caseworker

[keys-wur-ker]

case·work·er

[keys-wur-ker]
noun
1.
a person who does casework.
2.
an investigator, especially of a social agency, who aids disadvantaged individuals or families chiefly by analysis of their problems and through personal counseling.
Also, case-work·er, case worker.


Origin:
1930–35; case1 + worker
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casework (ˈkeɪsˌwɜːk)
 
n
social work based on close study of the personal histories and circumstances of individuals and families
 
'caseworker
 
n

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