In this study, I developed and offered a group art therapy based on reality therapy to former female prostitutes to improve their way of life, in which they should live happily with responsibility and autonomy. The purpose of this study is to examine whether this therapy improves the participants’ sociability, self-esteem, and internal control.
To do this study, I first picked 14 women aged 20-29 who worked as prostitutes and are now accommodated in a protective institution in B city. 1 then divided them evenly into two groups, an experiment group and a control group. This program was carried out at a protective institution in B city twice a week. Each session was 120 minutes, 16 sesson and lasted for 8 weeks.
Then, to measure the effect, I did the pre-test to the participants in order to check their sociability, self-esteem and internal control. This was followed by the post-test one week after the therapy and one more test one month later
The results of this study as follows
1. The group art therapy based on reality therapy improved the participants\' sociality
2. The group art therapy based on reality therapy improved the participants\' self-esteem
3. The group art therapy based on reality therapy improved the participants\' internal control
In conclusion, the group art therapy based on reality therapy significantly improved the
participants\' social adaptibility. This study suggests that the group art therapy based on reality
theapy is utilized as effective program for former female prostitutes
Key Words : Former Female Prostitutes Soci띠Jility Self-esteem, Internal Control, Reality Therapy, Group Art Therapy