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    Social work courses can help you learn how to support individuals and communities through advocacy, counseling, and social services in a variety of settings.

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      Packt

      Project Management Professional Prep

      Skills you'll gain: Team Leadership, Performance Management, Project Risk Management, Drive Engagement, Agile Project Management, Compliance Management, Management Training And Development, Scope Management, Project Planning, Negotiation, Business Process, People Development, Backlogs, Project Schedules, Governance, Change Management, Procurement, Employee Training, Team Oriented, Communication

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Dartmouth College

      The American Renaissance and Frederick Douglass

      Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Storytelling, Public History, Liberal Arts, Cultural Diversity, Social Justice, Advocacy, Writing, Research, Culture

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Fundação Instituto de Administração

      Diversidade e Inovação na Prática: Casos de Sucesso

      Skills you'll gain: Organizational Leadership, Business Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Development, Strategic Leadership, Team Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, Innovation, Diversity Awareness, Cultural Diversity, Employee Engagement

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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Muestreo de personas, redes y registros

      Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Sample Size Determination, Data Collection, Surveys, Statistical Methods, Quantitative Research, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Software, Network Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create Interactive Choice Boards with Seesaw

      Skills you'll gain: Interactive Learning, Education Software and Technology, Instructional Design

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Audience Demographics with Facebook Audience Insights

      Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Target Audience, Facebook, Web Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Customer Insights, Social Media, Social Media Management, Advertising Campaigns, Advertising, Marketing, Content Marketing, Performance Analysis, Content Creation, Digital Marketing

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      Co-creation and challenge-based learning in Higher Education

      Skills you'll gain: Student-Centred Learning, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Lifelong Learning, Higher Education, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Professional Development, Self-Starter, Adaptability, Collaboration

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Account Executives

      Skills you'll gain: Account Management, Generative AI Agents, Sales Enablement, Proposal Development, Sales Management, Market Analysis, Market Trend, Client Services, Workflow Management, Prompt Engineering, Innovation, Business Writing, Sales Presentation, Business Ethics, Customer Relationship Management, Automation, Data Security

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create your First Twitter Ad

      Skills you'll gain: Advertising Campaigns, Campaign Management, Advertising, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Digital Advertising, Lead Generation, Automation

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Edureka

      Advanced Rust Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Data Manipulation, System Programming, Data Structures, Performance Tuning, Secure Coding, Software Design Patterns, Web Development, Debugging, Application Development

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      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      API Validation with Postman

      Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, Data Validation, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Secure Coding, Verification And Validation, Microservices, Performance Testing, Security Testing, Data Integrity, Authentications

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Introduction to Social Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Behavioral Economics, Analytics, Network Analysis, Game Design, Social Sciences, Sociology, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Thinking, Research, Usability, Data Collection, Machine Learning, Psychology

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social work courses

    • Project Management Professional Prep: Packt
    • The American Renaissance and Frederick Douglass: Dartmouth College
    • Diversidade e Inovação na Prática: Casos de Sucesso: Fundação Instituto de Administração
    • Muestreo de personas, redes y registros: University of Michigan
    • Create Interactive Choice Boards with Seesaw: Coursera Project Network
    • Audience Demographics with Facebook Audience Insights : Coursera Project Network
    • Co-creation and challenge-based learning in Higher Education: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • GenAI for Account Executives: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Create your First Twitter Ad: Coursera Project Network
    • Advanced Rust Programming: Edureka

    Why Learn Social Work?

    Social work is a practice-based profession focused on supporting individuals, families, and communities through challenges like poverty, mental health, and social inequality. It blends advocacy, communication, and problem-solving to promote well-being and social justice. Learning social work can prepare you to make a meaningful impact in healthcare, education, policy, and human services.

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