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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Burrus has a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Kentucky.
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Jenny Block, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Later, outside of music, Mattie would earn a master’s degree in social work from the University of Minnesota, according to a May 2019 post from Prince’s official Facebook page.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
And its resources are put to use well beyond the field of medicine, with grants for work in biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, social sciences, and social work, among other fields.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
Through the program, graduate students pursuing a license in social work and other soon-to-be professionals would get involved in student clubs and help facilitate discussions and workshops.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
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Jenny Block, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Later, outside of music, Mattie would earn a master’s degree in social work from the University of Minnesota, according to a May 2019 post from Prince’s official Facebook page.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
And its resources are put to use well beyond the field of medicine, with grants for work in biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, social sciences, and social work, among other fields.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
Through the program, graduate students pursuing a license in social work and other soon-to-be professionals would get involved in student clubs and help facilitate discussions and workshops.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Social work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20work. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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