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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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      Duke University

      Climate and Health for Healthcare Professions

      Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Health Equity, Environmental Issue, Advocacy, Social Determinants Of Health, Environmental Science, Health Education, Community Health, Health Care, Public Health, Patient Education And Counseling, Health Systems, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Climate Change Mitigation, Patient Communication, Sustainable Development, Health Policy, Leadership Development

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Intermediate Ruby Programming and Control Structures

      Skills you'll gain: Ruby (Programming Language), Debugging, Programming Principles, Scripting Languages, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Launch a Website to Azure with Azure App Service

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Applications, Continuous Deployment, Application Deployment, ASP.NET, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Development Environment, Containerization, Docker (Software), Web Applications, Microsoft Visual Studio, Integrated Development Environments, Scalability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      GraphQL Fundamentals–Design APIs,Schema,Frontend Integration

      Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Salesforce

      Impulsa la productividad mediante la pila de tecnología

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Sales Development, Technical Sales, Salesforce, Sales Prospecting, Sales Process, Sales Strategy, Customer Engagement, Lead Generation, Social Media, Productivity Software, Workflow Management, LinkedIn, Video Production

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      O.P. Jindal Global University

      Big Data Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, PySpark, Apache Hive, Databases, Analytics, NoSQL, Data Mining, Data Warehousing, Cloud Computing, Real Time Data, Data Processing, Query Languages, Distributed Computing, Machine Learning Methods, Scripting Languages, Data Manipulation

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Dartmouth College

      The American Renaissance and Walt Whitman

      Skills you'll gain: Editing, Writing, World History, Liberal Arts, Social Studies

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Kreiere animierte Posts für soziale Medien mit Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Collaborative Software, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Social Media Strategy, Multimedia, User Accounts

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      تصيميم قصص الفيسبوك والانستغرام باستخدام كانفا (Canva)

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Advertising, Instagram, Marketing Materials, Content Creation, Social Media, Social Media Content, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Prompt Engineering for Vision Models

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Multimodal Prompts, Prompt Engineering Tools, Generative AI, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, AI Personalization, Applied Machine Learning

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Premiers pas avec Studio de création Facebook

      Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Social Media Campaigns, Scheduling, Drive Engagement, Live Streaming, Android Studio

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Alternative Investments: Investing in Land & Real Estate

      Skills you'll gain: Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Investments, Property and Real Estate, Risk Management, Portfolio Management, Accounting, Market Liquidity, Balance Sheet, Business Valuation, Return On Investment, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Climate and Health for Healthcare Professions: Duke University
    • Intermediate Ruby Programming and Control Structures: Packt
    • Launch a Website to Azure with Azure App Service: Microsoft
    • GraphQL Fundamentals–Design APIs,Schema,Frontend Integration: Board Infinity
    • Impulsa la productividad mediante la pila de tecnología: Salesforce
    • Big Data Analytics: O.P. Jindal Global University
    • The American Renaissance and Walt Whitman: Dartmouth College
    • Kreiere animierte Posts für soziale Medien mit Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • تصيميم قصص الفيسبوك والانستغرام باستخدام كانفا (Canva): Coursera Project Network
    • Prompt Engineering for Vision Models: DeepLearning.AI

    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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