Fall 2026

Child Welfare Practice in Foster and Kinship Care, Permanency, and Adoption

SOCWORK 656 explores out-of-home care and permanency in child welfare, covering foster care, kinship care, and adoption from local, state, and national perspectives.

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Historical reviews of Daniel Sintim: The course features midterm and final papers where students can choose policy design or memo topics, requiring detailed writing and policy analysis.

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SOCWORK 656

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Fall 2026

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Historical reviews of Daniel Sintim: Daniel Sintim is described as clear, engaging, and supportive, with thorough feedback on assignments. Reviewers highlight his compassion and responsiveness, noting he offers significant support for student well-being. However, the asynchronous format limits student-to-student interaction.

DANIEL SINTIM is recorded teaching in Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Historical reviews of Daniel Sintim: Daniel Sintim is a highly rated, supportive, and engaging instructor who makes complex content accessible through clear structure and thorough feedback.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.95 GPA, 97.4% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.90 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Daniel Sintim: The course features midterm and final papers where students can choose policy design or memo topics, requiring detailed writing and policy analysis.

Historical reviews of Daniel Sintim: The asynchronous format limits student-to-student interaction, though the course structure is well-organized and informative.

Topics

  • Foster care, kinship care, adoption, and permanency options
  • Research, policy, and practice issues in child welfare

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
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