Kristina Whiton-O’Brien, LICSW, joined the School in 2010 as a faculty advisor for the SEMA Program. In 2012, she became the assistant director of online advising and field education, overseeing advisor hiring, training and assignments, student internships, and creating online MSW field education policies, procedures and materials, until 2021 when she left the position to join Vot-ER as director of partnerships. She continues to teach at BUSSW as a lecturer and online course facilitator with the off-campus and online MSW programs.
Whiton-O’Brien received her BSW from Providence College in 1991 and her MSW from Boston University in 1995. She has served as a field instructor for both macro and clinical students at various schools of social work since 1998. Prior to her positions at BUSSW, her experience focused on the field of child welfare, specializing in adoption preparation, placement and support. She has worked in both management and clinical positions at a group practice providing individual therapy for adults and at the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families and Children’s Friend & Service in Providence, RI. She also served as director of continuing education and clinical issues for NASW-MA.