ABSTRACT

People with disabilities live a life that is harder than other parts of society because of a number of physical, psychological or social factors. Women with disabilities have both the difficulties of being “disabled” and “women”. The difficulties of being a disabled person and the expectations of the society cause the woman to be unhappy due to her disability and have difficulty accepting this situation. Therefore, psychological support to these individuals who have problems is very important in terms of mental health of the society. Psychological assistance services can be individual or group oriented. The aim of the study is to examine the quality of life of physically disabled women participating in group counseling and their opinions about group counseling process. As a research design, one-group post-test model was used. Quantitative and qualitative data collection tools were used in the study. The data were analyzed by descriptive analysis. In the evaluation of the results, frequency (f) and percentage (%) values are used and also direct quotations are given. The findings were discussed in the light of the related literature.