The need to have such rules protects the client as well as protects the consultant and the association he or she represents. In both individual and group counseling there are unique ethical attributions that counselors must focus on. One is what kind of leader he/she is within the group. What preparations and qualifications they have acquired and how much experience they have in the topics they are discussing. Jacobs et al., suggest that “More and more clients are becoming aware that therapists have ethical standards to which they should adhere; therefore, an increasing number of clients are questioning the ethical behavior of professional assistants” (Jacobs p. 28). Many clients are well educated about the process or have enough experience in group therapy that a helper with little or no experience can be seen with minimal effort. The America Counseling Association (2004) holds its members to codes of ethics that can aid their success if followed, “Counselors practice in specialty areas new to them only after appropriate education, training, and supervised experience” (c. 2.b.). Also seen in the ASGW Best Practices Guide (2008)