SWAG

Sexual Wellness and Growth

Building upon valuable lessons learned from BlaqOut’s pilot Let’s PrEP! intervention, and with considerable feedback and input from program participants and Community Action Board (CAB) members, BlaqOut has adopted and adapted the Sexual Wellness And Growth (SWAG) curriculum developed by the Interdisciplinary Sexuality Research Collaborative (ISRC) at the Center for Human Sexuality Studies at Widener University. Through this programming, BlaqOut is endeavoring to reach two distinct but equally important audiences: community members and Client Experience Contributors (CECs), such as medical and mental health providers, clinical staff, peers, social service personnel, etc.

Accordingly, the objective of SWAG’s curriculum is two-fold:

Taken together, the two halves of this curriculum support Black men, whether directly via community member-oriented, holistic sexual education, or indirectly via provider-oriented competency training, which can improve overall well-being.

Education for Community

For community members, SWAG has six core lessons covering:

With the active guidance of BlaqOut’s CAB, components of BlaqOut’s Let’s PrEP! program will be integrated into the SWAG curriculum.

Education for Professionals

For Client Experience Contributors (CECs), SWAG lessons focus on developing the knowledge and skills to help CECs better serve Black gay and bisexual men.

Topic areas include:

Supporting Health Literacy Among Black MSM
Supporting Clients Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Procedures, Policies, and People
Decreasing Healthcare Stigma and Medical Mistrust Among Black MSM
The Culturally Humble Client Experience Contributor: A Primer
Bystander Intervention for CECs Working with Black MSM Clients