Iowa House candidate faces licensing board charges

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 261

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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A candidate for the Iowa House of Representatives is facing disciplinary charges from a state licensing board.

Erin Helleso, a state-licensed social worker and owner of Candor Recovery & Consulting in Johnston, is charged by the Iowa Board of Behavioral Professionals with “assuming a secondary role” with a client while failing to avoid conflicts of interest, with violating a rule that requires social workers to “represent oneself as competent” within the boundaries of their education …

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