while maintaining the client's best interests as the most central issue. They do not always receive a model for how to handle situations and sometimes they are forced to rely on instinct and an internal value system Professional ethics in my mind is the ability to do what is in the client's best interest despite the level of difficulty or personal conflict with one's belief system. . There were several examples in the text where the counselor's value system was in direct conflict with the problem formulated by the client and he was forced to rely on his own level of ethical suitability. In chapter 3 of Kidder's text, Kidder defines ethical fitness as "the self-awareness, development, and habits of behavior that help people do the most difficult things even under stressful pressure." He stated that ethical fitness is a lifestyle and something you need to practice regularly; so that it becomes second nature. While I fully understand that there are laws governing an advisor's actions and how he/she may advise a client, what is considered reportable...half of the paper......unselling. Ethics can be defined as an internal barometer used to determine whether actions are right or wrong. It helps define who we are as individuals and provides a basis for establishing our value system. The daily landscape in the world of consultants is dynamic, with little or no planned days and scenarios affecting clients. Rushworth Kidder (1996) explains it best when he says: And it is no wonder, finally, that as we train ourselves to resolve dilemmas we find that ethics is less a goal than a path, less a destination than a journey, less an inoculation than a process ( p.174).Works Cited1. Kidder, R. M. (1996). How good people make hard choices: Solving the dilemmas of ethical life. New York. Fireplace.2. Corey, G., Corey, Corey, M. S., & Callahan, P. (2007). Issues and ethics in helping professionals (8th edition). Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole.