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Evaluation of the Effects of Systemic Further Training of an Interdisciplinary Team in an Open Adolescent Psychiatric Acute Ward Staff in inpatient adolescent acute psychiatry face major challenges including assaults, elopements and treatment drop-outs among the youths. In the care team, insufficiently reflected splitting processes, lack of learning culture, problem and deficit orientation as well as insufficient self-efficacy strategies lead to high turnover and low job satisfaction. Additionally, there is dissatisfaction among youth, parents and referrers. This study examined the work situation of employees in an open adolescent psychiatric acute ward and established new treatment routines, at the interface between organizational development and treatment quality. The aim of this study from an evaluation perspective was to test if interdisciplinary team training in systemic theories and techniques improves job satisfaction. This is a non-randomized intervention study with a pre-post design including a control group. Job satisfaction questionnaires were distributed before, 6 months and 5 years after the training. Semi-structured interviews supplemented information on what has proven useful in clinical practice. The training led to measurable team climate improvements and cooperation intensification. Information sharing and usefulness of team goals increased. Systemic handover discussions and adolescents' regular active case discussion participation led to greater transparency and an appreciative communication culture, benefitting both job satisfaction and treatment success.