BEAM-SD is dedicated to offering ongoing professional development and continuing education for primary care, school-based, and behavioral health professionals across the state of South Dakota. Education and training will be offered through the ECHO® (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) platform. The ECHO® platform will be used to increase knowledge, competence, and confidence in professionals supporting behavioral and mental health care for children and adolescents and their families. ECHO® includes learning and sharing best practices, mentorship through case-based learning, and professional discussions to support knowledge in practice.
Providers and professionals are able to earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits and Continuing Education (CEU) credits by attending these training sessions.
BEAM-SD partners with the American Academy of Pediatrics, The School-Based Health Alliance, and the EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center to increase awareness of Communities of Practice (CoP) specific to pediatric behavioral health needs. This page is continuously updated with these opportunities.
BEAM-SD ECHO Intensive: Building Capacity in Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
BEAM-SD is excited for a new year of ECHO trainings with intensives and deeper dives into pediatric behavioral health!
This ECHO program will meet virtually on the second Wednesday of each month from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm (central).
Year 2 of this BEAM-SD ECHO training series will be more of a deep dive into behavioral and mental health topics impacting children and adolescents (0-21) and their families. This series will continue to highlight information and resources for professionals who work with this population.
Outcomes will include an increase in knowledge, skills, and strategies that can be implemented within primary care, medical, education, and community settings.
This Year 2 BEAM-SD ECHO training series will include learning and sharing of best practices, mentorship through case-based learning, and professional discussions to support knowledge in practice.
2026 BEAM-SD ECHO Intensives will include:
CME credit The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has reviewed BEAM-SD ECHO, and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 01/14/2026 to 01/14/2027.
*EXCITING UPDATE You can now obtain CMEs or Certificates of Attendance for watching the recordings in this series!! You must be registered to access recordings.
For additional information and to register, please visit the series iECHO page.
**All sessions will be recorded and can be accessed through the iECHO platform once a participant is registered.**
Using Low-Tech Gamification to Teach High Schoolers About Nutrition
Lessons from the Rev It Up! Curriculum
📅 November 18, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM CT
💻 Virtual Educational Series
This session will explore how low-tech gamification strategies can make nutrition education more engaging and interactive for high school students. Participants will learn lessons from the Rev It Up! curriculum and explore practical approaches that can be incorporated into youth programming and educational settings.
Featured Speaker:
Dr. Gemma Bastian, Assistant Professor in SDSU’s School of Health and Human Sciences and Extension Nutrition and Health Specialist. Dr. Bastian’s research focuses on food insecurity and improving nutrition among youth, older adults, Native communities, and young adults on the autism spectrum. She leads the Dakota Food Rx produce prescription program and authored the Rev It Up! curriculum.
Please share the attached flyer with colleagues, youth-serving professionals, educators, and community partners who may be interested.
👉Register to join us at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bVBQy1k4SXuOjfWYh75Xyw
We hope you’ll join us for this engaging and practical session!
You are invited to participate in the American Academy of Pediatrics SEED: Screening Early Emotional and Development Needs Project
SEED is a Self-Directed Quality Improvement (QI) activity designed to build pediatric health care primacy care providers (HCP) capacity in improving diagnostic accuracy for mental health concerns specifically depression and developmental screening for autism. The program combines asynchronous, self-paced learning modules with streamlined data collection tools.
Benefits of Joining SEED:
Learning Modules:
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