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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Late in February, Ibrahim Rivera opened his email to receive the happy news that at 54, he had been accepted to the doctoral program in social work at Columbia University.
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Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
That shouldn’t mean the end of liberal-arts education; students would still be able to major in ancient Greek or social work.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Advocate’s pediatric heart transplant team consists of experts in intensive care, pediatric cardiac anesthesia, nutrition, electrophysiology, social work, psychology, pharmacy and other specialties to serve the child’s needs at each step of the transplantation process, Advocate said.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
This year, the legislature is considering a bill that would establish a social work and law enforcement institute at Southern Connecticut State University, where Logan now teaches.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
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Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
That shouldn’t mean the end of liberal-arts education; students would still be able to major in ancient Greek or social work.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Advocate’s pediatric heart transplant team consists of experts in intensive care, pediatric cardiac anesthesia, nutrition, electrophysiology, social work, psychology, pharmacy and other specialties to serve the child’s needs at each step of the transplantation process, Advocate said.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
This year, the legislature is considering a bill that would establish a social work and law enforcement institute at Southern Connecticut State University, where Logan now teaches.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for social work
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“Social work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20work. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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