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social work

Organized work intended to advance the social conditions of a community, and especially of the disadvantaged, by providing psychological counseling, guidance, and assistance, especially in the form of social services.

social worker n.

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Noun

social worker - someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)

caseworker, welfare worker

almoner, medical social worker - an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients

public servant - someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)

Translations

مُوَظَفُ خَدَمَاتٍ اجْتِمَاعِيّة

sociální pracovník

socialarbejder

Sozialarbeiter

κοινωνικός λειτουργός

asistente social trabajador social

sosiaalityöntekijä

assistant social

socijalni radnik

szociális munkás

assistente sociale

ソーシャルワーカー

사회 복지사

maatschappelijk werker

sosialarbeider

pracownik opieki społecznej

assistente social

социальный работник

socialni delavec

socialarbetare

นักสังคมสงเคราะห์

sosyal hizmetler görevlisi

người làm công tác xã hội

社会福利工作者

social worker

n → assistente m/f sociale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

social worker

→ مُوَظَفُ خَدَمَاتٍ اجْتِمَاعِيّة sociální pracovník socialarbejder Sozialarbeiter κοινωνικός λειτουργός asistente social, trabajador social sosiaalityöntekijä assistant social socijalni radnik assistente sociale ソーシャルワーカー 사회 복지사 maatschappelijk werker sosialarbeider pracownik opieki społecznej assistente social социальный работник socialarbetare นักสังคมสงเคราะห์ sosyal hizmetler görevlisi người làm công tác xã hội 社会福利工作者

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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Two graduate training programmes have already provided three new recruits, with four more permanent social workers due to join next month and eight trainee social worker posts for unqualified applicants are being created.

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As corporations adapt to these new developments, I believe they will actively seek out professional social workers, much as the health care system has done.

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Comedian Jo Brand, 59, is back with bittersweet comedy Damned about social workers and she found inspiration for the show close to home.

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Bernadette Johansen and Rob Mitchell have been nominated for the Principal Social Worker of the Year prize and have been invited to an awards ceremony in London, in November.