Orthopedagogisch Centrum Michiel is a multifunctional institution in the eastern Netherlands for youth with emotional problems. The staff of the institution's residential treatment center has gradually become involved with outdoor experiential education through training programs, conferences, special projects, and supervised programs. Activities in experiential outdoor programs are incorporated in the treatment of various special populations such as adolescents with behavior disorders, drug addictions, and criminal records. The staff aims for youth self-discovery and personal growth through activities such as trekking, rock climbing and rapelling, caving, and white-water canoeing, followed by journal writing or group reflection. Some problems have been encountered with regard to effectively structuring group processes. Outward Bound was the first institution running experiential outdoor programs in the Netherlands, beginning in 1961. De Dreef, a center for the intensive treatment of adjudicated youth, uses outdoor activities to support its program. Other residential programs in the Netherlands use extensive trekking, sailing, or farming. Project philosophies and results are poorly documented in the Netherlands, but the few studies or reports that exist generally find positive results for these programs. Programs in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria are comparable to those in the Netherlands. (KS)