A study on the effect of spiritual therapy model on improving abused women's self-concept abused during childhood.

This study examined the effect of training N. A، 12 steps method (Here called spirituality) in order to improve self concept of these women who were abused emotionally and sexually during their childhood. 40 of these women were selected according to convenience from a supporting center، called Rahyab، and participated in the study. These participants were randomly assigned into two groups of experimental and control. Both groups answered Rogers'' Self Concept and Child Abuse Questionnaires. Then the experimental group received a 13 session of three hours training as Spiritual Therapy. After the training program again both groups answered the above mentioned questionnaires. Results of the comparison showed that women'' self concepts in experimental group had been improved significantly compared to the control group who did not receive any training (P ≤ 0. 01). It can be concluded that 12 NA steps، called spirituality therapy، is an effective way to improve self-concept of abused women.