What parallel courses can I pursue while studying an undergraduate course in Social Work for improving my career prospects?

The field of social work spans across multiple career options, depending on the type of social work degree you pursue and your personal career goals and interests. Many people choose a social work career based on the types of people they want to help as well as the work environment they prefer. Top 5 reasons to pursue a career in social work: You like working with people. Social workers are almost always interested in helping people, either individually or on a big picture level. You or a loved one have been helped by a social worker in the past, so you became interested in their work. You or a loved one has experienced a hardship such as addiction or abuse and you would like to help others overcome similar challenges. You have an interest in a field commonly addressed by social workers such as poverty, mental health, or community organizing. You would like to work in a certain environment, such as a hospital or a school, but you are more interested in providing clinical or case management services than healthcare or education. You have a strong interest in working with a certain population such as children, the mentally ill, or older adults.

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Top 5 reasons to pursue a career in social work: You like working with people. Social workers are almost always interested in helping people, either individually or on a big picture level. You or a loved one have been helped by a social worker in the past, so you became interested in their work. You or a loved one has experienced a hardship such as addiction or abuse and you would like to help others overcome similar challenges. You have an interest in a field commonly addressed by social workers such as poverty, mental health, or community organizing. You would like to work in a certain environment, such as a hospital or a school, but you are more interested in providing clinical or case management services than healthcare or education. You have a strong interest in working with a certain population such as children, the mentally ill, or older adults.

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Social work is one good career which involves a lot of passion and in-depth love for the field, with advent of massive online open courses from providers like Edx and Coursera, one can simply take up additional learning materials and get certified for this to improve weightage on the CV. Here are some top courses which are strongly recommended and can be highlighted on your CV: 1. Social Research work 2. Human Rights 3. Introduction to Human Geography 4. Strategic approach to corporate social Responsibility 5. Global Media and Wars 6. Cyber security Economics 7. International Business and Global Strategic Management 8. Introduction to Development psychology 9. Journalism for Social Change 10. Leaders in Global Development All these courses cover various facets of the industry and will help you stand out from the crowd. This majorly emphasizes the need for social work and how you can take up globally and bring positive change for the world.

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Hello, It's indeed great that while doing graduation in Social Work, you are desirous of taking up other courses to improve career prospects. This dream and thought process is indeed great.Firstly however, I would like to caution any student attempting this strategy. First and foremost important aspect should be to pass out in chosen field with distinction. This is so since, it’s bread and butter. Be that as it may, if someone is willing to take up extra work and hardship, it indeed would be great option to acquire additional qualifications. I feel doing some related certificate courses in related field would be great idea. Disaster management, IPR, teaching and other languages are few of the options that come to mind immediately. IGNOU website gives list of such courses. One or more could be done depending on availability of time.All such acquiring of additional qualifications definitely helps in getting a job.

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