Thank you for your support throughout the year! We wish you, your family and friends a warm, safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

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Congratulations Nebraska Mental Health Centers

Congratulations Nebraska Mental Health Centers whose Psychology Internship Training Program has been accredited by the American Psychological Association Commission on Accreditation!
 
NPA recognizes their continued commitment to excellence and providing quality mental health services to the community, while also training the next generation of psychologists. Gaining APA accreditation is a difficult, time consuming process. This program is needed in Nebraska to train psychologists likely to remain and practice in Nebraska. Thank you for this contribution to the people of Nebraska and to our profession.
 
Prior to APA accreditation, NMHC has been a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) since 2011 and has graduated 23 psychology interns.
 
To learn more about NMHC and our APA Accredited Doctoral Psychology Internship Program, contact them at 402-483-6990 or nmhc@nmhc-clinics.com or go to www.apa.org

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Interesting interview with McKrae Game on NPR

McKrae Game founded one of the largest conversion therapy programs, and has come out as gay and is apologizing for the harm he has done.  https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/09/06/mckrae-game-conversion-therapy#_=_

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Heritage Health Open Enrollment Information

Just an FYI… the Notice of Annual Enrollment letter has been sent to all Heritage Health members notifying them of the upcoming Open Enrollment period. Your medicaid clients will have the opportunity to make changes during this period. Click HERE for more information including a helpful comparison chart that clinicians may want to review with their clients during this open enrollment period.

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NPA Member Cate Hazeldine, PhD, Featured on NET "Nebraska: State of Mental Health"

NPA member, Cate Hazeldine, Ph.D. (“Dr. Cate”) was recently featured on “Rural Nebraskans Leading Effort To Expand Mental Health Services” – an episode of NET’s ongoing reporting project “Nebraska: State of Mental Health.” Find out about the great work Dr. Cate, her staff at Western Nebraska Behavioral Health and other mental health clinicians in the area are doing in rural Nebraska. Dr. Cate would also like to recognize the great support provided from BHECN – the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska – and thank them for their resources and help in funding FARM CAMP each year. Click HERE to hear how rural communities are leading the way in finding creative approaches to expanding services at home.

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Nebraska State Senator Stinner meets with Interns and Psychologists in Scottsbluff

Nebraska Senator John Stinner met with High Plains Psychology Consortium doctoral psychology interns, NPA Immediate Past President, Anne Talbot, Psy.D. and President Elect, Katie Carrizales, as well as Options in Psychology staff and other clinicians who shared concerns about HHS caseworker recruitment and retention, social worker training needs for work force development. Thank you Senator Stinner for your time, interest and support of mental and behavioral health issues in Nebraska! Click HERE for more photos.

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Did you catch NPA President Elect, Dr. Katie Carrizales, on NPR? Check it out here:

http://netnebraska.org/article/news/1176562/public-schools-nebraska-work-destigmatize-mental-health

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