Norfolk Regional Center

Services:  

• Inpatient Mental Health
• Sex Offender Services

The Norfolk Regional Center was created by an act of the Nebraska Legislature in 1885.  The Norfolk Regional Center is a progressive 120-bed state psychiatric hospital providing specialized psychiatric care to adults.  It is part of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

The center works closely with the Lincoln Regional Center and other agencies to provide Adult Psychiatric and Phase One Sex Offender services.  The Norfolk and Lincoln Regional Centers operate a combined sex offender treatment program.  Phase One of sex offender treatment is done at Norfolk Regional Center and Phase Two and Phase Three for sex offender treatment is done at Lincoln Regional Center.

Legislation enacted in 2006 expanded the need for sex offender services provided by DHHS.   Specialized programs currently include inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, limited psychiatric outpatient treatment and phase one of the sex offender treatment.   Program components may involve intensive psychological skill-building classes and individual, group and family therapy as well as occupational and recreational therapy.

In addition, the regional center utilizes the professional skills of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, registered nurses, occupational and recreational therapists, registered dietitians, substance abuse counselors, pharmacists, dieticians, dentist, physician assistants and other health professionals.

The regional center provides clinical educational experiences for a variety of health care professionals.   The Northeast Community College and Central Community College Columbus Campus nursing programs use the regional center for clinical experience for nursing students in their RN programs.  Wayne State College uses the regional center for clinical training for students in the Master's Counseling program. The regional center operates a pre-doctoral clinical psychology one-year internship program.   Three interns are selected annually from graduate programs across the country.   This is one of the longest standing psychology internship programs in the nation.  It was started in 1954 and has been continuously accredited by the American Psychology Association since 1956.  The regional center has also provides clinical training for social worker students, physician assistants, physicians and pharmacy students periodically.

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Chief Executive Officer:	William Gibson   William.gibson@dhhs.ne.gov
	Phone: (402) 370-3328
	FAX: (402) 370-3551
Facility Operating Officer:	TyLynne Bauer
	Phone: (402) 370-3328
	FAX: (402) 370-3551
Location:   One half mile northeast of Victory Road and Benjamin Avenue in Norfolk, Nebraska
Mailing Address:	1700 N. Victory Road P.O. Box 1209 Norfolk, NE 68702-1209
	Phone: (402) 370-3400

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Other State Regional Centers:  Lincoln /  Hastings

This page last updated 05/16/07

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