Alisha Meinen
Contact Information
239 Water Street
Eau Claire, WI 54703
SW 383 Social Welfare Policies and Programs: M/W- 9:30-10:45am
SW 472 Generalist Practice with Communities and Organizations: T/TH- 9:30-10:45am
SW 491 Advanced Child Welfare: T- 4-6:30pm
SW 395 Title IV-E Seminar: W- 1-1:50pm
Office Hours:
Monday 11-12pm
Tuesday 1-3pm
Also available via Zoom
Email for an appointment
Macro Student Social Workers Meetings:
Biography
Professor Alisha Meinen has worked with the Children, Youth, Families and Communities of Wisconsin for more than 15 years. She has diverse social work experience, working with a wide variety of populations at the local, county, and state levels. Alisha has served in a variety of roles including direct practice, consulting, management, and providing education to social workers on best practices. Advocacy and education are her passions. Alisha joined the UWEC Social Work Department in 2019 and enjoys sharing her experiences in the field with students at her alma mater while teaching them the importance of practicing Social Work at the Macro, Mezzo, and Micro levels.
In her free time, Alisha enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, knitting, traveling, yoga, music, biking, live music, reading, volunteering in her community, and listening to many, many podcasts.
Education
- MSW, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- BSW, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Certified Social Worker (CSW)
Teaching and Research Interests
- Social Welfare Policies and Programs
- Advanced Child Welfare
- Social Work Internship Seminar
- Introduction to Social Work
- Social Work with Communities and Organizations
- Introduction to Social Welfare
- Political Social Work and Advocacy
- Permanency for Children in Out of Home Care
- Family Preservation and Addressing Systemic Racism
- Reverse Planning in Child Welfare
- Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Vicarious Trauma in Social Work
Honors And Recognition
Recipient of the Jeff Oliphant Blugold Spirit Award in the College of Education and Human Sciences for 2024