The overall objective of this study was to examine the attitudes and self-esteem of Women At Risk for HIV/AIDS: Diagnosed and Non-Diagnosed. To obtain this objective, attitudes and self-esteem were addressed by the researcher. A comparative research design was used in this study. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to diagnosed and non-diagnosed women. The study was an attempt to provide a better understanding of how the attitudes and self-esteem is impacted by an HIV/AIDS diagnosis on Women At Risk. To achieve this objective, the researcher identified the following variables; stress, stigma, self-esteem, family relation and isolation in effort to determine how social workers can better assist this segment of the HIV/AIDS population. The findings of this research indicates that there was a significant difference between the attitudes and self-esteem of the diagnosed and non-diagnosed women.

The overall objective of this study was to present characteristics of parents with substance abuse problems and how these relate to child abuse and neglect. To attain this objective, the literature addressed the following areas: a) parent-child communication, b) family break up c) more coordination between professionals d) relapse, e) permanency planning and f) parental failure. The study's survey of parents focused upon: a.) Demographics b.) Use of substance and frequency of relapse c.) Childrearing practices and d.) parents beliefs about the understanding of their case welfare caseworkers and substance abuse counselors. A survey was administered to parents who were clients of a child welfare agency in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The study was an attempt to provide a clearer understanding of families who are confronted with the dual problems of substance abuse and child abuse and neglect.

The intent of this paper is to identify and recommend solutions to the lack of effective participation of the poor in the decision-making process of the Community Action Agencies in Georgia. The first section consists of the introduction, which contains the agency's background information. The second section presents a picture of how the poor people participate in the decision-making process of the Community Action Agencies. Section three gives alternatives to the present status. The forth section deals with conclusions and recommendations to improve participation of the poor people in the Community Action Agencies in Georgia. The main sources of information were interviews, personal observations and findings, readings of published and unpublished materials.

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Police unionism in Atlanta has received considerable editorial attention by Atlanta local news media. The need for collective bargaining rights has been uppermost in the minds of the police union members and other labor activists. However, opposition to such demands has been an ongoing trend, making it necessary for the writer to evaluate the percep tions of selected individuals of the Atlanta city government on the potential impact of collective bargaining in Atlanta Police Department. Regardless of the law prohibiting strikes by public safety employees, strikes do occur. As a result, the writer notes that collective bargaining should not be synonymous with strikes. The writer also learned that there is an absence of a statutory provision authorising collective bargaining in Atlanta Police Department. The significance of this study lies in its attempt through research, to devise a harmonious working relationship between the police, the city government and the local residents. The study concludes that the benefits of police collective bargaining in Atlanta outweigh whatever may be potential negative impacts. This study, therefore, advises the City of Atlanta to enact an ordinance allowing collective bargaining in its police department. Information obtained from interviews formed the primary data source, while literature review obtained from relevant labor journals and books formed the secondary data source.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of testing as a tool for measuring minimum competency as it applies to occupational licensure. The primary purpose of State Examining Boards for licensure and certification is to protect the public from unsafe or incompetent practice of individuals in a profession or trade by which the public may suffer harm through loss of life, health or pro perty rights. The significance of this study is to examine the impact testing has in attempting to assess an individual's level of minimum competency for occupational licensure. In the current debate on occupational licensure, the following questions have been raised: How accurately can minimum competency be measured? What will be the standards for measuring minimum competency? Is a passing score on a State Board examination an accurate reflection of minimum competency? In an attempt to address these concerns the writer identified four areas of licensure testing that impact greatly on the credentialing process. These areas included: test validity, test reliability, test bias, and test policies. The main sources of information were informal conversational interviews and participant observation. Secondary sources included books, articles, lectures and journals. While the writer's findings were inconclusive, and many of the problems that are common with testing were not evident with the State of Georgia Examining Boards Division, Examination Development and Test Administration Section the writer offered several recommendations in an effort to improve on the efficiency of the Examination Section of the Board.

The primary intent of this paper is to examine personnel perceptions of the leadership style of the executive director of a medical center. This study is significant because leadership is the cornerstone of every organization. Based on the responses given, it was found that employees perceived the executive director's leadership style as autocratic. Also, a majority of the respondents favored the director's leadership style, and felt it to be beneficial to the organization. They stated that the supervisory channels are clearly identified. Relative to job satisfaction, and the issue of whether or not enough time is allowed for the completion of assignments, a large percentage of the respondents indicated that they liked their jobs, even though there were some employees who said they did not have enoueh tirr,e to complete their work. This study utilizes both primary and secondary data sources. The primary source consists of a seventeen-item questionnaire administered to fifty-two of the sixty-five staff members at the medical center. The secondary sources used were books, research journals, and a United States Health and Human Services Continuation Grant for Community Health Centers. Recommendations to improve the quality of work-life at the center are offered.

The primary purpose of this study is to examine issues raised against the use of evaluation as a mechanism for ensuring the attainment of the objective of comparable worth. The significance of this study lies in the fact that wage discrimination against female dominated jobs has been practiced in this country for a long time. Such discrimination contradicts the egalitarian posture that America attempts to project on the rest of the world. Thus, any efforts aimed at removing this sore spot on the American body politic is not only significant but also a step in the right direction. The major findings of this study are that critics of job evaluation raise issues relevant to its reliability, validity, choice of factors, weighting of factors and job analysis. In spite of these criticisms, the advocates of comparable worth maintained that job evaluation is still useful to assess job content and worth. This study principally relied on secondary data such as books, journals, and reports.

The primary intent of this degree paper is to provide an assessment of transportation approaches that are presently being utilized by human service agencies to meet and improve the mobility needs of their respective client groups. Also an attempt has been made to discuss"and recommend the option of coordinating or consol idating agency sponsored and public transit systems as a more cost effective and service efficient approach to the delivery of transportation services as provided hy human service agencies. In the past twenty years there has been substantial growth in both the number and percentage of elderly. children. mentally/physically disabled, and economically disadvantaged individual s in the United States. At the same time there has been a significant increase in the number of programs and the level of support aimed at addressing their health and welfare needs. Based on current population trends and greater life expectancy of the transportation disadvantaged group, its population will continue to grow over the next several decades. For the elderly, children, mentally/physically disabled and economically disadvantaged community, adequate means of transportation will continue to be a pressing concern. At the present time, there are a great many publ ic and private institutions and agencies dedicated to ensuring the mohil ity of these individuals. Public transit agencies are playing a lead role among these groups and the public transit industry, through the policies and services being implemented around the country, is reaffirming its continued strong commitment to providing the most effective and efficient means of meeting the mobility needs of the transit dependent. The main sources of information consisted of various federal, state, and-local level documents, reports, plans, manuals, and case studies containing relevant information on how human service agencies may provide and improve the specialized transportation services of their target clientele groups.