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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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    Find the Best Social Work Course for Your Goals

    • I

      Institut Mines-Télécom

      Promote your Scientific Results

      Skills you'll gain: Concision, Verbal Communication Skills, Public Speaking, Media and Communications, Interviewing Skills, Communication, Persuasive Communication, Communication Strategies, Interpersonal Communications, Rapport Building, General Networking

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      Università di Napoli Federico II

      Smart Working: Lavoro agile e Business English

      Skills you'll gain: Telecommuting, Collaborative Software, English Language, Team Performance Management, Virtual Teams, Multimedia, Business Transformation, Workflow Management, Management Training And Development, Business Communication, Workforce Management, Digital Transformation, Organizational Change, Communication, Law, Regulation, and Compliance

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      A

      Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

      Effective Onboarding

      Skills you'll gain: Employee Onboarding, Employee Retention, Talent Acquisition, New Hire Orientations, Continuous Improvement Process, Process Improvement, Relationship Building, Performance Metric, Drive Engagement, Human Resource Strategy, Performance Management, Internal Communications

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      مبادئ الإعلام والتسويق الرقمي

      Skills you'll gain: Digital Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Social Media, Marketing Communications, Digital Advertising, Marketing Channel, Electronic Media, Customer Engagement, Advertising, User Feedback, Marketing Strategies, Target Audience, Consumer Behaviour, Search Engine Marketing, Mobile Banking, Multimedia

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      Create a custom workflow in Wrike

      Skills you'll gain: Workflow Management, Dashboard, Project Management Software, Work Order, Process Design

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: New
      New
      Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Maryland, College Park

      AI in Digital Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Customer Engagement, Marketing Analytics, Content Marketing, Generative AI, Social Media Marketing, Customer experience improvement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence, Marketing Automation, Social Media, Customer Analysis, Customer Insights, Business Ethics, Predictive Analytics

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: New
      New
      U

      University of Washington

      Project Management Quickstart

      Skills you'll gain: Work Breakdown Structure, Agile Methodology, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Project Documentation, Project Scoping, People Management, Project Planning, Scheduling, Dependency Analysis, Risk Management, Communication Planning

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      G

      GRAMMY GO

      Strategies for Audience Growth and Promoting Music Brands

      Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Digital Media Strategy, Content Strategy, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Analytics, Customer Engagement, Content Marketing, Brand Awareness, Marketing Strategies, Trend Analysis, Brand Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Target Audience, Social Media Strategy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Campaign Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Return On Investment

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      J

      Johns Hopkins University

      Online Influence and Persuasion

      Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills, Statistical Analysis, Facebook, Social Sciences, Research, Data Collection, Sociology, Data Transformation, Persuasive Communication, Application Programming Interface (API), Psychology

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Colorado Boulder

      Network Analysis for Marketing Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Data Science, Unstructured Data, Analytics, Text Mining, Semantic Web, Data Structures, Social Media, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Natural Language Processing, Statistical Methods, Data Processing

      Build toward a degree

      2.8
      Rating, 2.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Tidy Messy Data using tidyr in R

      Skills you'll gain: Ggplot2, Data Cleansing, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Pivot Tables And Charts

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      How to Set up Facebook Pixel

      Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Online Advertising, Web Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Digital Advertising, User Accounts, Compliance Management

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
      ·
      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Promote your Scientific Results: Institut Mines-Télécom
    • Smart Working: Lavoro agile e Business English: Università di Napoli Federico II
    • Effective Onboarding: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
    • مبادئ الإعلام والتسويق الرقمي : University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Create a custom workflow in Wrike: Coursera Project Network
    • AI in Digital Marketing: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Project Management Quickstart: University of Washington
    • Strategies for Audience Growth and Promoting Music Brands: GRAMMY GO
    • Online Influence and Persuasion: Johns Hopkins University
    • Network Analysis for Marketing Analytics: University of Colorado Boulder

    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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