"[The best part of being an employee at Central Rivers AEA is] being involved in an innovative organization that offers opportunities to learn new skills that are needed to help me be productive in my career." -- CRAEA staff member, Top Iowa Workplaces Survey
"I love the environment and services we provide. I feel like we make a difference and are allowed the flexibility to be able to independently work and create outside the box ideas. I would recommend working for Central Rivers AEA and have recruited quite a few employees." -- CRAEA staff member, Top Iowa Workplaces Survey
"I'm motivated to work at Central Rivers AEA because of the students I work with and the understanding of administration. I know that if something comes up in my home life, I will have the flexibility to deal with it." -- CRAEA staff member, Top Iowa Workplaces Survey
"The benefits and pay are really good, there are a lot of people to support a variety of needs. Working with children is a really important job, and I enjoy what I do..." -- CRAEA staff member, Top Iowa Workplaces Survey
"What motivates me about Central Rivers AEA is the encouragement to utilize skills I have in the work I do. It is also the trust that I am doing my job..." -- CRAEA staff member, Top Iowa Workplaces Survey
"CRAEA has made efforts in establishing collaboration and connections among staff in recent years. They have gone to great lengths to show employees that our mental health is important to them." -- CRAEA staff member, Top Iowa Workplaces Survey

Assessment & Interventions

Comprehensive assessment views behavioral (internalizing and externalizing) concerns through the whole child lens. The purpose of comprehensive assessment is to develop an understanding of concerns and “diagnosis” function and skill deficits to inform evidence-based interventions. Comprehensive assessment is completed through the RIOT process.

Assessment Tools

Evidence-Based Interventions

Design and Deliver-Skill and Function Evidence-Based Interventions