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.

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ISSWA Board

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ISSWA News

Download the ISSWA Fall Newsletter here and on the Archives Page.

 

Fall 2008 Newsletter

 
For many school social workers it is time to re-new your Social Work License.  For information on license renewal go to the Licensure Page.

Licensure

 Meet me in Ames for the ISSWA Fall Conference

November 7, 2008 at the Heartland AEA 11 Ames office.  Download the brochure here:  School Mental Health Professions:  Using Data to Support Interventions in Schools

Scholarships are available to this conference for social work students.  Download the form here: Scholarship Form
Training

Archive

 Jill Schager, School Social Worker in AEA 267, is Iowa's 2008 School Social Worker of the Year.

  Jill will be honored at the Iowa School Social Workers Association's Annual Conference in Ames on November 7, 2008.  She was also honored as the Iowa School Social Worker of the Year at the Midwest Annual Fall Conference in St. Louis on September 18, 2008.

Employment

Administrator Information

Discussion

Mollie O'Meara Conrad from the Mississippi Bend AEA 9, will receive the Leahgreta Spears Career Achievement Award for 2008.

Mollie will be honored at the Iowa School Social Workers Association's Annual Conference in Ames on November 7, 2008. 

News from the Midwest School Social Work Council

See the ISSWA News page for highlights of the Midwest School Social Work Conference in St. Louis this year.  Plan to present at the 2009 Midwest School Social Work Conference.  Download the presentation proposal form here and on the training page.

Midwest School Social Work Conference Presentation Proposal

CHECK THIS OUT!  The school social workers at Prairie Lakes AEA 8 made a video-tape to help people considering a career in school social work to understand what they do.  You can see it at: 

 
School Social Workers Play Leadership Roles in PBS

Go to the News page to see photos of school social workers who gave presentations at the 4th Annual Iowa PBS Conference held in Ames on September 30--October 1, 2008!

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
About ISSWA  Sign the Guest Book and comment about this site
Membership  JOIN ISSWA TODAY--Get the new membership form
ISSWA Board See who serves on the Board of ISSWA
Links  Find links to important sites for School Social Workers
ISSWA News   News for Iowa school social workers
Training  Check for fall conferences offered in Iowa
Licensure  Information on Licensure by the Department of Health and the Department of Education
Archive  Get the Spring/Summer 2008 newsletteer
Employment  Check out job listings
Administrator Information   Check out this new page for AEA and district administrators
Discussion (at Nicenet.org) Talk to your Iowa colleagues

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