Table 4.

Summary of Opportunities for Intervention to Alleviate Caregiver Guilt

Intervention/CG Strength	Description
Communication	Provide communication skills training and activities through role play situations; improve communication real-time during family session; provide training in effective communication, CG setting boundaries with others
Community or support	Encourage seeking community support; support groups; connecting with others in similar situations, has a lot of friends going through this too
Decision-making	Being able to talk through specific decisions re healthcare or traditions; provide training on effective problem-solving and conflict resolution
Focus on positives	What is going on / not going on that is actually good
Psychoeducation	Information provided by Counselor, knowledge that CG brings, what they already made an effort to learn
Reframing	Seeing situation differently, providing a different perspective, adjusting expectations
Self-forgiveness	“I’m doing my best”; CG not being so hard on self
Stress management or self-care	Steps that CG can take to manage stress or take care of oneself
Validation	Normalize CG experience, externally provided and/or CG brings it to the situation