Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska

- Programs and Training Overview
- - Lifelong Learning Fund
    BHECN's Lifelong Learning fund supports educational and career engagement opportunities to help grow our state's behavioral health workforce.
  - Graduate Trainee Stipend Program
    The Graduate Trainee Stipend Program financially supports master's-level students during select advanced practicum or internship experiences.
  - Mentoring Program
    BHECN's mentorship program provides guidance and support to undergraduate and graduate-level students seeking licensed behavioral health careers in Nebraska.
  - BHECN Scholars
    The BHECN Scholars program supports undergraduate seniors who plan to pursue master’s degrees in Nebraska-based behavioral health programs.
- - Core Topics
    This accredited continuing education activity is designed for Behavioral Health providers to include psychologists, nurses, therapists, and social workers.
  - Project PEACE
    Project PEACE is a series of web-based modules designed to equip primary care providers with skills and knowledge to address behavioral health concerns.
  - Telehealth Training
    Following the COVID-19 pandemic, day-to-day use of telehealth allows people to connect safely and effectively to mental health services no matter where they are located.
- Partnerships Overview
- Nebraska Behavioral Health Education Partnership (NEBHEP)
  BHECN partners with the 20 academic institutions to track the number of graduate-level behavioral health education students graduating and staying in Nebraska.
- Nebraska Behavioral Health Training Partnership
  BHECN establishes partnerships to create and disseminate educational materials for the development of the behavioral health workforce.
- Advisory Groups
  BHECN’s advisory groups provide input that shapes our work and help us keep up with the latest challenges and issues facing Nebraska’s behavioral health workforce.
- Research, Data & Policy Overview
- Nebraska Behavioral Health Workforce Dashboard
  The dashboard helps policy makers, employers, and behavioral health care stakeholders understand the state of the behavioral health workforce.
- Legislative Reports
  BHECN's biennial legislative reports examine the characteristics of actively practicing behavioral health providers in Nebraska.
- Nebraska Behavioral Health Policy Forum
  This forum discussed how investments in BHECN are being used to recruit, train, and retain behavioral health and rural healthcare providers across Nebraska.
- ARPA
  Access information related BHECN’s allocation of $25.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars to Nebraska behavioral health providers.
- BHECN's Published Research
  See a listing of BHECN's published research.
- BHECN Sites Overview
- BHECN Panhandle
  Our BHECN Panhandle site supports our mission of recruitment and retention of behavioral health professionals in Western Nebraska.
- BHECN Central
  BHECN Central is a remote site for training and workforce development at the University of Nebraska Kearney that serves the central part of the state.
- BHECN Northeast
  BHECN Northeast is a remote site based at Wayne State College that facilitates training and workforce development in Northeast Nebraska.
- BHECN East
  BHECN East is located at the UNO Grace Abbott School of Social Work and focuses primarily on the behavioral health workforce needs of the Omaha area.
- BHECN Southwest
  BHECN Southwest is a remote site based in North Platte that facilitates training and workforce development in Southwest Nebraska.
The Nebraska Model

— Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska — Programs and Training — Project PEACE

Project PEACE

BHECN recognizes that behavioral health care needs in Nebraska remain at a critical level, and this burden, particularly in rural areas, falls heavily on primary care providers.

Project PEACE (Psychiatric E-modules Advancing Clinician Education) is a series of web-based modules designed to equip Nebraska’s primary care providers with essential skills and knowledge to effectively address patients’ behavioral health concerns.

Though the following educational activities are intended for primary care providers (physicians, NPs, PAs), and nurses (RNs), the content is available for any type of behavioral health provider to access.

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Anxiety Disorders

Access a webinar on addressing anxiety disorders.

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Personality Disorders

Access a module focused on treating personality disorders.

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Mood Disorders

Access a module focused on treating mood disorders.

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Psychiatric Emergencies

Access a module on treating psychiatric emergencies.

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Access a webinar on clinical strategies on tapering benzodiazepines

Clinical Strategies: Tapering Benzodiazepines

Access a webinar on clinical strategies on tapering benzodiazepines by Alexander Seger, MD.

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View a webinar on identifying and treating anxiety disorders in primary care settings.

Identifying and Treating Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care

View a webinar titled "Identifying and Treating Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care" by Matt Kelly, MD.

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View a webinar on the evaluation and treatment of Adult Bipolar Disorder in a Primary Care Setting.

Evaluation and Treatment of Adult Bipolar Disorder in a Primary Care Setting

Access a webinar titled "Evaluation and Treatment of Adult Bipolar Disorder in a Primary Care Setting" by Alisandrea Elson, MD.

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Watch a webinar on Borderline Personality Disorder in Primary Care.

Borderline Personality Disorder in Primary Care

Watch a webinar titled "Borderline Personality Disorder in Primary Care" by Alexander Seger, MD.

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View a webinar on "Delirium in Hospitalized Patients" by Max Lydiatt, MD.

Delirium in Hospitalized Patients

View a webinar on "Delirium in Hospitalized Patients" by Max Lydiatt, MD.

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Watch a webinar titled "Basics of Perinatal Psychiatry for the Non-Psychiatric Practitioner" by Rebecca Leval, MD, MPH.

Basics of Perinatal Psychiatry for the Non-Psychiatric Practitioner

Access a webinar titled "Basics of Perinatal Psychiatry for the Non-Psychiatric Practitioner" by Rebecca Leval, MD, MPH.

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Watch a webinar titled "Motivational Interviewing: Applications in Primary Care" by Alexandra Burt, MD.

Motivational Interviewing: Applications in Primary Care

View a webinar titled "Motivational Interviewing: Applications in Primary Care" by Alexandra Burt, MD.

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Watch a webinar titled "Demystifying Capacity and Returning it to its Origins" by Bryndis Grissom, DO, MD.

Demystifying Capacity and Returning it to its Origins

Access a webinar titled "Demystifying Capacity and Returning it to its Origins" by Bryndis Grissom, DO, MD.

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Watch a webinar titled "The Assessment of Common Sleep Disorders in Psychiatric Patients" by Cyle Johnson, MD.

The Assessment of Common Sleep Disorders in Psychiatric Patients

View a webinar titled "The Assessment of Common Sleep Disorders in Psychiatric Patients" by Cyle Johnson, MD.

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Watch a webinar titled "Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorders in the Primary Care Setting" by Andrew Reuss, MD.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorders in the Primary Care Setting

Access a webinar titled "Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorders in the Primary Care Setting" by Andrew Reuss, MD.

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