Lucinda Staudacher is an assistant professor of Social Work at Alverno College, and she also serves as the social work field coordinator. In her role she completes off-campus field education site visits, develops and maintains off-campus partnerships and assists with accreditation monitoring, curriculum development and licensure monitoring. She also teaches courses including Social Work Programs and Policies, Social Work Practice Methods for Groups and Families, Social Work Field Education and Trauma Informed Care for the Future Professional.
Staudacher has over 25 years of experience in social work. She is a licensed clinical social worker and she most recently served as the director of Clinical Services and a therapist at Pathfinders Milwaukee, Inc. Over the course of her career she has focused her work on trauma victims, mostly survivors of child sexual abuse, and has become extremely knowledgeable in trauma-informed care. Because of this work, she noticed the need for professionals who provide care to trauma survivors to practice self-care, and this has become an area of interest for her as well. Other previous work includes general mental health, youth, LGBTQA+, child and family welfare, and adults with developmental disabilities. Her work experience has been with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.
Staudacher earned her Bachelor of Arts from Mount Mary University, double majoring in social work and behavioral science. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with a concentration in child and family welfare. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and was presented with the Unsung Hero Award in 2012 for her clinical work with Latino survivors of sexual violence. In 2015, she was presented with the Voices of Courage Award from the Wisconsin Coalition on Sexual Assault for her work in child sexual violence prevention.
