About ISSWA

The Iowa School Social Workers Association

ISSWA is an association of  masters level social workers employed by area education agencies and local school districts in Iowa.  Thank you for visiting our site.  Please sign our guest book on the "About us" page.  Let us know if this site is useful and what it lacks that you need.

Membership

ISSWA Board

Links

ISSWA News

Licensure

Congratulations to the winners of the Iowa School Social Workers Association's 2011 awards:

School Social Worker of the Year:  Katy Lee, School Social Worker from the Grant Wood AEA 10

Leahgreta Spears Career Achievement Award:  Michael Monfils, recently retired from the Great Prairie AEA

The Friend of Children Award:  Jeanne Hansen, a para-educator from AEA 267

Employment

Administrator Information

Discussion

Check the Links Page and the Training Page for new information.

Our Association is dedicated to:

• Maintaining high ethical and practice standards for school social work practice in Iowa

• Providing professional development opportunities for school social workers

• Promoting the profession of school social work to AEA and district administrators, Schools of Social Work at the Universities in Iowa and with the public.

ISSWA supports school social workers by:

• Providing the School Social Work Journal

• Communicating information about policy and practice through a quarterly newsletter and the ISSWA website

• Recognizing excellence in professional school social work practice

• Advocating for children, families and schools

LINKS TO OTHER PAGES IN THE ISSWA WEBSITE