본 연구에서는 여성의 임파워먼트를 위한 인지행동 집단상담과 게슈탈트 집단상담을 실시한 후 최종적 성과변인으로 여성임파워먼트를, 집단과정변인으로 회기영향력 및 집단응집력을 통해 인지행동 집단상담과 게슈탈트 집단상담이 여성의 임파워먼트에 미치는 효과와 과정을 비교하고자 하였다. 최종적 성과를 밝히기 위해 각 프로그램을 실시하기 1주일 전과 프로그램 종료 직후에 여성임파워먼트 척도를 실시하였고, 총 14회기 중 초기(1회기), 중기(5회기), 후기(9회기) 및 종결 기(14회기)에 회기평가 질문지와 집단응집력 척도를 실시하여 자료를 수집하였다. 결과처리를 위 해서는 다변량분석, 단변량분석, 단순주효과 검증 및 사후검증을 실시하였다. 연구결과 인지행동 집단상담은 여성의 임파워먼트를 증진시키는 것으로 나타났고, 게슈탈트 집단상담이 인지행동 집단상담보다 여성의 임파워먼트를 더효과적으로 증진시키는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 게슈탈트 집단상담 및 인지행동 집단상담에 참여한 집단원들은 집단이 발달함에 따라 상담과정을 부분적으로 더 긍정적으로 지각하는 것으로 나타났다.

The purpose of this study was to compare the outcome and process of cognitive-behavioral group counseling and gestalt group counseling for women`s personal empowerment. In this study, women`s empowerment was defined as process that women improve the inner strengths and action capacity, through expressing themselves, developing new attitudes toward themselves, and developing skills and capacity for gaining some control over their lives. The goal of empowerment program was for women to improve inner strengths and action capacity. Cognitive-behavioral program focused on reducing irrational beliefs related to women`s empowerment, developing new attitudes toward oneself, and developing action ability. Gestalt program focused on becoming aware of feelings and needs, expressing them freely, dealing with unfinished business, and integrating polarity in dialogic relationships. In order to compare the final outcome of two programs, Personal Empowerment Scale for Women(PESW; Kim & Kim, 2004) was administered to group members before beginning the programs and after final group meetings. In order to examine changing pattern of group process evaluation over time, Session Evaluation Questionnaire(SEQ; Stiles, 1980) and Group Cohesion Scale(GCS; Kang, 1995) were administered to group members on each stage of group process; the initial stage(session 1), mid-stage(session 5), later stage(session 9) and final stage(session 14). To verify the effect of programs, Multivariate Analysis(repeated measured ANOVA) between-group(cognitive-behavioral group, gestalt group, control group) individual comparison and post-hoc using Tukey`s HSD were conducted. Based on the results of this study and discussion, we conclude that: First, cognitive-behavioral group counseling for improving women`s empowerment increases women`s empowerment. Second, gestalt group counseling for improving women`s empowerment increases women`s empowerment more effectively than cognitive-behavioral group counseling for women`s empowerment. Third, group members evaluate counseling process increasingly positively as treatment proceeded. That is, participants in cognitive-behavioral group evaluate final session more positively than initial session, and later & final session more positively than mid-session. Participants in gestalt group evaluate final session more positively than initial session, and final session more positively than mid-session. Participants in gestalt group evaluate group cohesion in the later & final session more positively than in the initial session, and in the later & final session more positively than in the mid-session.