State agency hired unlicensed counselor, despite pending charges

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 598

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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The Iowa Department of Corrections recently hired an unlicensed mental health counselor despite the man facing a set of disciplinary charges for practicing three years without a license.

State records show that in February 2015, the Iowa Board of Behavioral Professionals awarded a social work masters’ level license to Keith R. Keller of southeast Iowa. In August 2023, the board says, it fielded a complaint of an undisclosed nature about Keller, whose license had expired …

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