Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the counselling process and therapeutic efficacy of a strength-based career counseling model for dual-career women in Taiwan. Participants were 14 married dual-career women between 28 to 47 years of age (M=36.64, SD=5.40). Pariticipants were interviewed one week after termination of counseling, which ranged from 6 to 8 sessions. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed using grounded theory approach. Results indicated four counseling process themes: Personal readiness for counseling, counseling intervention, impact of external circumstances, and content of therapeutic efficacy. Moreover, the content of therapeutic efficacy could be inducted into three systems-internal system, including cognitive, emotional and behavioral dimensions; external and contextual system, including self/other relation and career dimensions, and a coordination system, including coping strategies and self-efficacy dimensions. According to the result, a model of change mechanism for the counseling process and the therapeutic efficacy content was proposed. Discussion and implications of results were provided and recommended.