What are the typical duties of a School Social Worker in Iowa?
School Social Workers in Area Education Agencies: Most Iowa AEAs assign social workers to several buildings often including elementary, middle and high schools. These social workers provide consultation to school staff and social work services to the students and their families. Together with other educators, they help design interventions for individual students that are not succeeding in the general education program. AEAs use funds from the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) to hire school social workers, psychologists, audiologists, speech and language pathologists, special education consultants, and other support personnel to focus on the needs of students with disabilities or students at risk to have a disability. School social workers participate on the teams that identify students for special education and develop Individual Education Plans. AEA school social workers have become leaders in Department of Education initiatives like school-wide positive behavior supp
