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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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      Coursera Project Network

      Joining Data in R using dplyr

      Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, R Programming, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Transformation

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

      Putting Strengths to Work

      Skills you'll gain: Team Performance Management, Teamwork, Collaboration, Team Leadership, Recognizing Others, Peer Review, Employee Engagement, Performance Management, Coaching, Positivity, Self-Awareness

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      Crea Posts Animados para Redes Sociales con Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Social Media Content, Motion Graphics, Social Media Marketing, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Multimedia, Organizational Skills

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Board Infinity

      Mastering Spring Framework

      Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Java, Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Dependency Analysis, Maintainability, Software Architecture, Software Design, Testability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • F

      Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

      Avoiding AI Harm

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Generative AI, Social Justice, Artificial Intelligence, Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data Validation, Compliance Management, Verification And Validation, Diversity and Inclusion, Mitigation, Algorithms

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: New
      New
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      Simplilearn

      Blogging Course

      Skills you'll gain: Blogs, Performance Analysis, Performance Measurement, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, WordPress, Promotional Strategies, Content Marketing, Content Management Systems, Email Marketing, Workflow Management, Content Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of California San Diego

      Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Nested If Statements and Compound Conditionals

      Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Computer Programming Tools, Program Development, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Game Design

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      Create Interactive Choice Boards with Seesaw

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

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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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

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • P

      Packt

      Salesforce Experience (Community) Cloud Consultant Training

      Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Data Sharing, Authentications, Management Reporting, Single Sign-On (SSO), User Accounts, Drive Engagement, Cloud Development, Customer experience improvement, Dashboard, Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Registration, Content Management

      Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    • A

      Alfaisal University | KLD

      إمكانيات السوق وطلب السوق والحصة السوقية

      Skills you'll gain: Market Share, Market Analysis, Market Opportunities, Market Intelligence, Market Dynamics, Strategic Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Market Trend, Market Data, Customer Demand Planning, Performance Measurement, Consumer Behaviour, Business Metrics, Revenue Forecasting, Performance Metric, Product Lifecycle Management

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Conducting Exploratory Data Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), Plot (Graphics), Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Scatter Plots, Data Analysis, Box Plots, Python Programming

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Joining Data in R using dplyr: Coursera Project Network
    • Putting Strengths to Work: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
    • Crea Posts Animados para Redes Sociales con Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Mastering Spring Framework: Board Infinity
    • Avoiding AI Harm: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • Blogging Course: Simplilearn
    • Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Nested If Statements and Compound Conditionals : University of California San Diego
    • Create Interactive Choice Boards with Seesaw: Coursera Project Network
    • Diversidade e Inovação na Prática: Casos de Sucesso: Fundação Instituto de Administração
    • Salesforce Experience (Community) Cloud Consultant Training: Packt

    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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