Stories Told and Lessons Learned from African American Female Caregivers' Vignettes for Empowerment Practice

Summary

In a group context, African American women told stories about their caregiving experiences. We audiotaped these stories and constructed vignettes that served as cases from the field. Lessons learned from vignettes about challenges and strengths in caregiving inform empowerment group practice with African American women caregivers of African American elders.

Key Words:

• African American
• caregivers
• elders
• empowerment
• group practice
• informal care
• narratives
• storytelling
• strengths
• vignettes