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Social Work Courses

Social work courses can help you learn case management, community outreach strategies, crisis intervention techniques, and the principles of social justice. You can build skills in effective communication with clients, conducting needs assessments, and developing intervention plans tailored to diverse populations. Many courses introduce tools like assessment frameworks, data analysis software, and client management systems, that support tracking progress and evaluating the impact of social work initiatives.

Popular Social Work Courses and Certifications


  • E

    EDHEC Business School

    The Finance of Climate Change

    Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Financial Systems, Finance, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Climate Change Programs, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Environmental Issue, Corporate Finance, Climate Change Mitigation, Risk Modeling, Corporate Sustainability, Financial Policy, Corporate Strategy, Credit Risk, Financial Regulation, Investments, Climate Change Adaptation, Investment Management, Sustainable Business

    4.6 stars, 131 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.6 (131) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • I

    Institut Mines-Télécom

    Digital Business - Understand the digital world

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Digital Assets, Business Transformation, Entrepreneurship, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, digital literacy, Business Strategies, Business Modeling, Action Oriented, Market Dynamics, Network Model, Agile Methodology, Product Planning

    4.6 stars, 155 reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.6 (155) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • É

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Digital Signal Processing 4: Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Signal Processing, Digital Communications, Communication Systems, Image Analysis, Telecommunications, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Embedded Systems, Electronic Hardware, Electronics, Algorithms

    4.7 stars, 87 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.7 (87) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • M

    Microsoft

    Microsoft Advanced Analytics Techniques with Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Logistic Regression, Web Scraping, Prompt Engineering, Rmarkdown, Regression Analysis, Responsible AI, Leaflet (Software), Generative AI, Statistical Modeling, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Ethics, Applied Machine Learning, Root Cause Analysis, AI Product Strategy, AI Enablement, AI Integrations, AI Personalization, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows

    4.6 stars, 87 reviews, Intermediate, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.6 (87) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • E

    Erasmus University Rotterdam

    The Epistemic Quest for Truth: Introduction to epistemology

    Skills you'll gain: Case Studies

    4.5 stars, 119 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.5 (119) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Ethical Decision-Making in the Tech Industry

    Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Courage, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Leadership Studies, Professionalism, Engineering Management, Personal Integrity, Technical Management, Ancient History, Human Development, Liberal Arts, Culture, Business Leadership, Leadership, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Emerging Technologies, Psychology

    4.8 stars, 198 reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.8 (198) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • I

    IBM

    Build Multimodal Generative AI Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Multimodal Prompts, LLM Application, OpenAI API, AI powered creativity, AI Integrations, Large Language Modeling, Embeddings, Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Web Applications, Flask (Web Framework), Web Development, Software Development

    4.6 stars, 64 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.6 (64) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of California, Davis

    Computer Simulations

    Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Social Sciences, Systems Thinking, Agentic systems, Computational Thinking, Social Impact, Sociology, Socioeconomics, Economics, Programming Principles, Scientific Methods

    4.5 stars, 87 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.5 (87) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Strategic Communications in Technical Organizations

    Skills you'll gain: Request for Proposal, Conflict Management, Presentations, Teamwork, Technical Communication, Storytelling, Persuasive Communication, Communication Strategies, Organizational Strategy, Non-Verbal Communication, Proposal Writing, Business Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Intercultural Competence, Communication, Target Audience, Oral Expression, Leadership Studies, Team Collaboration, Strategic Thinking

    4.8 stars, 85 reviews, Intermediate, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.8 (85) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Inclusive Online Teaching Teach-Out

    Skills you'll gain: Student Engagement, Pedagogy, Teaching, Differentiated Instruction, Education and Training, Digital pedagogy, Disabilities, Driving engagement, Instructional Strategies, Learning Strategies, Diversity Awareness, Instructional Design, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Higher Education

    4.5 stars, 102 reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.5 (102) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Free
    Free
  • U

    University of California, Irvine

    Virtual Teacher Final Project

    Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Instructional Design, Instructional and Curriculum Design, Instructional Strategies, Course Development, Pedagogy, Lesson Planning, Developing Training Materials, Learning Management Systems, Education and Training, Blended Learning, Educational Materials, Education Software and Technology, Constructive Feedback, Ability To Meet Deadlines

    4.7 stars, 234 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.7 (234) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • S

    SkillsBooster Academy

    Introduction to AI for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Large Language Modeling, AI literacy, Generative AI, AI Personalization, AI powered creativity, Artificial Intelligence, Email Automation, LLM Application, Data Ethics, ChatGPT, AI Workflows, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Content Creation, Personal Development, Productivity, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Creative Thinking, Organizational Skills

    4.8 stars, 86 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.8 (86) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social work courses

  • The Finance of Climate Change: EDHEC Business School
  • Digital Business - Understand the digital world: Institut Mines-Télécom
  • Digital Signal Processing 4: Applications: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Microsoft Advanced Analytics Techniques with Generative AI: Microsoft
  • The Epistemic Quest for Truth: Introduction to epistemology: Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Ethical Decision-Making in the Tech Industry: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Build Multimodal Generative AI Applications: IBM
  • Computer Simulations: University of California, Davis
  • Strategic Communications in Technical Organizations: Johns Hopkins University
  • Inclusive Online Teaching Teach-Out: Johns Hopkins University

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