Caseworker


a person who does casework.
an investigator, especially of a social agency, who aids disadvantaged individuals or families chiefly by analysis of their problems and through personal counseling.
Contemporary Examples

Ryan wants to address multigenerational poverty with caseworker assistance.
Paul Ryan’s New Plan Is a Good One, Especially for Black People John McWhorter July 29, 2014

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    Also called case-study method [keys-stuhd-ee] /ˈkeɪsˈstʌd i/ (Show IPA). the teaching or elucidation of a subject or issue through analysis and discussion of actual cases, as in business education. case system.

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    noun a proteolytic enzyme formed by certain bacteria that activates the solution of albumin and casein in milk and cheese

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    to undergo caseation. Historical Examples A tubercule may caseate, a process that is destructive and dangerous to the organism. Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry Maximilian Stern verb (intransitive) (pathol) to undergo caseation

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    Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis. Biochemistry. the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk. Historical Examples Operative interference will be necessary in addition to the above, where caseation and secondary infection have occurred. Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry Maximilian Stern When there is an […]


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