Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.80 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.69 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.90 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Child Welfare
SOCWORK 462 examines the history, policies, and best practices of child welfare to empower families and prevent abuse.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Audrey Conn
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Historical reviews of Ellen Smith: Reviewers noted that Professor Smith put in every effort to ignite passion in her students, suggesting a dedicated teaching approach.
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Course mapSophomore standing. Not open to students with credit forSOC WORK 646 or 656.
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Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Ellen Smith highlight her passion for child welfare and effort to inspire students. Reviewers describe her as an amazing person and highly recommend her teaching.
AUDREY CONN is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ELLEN SMITH is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
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| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 30 / 30 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Professor Ellen Smith describe a passionate and effective instructor who successfully engages students in social work topics like child welfare.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.80 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.69 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.90 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Ellen Smith: Reviewers noted that Professor Smith put in every effort to ignite passion in her students, suggesting a dedicated teaching approach.
Historical reviews of Ellen Smith: Students reported high satisfaction with Professor Smith, citing her passion and effort to inspire them as key positive aspects of the course.
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Child Welfare
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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