Life in day and residential centres, Allan Brown and Roger Clough; the mosaic of groups and groupings - some theoretical concepts, Allan Brown and Roger Clough; the social learning approach to residential and day care, Peter Hawkins; institutional change and group action - the significance and influence of groups in developing new residential services for older people, John Burton; groups and groupings in a family centre, Christine Stones; development of the social climate in a mental health centre, Ben Bano; groups and grouping in a probation hostel, Carol Sapsed; groupwork in intermediate treatment, Lucy Ball and Theo Sowa; group homes for people with mental handicap - key issues for everyday living, Dorothy Atkinson; the family as a living group, Brian Cairns and Kate Cairns; a framework for practice, Allan Brown and Roger Clough.