Kyle Grimm, a counselor from Indianola, has been charged by the Iowa Board of Behavioral Science with four counts of failure to comply with the American Counseling Association’s code of ethics by having an inappropriate sexual or romantic relationship with a client. Mr. Grimm is also charged with unethical conduct, engaging in sexual activities or sexual contact with a client or former client’s relative, and knowingly making misleading or untrue representations in the practice of the profession.
Ronda Latta, a counselor in Sioux City, has been charged by the board with engaging in sexual activities with a former client within five years of terminating the counselor-client relationship.
James Burkhalter, a social worker in Iowa City, has had his license suspended after he was charged by the board in 2021 for having a sexual relationship with one of his clients while he was employed at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, also in Iowa City.
Mr. Burkhalter’s license will remain suspended until a board-approved evaluator determines he can practice safely and he completes an educational course on professional boundaries. If his license is reinstated, he will be on probation for three years and subject to on-site monitoring.
