Short courses in Social Work

This Learning Technologies Foundations and Applications offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Illinois is one of the two four-week MOOC courses that form part of Instructional Design MasterTrack Certificate.

During the Studying Cities - Social Science Methods for Urban Research course offered by Coursera in partnership with Erasmus University Rotterdam, you will gain more insight in the different steps of the research cycle, and build a firm foundation for your own future research endeavors.

Learn to look after the holistic welfare of teenagers and youth (in general those who are 12-24 years of age), including their safety, emotional health and social connectivity, with CHC40413 Certificate IV in Youth Work at Open Colleges.

CHC52015 Community Services at Open Colleges will teach you how to listen to and understand people’s problems, background and circumstances, and to work with them on the areas they are struggling with

This Domestic Violence Child Protection - Training for Child Protection and Welfare Practitioners - Micro-credential from Trinity College Dublin is offered to a wide range of health, social care and policing professionals working around child protection and welfare.  

The Social Services for Families, Seniors and Those with Disabilities course offered by Coursera in partnership with Columbia University addresses issues of power, oppression, and white supremacy.

CHC50413 Youth Work at Open Colleges is the preferred industry qualification for the youth services industry in Australia. Youth workers are passionate about helping young members of society achieve their potential.

The US Social Services Compared course offered by Coursera in partnership with Columbia University is part of a sequence in social policy that has an HONORS TRACK. This track will prepare the learner for masters-level work in policy, which involves reading the literature, writing concise summaries and probing critiques. 

Care of Children and Young People in Crisis at University of Portsmouth provides an overview of the principles and practice of contemporary mental health approaches focusing on the core knowledge, skills and values in supporting children and young people with mental health challenges.

Discover the health needs of those affected by humanitarian crises, challenges of delivering healthcare, and what we must do next with this Health in Humanitarian Crises from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine by FutureLearn.

In this Research for Impact course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Cape Town, you will learn more about the Research for Impact approach - a set of principles and practices that will help you to make your research more impactful. 

This Disability, Mental Health and Child Protection - Towards New Understanding - Micro-credential from Trinity College Dublin provides learners with an understanding of key issues in disability, mental health and child protection. 

The US Social Services - Where did they come from course offered by Coursera in partnership with Columbia University probes the formation of social policy in the United States from its very first cultural and religious roots.  

Learn to recognise the signs of domestic violence and support domestic violence survivors as a health or social care worker with Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence at FutureLearn.

Understand the needs of people with dementia, and how to better support them and enhance their wellbeing towards the end of life with this End-of-Life Care for People with Dementia course offered by FutureLearn in partnership with the University of East Anglia!

Acquire the skills and knowledge to gain a career in community and/or residential aged care facilities (Disability Services). Learn to provide personal care to people who may require support due to disability. Be trained in safety procedures and the legal and ethical framework of this sector with the CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) at Stanley College.

Centennial College's Complex Care in Community Services students will work in an intensive course structure that includes lectures twice a week, working group assignments and individual competency building assessments and activities.

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Veteran Transition - Academic Excellence and Career Readiness in collaboration with Columbia University - ColumbiaX. 

CHC32015 Certificate III in Community Services at Open Colleges  will equip you with the skills and knowledge to support vulnerable and at-risk individuals and groups within the community.

The modules in the Advanced Certificate in Social Service Analytics at Singapore Management University aim to develop participants' competencies to obtain deep insights through data analytics to support the social service ecosystem.