"ResIlience-based Stigma REdUction Program (Rise-up)"

The intervention curriculum will consist of five interactive training sessions (2 hours each) with four specific areas of resilience-building: individual assets (self-esteem, emotion regulation, positive future orientation), coping with infection/illness (medical adherence, stress reduction, healthy lifestyle, self-care), relationship building (family relationship, provider-patient relationship), and social support (identifying and seeking social support at various socioecological levels).

The intervention will consist of five sessions of group activities (2 hours each), with each session addressing one or more of the following areas: 1) HIV and ART knowledge; 2) support to strengthen the capacity of PLWH and their family members to adapt to living with HIV; 3) relationship building (family relationships, intimate relationships); 4) emotional and behavioral support for PLWH's adherence to care and treatment, including tailored coping or support strategies to address unique needs of some participants who may be more prone to HIV stigma (e.g., MSM and their family members); and 5) self-care.

The HCP intervention will adapt Popular Opinion Leaders (POL) principles by teaching participants skills for initiating/disseminating stigma reduction messages/practices to colleagues in the workplace. The HCP intervention will consist of four 1.5-hour sessions addressing the following topics: 1) universal HIV precautions and occupational safety (e.g., correctly knowing and practicing universal precautions and decreasing fear of PLWH); 2) intersecting stigma against PLWH (e.g., manifestations of intersecting stigma in clinical settings); 3) provider-patient relationship (e.g., reducing stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors toward PLWH, respecting patients' rights for privacy related to care and disclosure); 4) improving quality of patient care (e.g., increasing skills and comfort in working with PLWH); 5) building a supportive medical environment for better care of PLWH; and 6) skills and confidence in delivering stigma reduction messages to coworkers.