Editor’s Note

Abstract

Greetings, readers! This issue of Residential Treatment for Children and Youth focuses on interventions that have been implemented and tested in residential settings. The issue begins with analysis of findings from a national survey to describe the treatment approaches in behavioral health programs for youth in the United States (Herbell & Ault). Then, the issue presents implementation studies of two evidence-supported interventions: the uptake of motivational interviewing by residential care staff in the Netherlands (Eenshuistra et al.) and a feasibility study on adapting dialectical behavior therapy for use in a residential program in the US (Klodnick et al.). Next, a team from the United States piloted the efficacy of relational savoring as a treatment for youth in residential care (Wang et al.). Subsequently, van Wijk-Herbrink and colleagues from Netherlands introduced SafePath, a milieu-based intervention that uses Schema Therapy techniques, and presented promising findings for group climate. Finally, the issue closes with a thoughtful cross-national commentary (Huefner & Ainsworth) that calls us to remember the importance of the milieu as a special component of the transformational potential of a residential program. If your residential program is implementing an innovative practice or adapting an evidence-based intervention for a residential setting, we welcome your submissions to the journal. The journal welcomes full-length research articles as well as shorter practice-focused papers that describe a novel approach or case study. We are interested in learning about practice around the world and how to continue to improve the care provided to youth in residential programs.