Describes services rendered by the Near West Side Multi-Services Center in Cleveland, Ohio where 22 independent organizations and agencies are housed in the same building in order to provide the convenience of "one-stop shopping" for social services. (Author/HMV)

Describes a volunteer program in which volunteers were successfully trained to conduct predisposition reports and present them to the juvenile court, and to provide juvenile intake services. (Author)

The Widowed Service Line, a mutual help program in metropolitan Boston that provided service by telephone, effectively meeting the various problems and needs of differing stages of widowhood, is described. (Author)

The Citizen Feedback Project was conducted in two of the eight districts in New York City in an effort to create a channel for average citizens to relay their problems, needs and recommendations to city administrators. (Author)

Describes a cooperative program designed to relieve police of their community social service role so that they may have more time for law enforcement crises. (Author)

Despite the frequency of the crime, victims of rape frequently prefer to remain silent and fail to take advantage of the services their communities may offer. In describing an effective rape-treatment program, the author suggests ways to overcome this reluctance. (Author)

Proposes that a major constraint of research in child welfare has been the inability to coordinate reforms among various components of foster care reform. Reveals research advances in child welfare that demonstrate effective social work practice and indicate directions for comprehensive foster care reform. (Author)

This article describes employee assistance programs in business and industry which offer social work the opportunity to intervene in the world of work. They present a challenge to develop a social service network and a new field in which to deliver services. (Author)

Staff of a child abuse program in a Philadelphia hospital worked with parents in their own homes to help them develop greater competence as adults and as parents. This article describes the use of social learning theory, with some techniques of behavior therapy, as the basis for treatment. (Author)

A small new mental health center in a rural community of Ohio found collaboration a more feasible goal than consultation. Despite its limited staff and budget, the center was able--through cooperative efforts with agencies and individuals--to extend markedly its services to the community. (Author)