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 is excited for a new year of ECHO trainings with intensives and deeper dives into pediatric behavioral health!
BEAM-SD ECHO Intensive: Building Capacity in Child and Adolescent 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.
The first quarter will cover Child Development with the first virtual session starting Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Session 1 – Child Development – Developmental Milestone Screenings (01/14/26)
Session 2 – Child Development – Interventions (02/11/2026)
Session 3 – Child Development – Resources & Relationships (03/11/2026)
Upcoming 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.
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.**
New! AAP New Trauma-Informed Care Course
This FREE course aims to enhance skills to identify and respond to child traumatic stress and includes videos from national trauma-informed care experts, which discuss specific guidance and case studies related to trauma-informed care. This 3-hour asynchronous course offers 3 CME and 3 MOC Part 2 credits and includes practical tools to identify and respond to trauma by age groups. This course builds upon the “Trauma-Informed Care and Resilience Promotion” PediaLink course and covers the following topic areas:
Register at the American Academy of Pediatrics website.
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