social work
noun
: any of various professional activities or methods concretely concerned with providing social services and especially with the investigation, treatment, and material aid of the economically, physically, mentally, or socially disadvantaged
social worker
noun
Examples of social work in a Sentence
She is doing social work.
He has a job in social work.
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Ames-Messinger has a similar background, starting her career as a teacher at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School before transitioning into other roles in social work and serving as a community school coordinator.
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Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
Lopez took on roughly $200,000 to get an undergraduate and then a master's degree in social work, putting him on the high end of the spectrum of student debt carried by Americans.
—Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 1 July 2024
To meet the demands of the student population, the Board is attempting to introduce new course programming and offerings following personnel cuts, including programs in artificial intelligence, social work, sports management and homeland security.
—Kaitlyn Pohly, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
People like Bertha were relegated to the sphere of social fundraising, social work, social climbing.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
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Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024
Lopez took on roughly $200,000 to get an undergraduate and then a master's degree in social work, putting him on the high end of the spectrum of student debt carried by Americans.
—Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 1 July 2024
To meet the demands of the student population, the Board is attempting to introduce new course programming and offerings following personnel cuts, including programs in artificial intelligence, social work, sports management and homeland security.
—Kaitlyn Pohly, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
People like Bertha were relegated to the sphere of social fundraising, social work, social climbing.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
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“Social work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20work. Accessed 12 Jul. 2024.
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