EFFECT OF TREATMENT ON SELF-CONCEPT OF NIGERIAN PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The study investigated effects of three treatment models on self-concept of Nigerian physically Handicapped secondary school students. Twenty-eight physically handicapped Secondary School Students were pretested treated and post-tested using Adolescent Personal Data Inventory. They were divided into four groups. Three were treated (with either Rational Emotive Therapy Model, Client-centered Therapy Model or the combination of both models) one was not treated (control). The groups comprised boys and girls, extroverts and introverts, with age range of 14 to 22. Three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 significant level. No significant gender, personality type and age differences in self-concept were observed.