受暴婦女使用身心靈的療癒方式及經驗之初探

Exploration of Women who have been Abused and Seek Body-Mind-Spirit Healing Services for Recovery

本文旨在探究受暴婦女使用的身心靈療癒方式與其使用這些方式的經驗。本文先期採用量化問卷調查，後以質化半結構訪談進行研究，研究對象來源為全臺12個服務受暴婦女之機構。本研究結果主要以質化資料呈現，共有15位受暴婦女受訪。研究發現，受暴婦女受益於使用身心靈療癒方式，在「身」的療癒有西醫治療、中醫、按摩等；「心」的療癒有諮商、團體治療等；「靈」療癒方式有廟裡拜拜、教堂禱告、收驚等，且都有其使用的正負向經驗。而這些身心靈療癒方式多是來自不同的官方與民間單位的提供，若能有效整合正式與非正式服務如另類自然療法，建構以受暴婦女為主體的身心靈處遇模式，使受暴婦女能從整合性服務網絡中獲益，將有效回應受暴婦女的身心靈復原需求。最後提出對實務與未來研究建議。 This study explored body-mind-spirit healing services sought by women who have been abused, and investigated the womens’ experiences with such services. A two-stage research approach was adopted, which combines quantitative and qualitative methods. This paper primarily presents the qualitative results, obtained from 15 semistructured interviews conducted by 12 service agencies on a sample of women who had experienced domestic violence. The findings reveal that the women benefited from using a range of body-(i.e., hospital treatment; hot springs), mind-(i.e., counseling; talking with people they trusted), and spirit-(i.e. praying in a temple; mediation) healing services. Most experiences of using these services were perceived as either positive or negative by the women. Body-mind-spirit healing services are offered by various organizations. Therefore, strengthening collaboration between formal and informal services enables women who have been abused to receive benefits from an integrated service network. Overall, the provision of body-mind-spirit interventions increases the prospect of a successful transition toward a new and improved life for these women. Study limitations and directions for future research are also presented in this paper.