Career Pathways
Learn about ways and avenues into behavioral health professions.
A key component of BHECN’s mission is to recruit and attract high school and college students to behavioral health fields. We also aim to help these students along their educational path toward licensure. Check out some of the ways we are working to accomplish this important task, which is essential to growing and maintaining a strong behavioral health workforce.
Download our brochure
Download our "Pathways to a Career in Behavioral Health" brochure for more information about career options in behavioral health. If you would like a supply of these brochures to use for your own programs, please contact us by email or at 402-559-7697
Student and Trainee Opportunities
Behavioral Health Opportunities Program
The Behavioral Health Opportunities Program recruits and supports undergraduate and graduate students seeking licensed behavioral health careers in Nebraska.
Correctional Sites Internship Program
With clinical supervision, trainees in this internship program provide direct care to inmates and individuals needing mental health care.
Mentoring Program
BHECN's mentorship program provides guidance and support to undergraduate and graduate level students seeking licensed behavioral health careers in Nebraska.
Rural and Underserved Trainee Stipend Program
In BHECN’s Rural and Underserved Trainee Stipend Program, graduate-level student trainees can apply to receive a stipend for their experiences.
UNMC Psychiatry Student Interest Group
The UNMC Psychiatry Student Interest Group is an active, medical student-run organization that works to promote psychiatry and mental health.
Lifelong Learning Fund
BHECN's Lifelong Learning fund supports educational and career engagement opportunities to help grow our state's behavioral health workforce.
Behavioral Health Career Pathways
In this video series, behavioral health professionals share what is unique about their profession and how it is different from other behavioral health careers.
The Behavioral Health Careers App
The BHECN Behavioral Health Mentorship & Supervision App is a resource for students and professionals interested in behavioral health careers. It is especially helpful for those who currently live in rural or underserved areas of Nebraska.
