The report examines the nature of multidisciplinary teams in identification, treatment, and prevention of child abuse and neglect. Reviewed is the operation of three types of multidisciplinary teams: hospital based programs, interagency programs, and state mandated multidisciplinary teams. The bulk of the document is composed of appended material, including brief descriptions of approximately 50 child abuse and neglect programs using the multidisciplinary approach (arranged according to federal regions), and guidelines for the operation of the multidisciplinary team as formulated by the states of Virginia and Pennsylvania. (CL)