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The arrival of the treatment center for adolescents (“ Maisons des Adolescents”) in an already well-provided-for landscape of places providing support and care leads us to rethink the way in which we cater for adolescents’ clinical needs. The orientation of an adolescent to a specific care facility is never easy. Some “Maisons des Adolescents” have decided that the reception should be carried out by social workers who facilitate the transference both onto the institution and onto its members. The clinical meeting, a highlight in the Maisons des Adolescents’ organization, enables all the team members to start working with the teenagers. The clinical meeting also allows for an original clinical experience together with the social workers.