Case-work
the work of investigation, advice, supervision, etc., by social workers or the like, in cases handled by them.
Sociology. a close study of psychological and sociological factors in the history of an individual or family in unfavorable circumstances, with a view to improving personal and family conditions.
Historical Examples
All case-work agencies have had to grapple with the problem of families suffering this deprivation.
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But she may not understand and yet may rebel and carry her difficulty to the case-work agency.
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Eleven case-work agencies did employ foreign-born or foreign-speaking visitors.
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These have been some of the fundamental difficulties in the relationship between the case-work agency and the immigrant family.
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In Brooklyn the visiting housekeepers are not employed by the case-work agencies, but are student volunteers from Pratt Institute.
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noun
social work based on close study of the personal histories and circumstances of individuals and families
n.
1896, from case (n.1) in the clinical sense work (n.). Related: Case-worker (1909).
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