"Residential Group Care Quarterly" is published four times a year by the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA). The Child Welfare League of America is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization. It is committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the wellbeing of children, youth, and their families, and protecting every child from harm. This issue of "Residential Group Care Quarterly" contains the following articles: (1) CWLA's Position on Residential Care; (2) The JBFCS Institute for Child Care Professionalization and Training (Frank Delano and Jill Shah); and (3) Does the Trend toward Shorter Stays Represent Best Practice? (Point/Counterpoint--Kimberly J. Peacock and James L. Hoel).