Empowering African American Women Informal Caregivers: A Literature Synthesis and Practice Strategies

Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-108

  Chadiha, Letha A ^a   Adams, Portia ^b   Biegel, David E ^c   Auslander, Wendy ^d   Gutierrez, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Caregivers; Empowerment; Group practice; Strengths perspective; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL WORK; WOMEN;

EID: 1442309010     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/49.1.97     Document Type: Article

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