Counselling a Taiwanese woman with infertility problems

The purpose of this case report is to describe, analyse and discuss the process and outcome of counselling a 38-year-old Taiwanese woman with infertility problems by a female Taiwanese counsellor who employed the relationship-centred counselling (RCC) approach. The client's long-standing fertility has been deeply connected to her symptoms of depression, anxiety, psychological and physiological pain, and social stress. During a 10-month counselling intervention, the client gradually minimized her physiological symptoms, reduced her negative emotions, improved her interpersonal relationships, built up her social support network, and enhanced her sense of internal control, self-esteem and satisfaction with life.     

Taiwanese University Students' Conceptions of Counseling

The purpose of this study was to describe and discuss Taiwanese university students' conceptions of counseling. A qualitative method was used to analyze 60 in-depth interviews from 30 male and 30 female students at a national university in central Taiwan. Results indicated that Taiwanese university students recognized the importance of counseling services to students and citizens, even though most of them were unfamiliar with counseling. Thematic patterns emerged from Taiwanese university students' conceptions of counseling, which suggested implications for clinical practice, education, and research. Namely, accessibility, familiarity, credibility, and effectiveness of counselors seemed to enhance students' willingness to seek counseling. Results also suggested that counseling services should implement a combination of educational, preventive, and therapeutic functions.