SISTA is a five-part intervention program for African American women but can be modified for all women. Sessions include Ethnic/Gender Pride, HIV/AIDS Education, Assertiveness Skills Training, Behavior/Self-Management Training, and Coping Skills.

Program Overview
The SISTA project is a social-skills training intervention for African American women. It is aimed at reducing HIV sexual risk behavior. It is comprised of five 2-hour sessions, delivered by peer facilitators in a community-based setting. The sessions are gender specific and culturally relevant and include behavioral skills practice, group discussions, lectures, role playing, prevention video viewing, and take-home exercises.



More Information
For more information about the technical assistance system or to get your name on a list for a future training, please visit our website:
www.effectiveinterventions.org. You may also call (800) 462-9521 or email us at interventions@aed.org.