This survey reveals high levels of job-related stress among social wor
kers, counselors and health educators working with HlV/AlDS patients i
n five large, urban medical centers. Stress is associated not only wit
h the severity of AIDS as a disease, but also with several organizatio
nal characteristics of respondents' job sites. The availability and us
efulness of several on-site, stress-reduction strategies are explored.
Overall, where services such as stress-reduction workshops, support g
roups, and rotations away from direct patient care are offered, worker
s participate in them and perceive them as useful in reducing job-rela
ted stress. Interest in these and other stress-reduction services is h
igh among those who do not currently have them available.