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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The university has seen fewer government agency recruiters on campus this year and an uptick from recruiters in counseling, mental health, social work and criminal justice, Campos said.
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Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Cuts to another nearly 50 special education paraprofessionals, about two dozen teachers, a dozen instructional aides, social work specialists, speech and language pathologists, program assistants and specialists, and administrators positions were also approved.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
The program is both convenient and free, said Gabriel Simpson, a social work intern at Gateway Pediatrics in Salisbury.
—Katelynn Winebrenner, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2025
Batch grew up in Chapel Hill and has three degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill, including a law degree and master's in social work.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 6 May 2025
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Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Cuts to another nearly 50 special education paraprofessionals, about two dozen teachers, a dozen instructional aides, social work specialists, speech and language pathologists, program assistants and specialists, and administrators positions were also approved.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
The program is both convenient and free, said Gabriel Simpson, a social work intern at Gateway Pediatrics in Salisbury.
—Katelynn Winebrenner, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2025
Batch grew up in Chapel Hill and has three degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill, including a law degree and master's in social work.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 6 May 2025
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“Social work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20work. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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