Christina Aitken

Position: Lecturer
Discipline: Social Work, Community and Human Services
Location: Gippsland Campus, Room 2s129
Email: christina.aitken@federation.edu.au

Qualifications

Graduate Certificate in Education (Tertiary Teaching) Federation University – 2025-2026

Master of Arts (Writing) - Swinburne University - 2015

Bachelor of Social Work - Monash University - 1995

Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) - Monash University - 1993

Teaching

Courses

Master of Social Work (Qualifying)

Bachelor of Social Work

Units

MSWPG7115 Social Work Practice in Diverse Contexts

Biography

Christina joined Federation University in 2024 as a Social Work Lecturer. Christina has worked as a qualified social worker since 1996, predominantly working with families and children in outer eastern Melbourne and Gippsland. Her practice experience includes various roles in foster care, therapeutic specialist support, family services and counselling.  Most recently, Christina has been providing social work services at an independent school in the Bass Coast region.