casework

noun

case·​work ˈkās-ˌwərk 

: social work involving direct consideration of the problems, needs, and adjustments of the individual case (such as a person or family)

caseworker

ˈkās-ˌwər-kər 

noun

Examples of casework in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the event, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, Anderson and his team will discuss issues that are important to the Ramona community and help residents with any specific casework issues, officials said. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025

Dina Modi, an immigration casework supervisor at Immigration Advice Service, a British firm providing legal assistance to people hoping to move to and from the UK, said her clients rarely relocate over a single reason like politics. —Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 3 June 2025

Returning to casework so quickly after Crawford’s shooting was ill-advised. —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 2 May 2025

Thomson Reuters Institute’s annual report on small law firms revealed that these lawyers, as of 2023, spend only 61% of their time on casework. —Hunter Steele, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for casework

• bodywork
• handiwork
• ironwork
• latticework
• masterwork
• metalwork
• needlework
• openwork
• overwork
• paperwork
• subnetwork
• artwork

Kids Definition

casework

noun

case·​work ˈkā-ˌswərk 

: social work involving close study of the problems and needs of a person or family

caseworker

-ˌswər-kər 

noun

Medical Definition

casework

noun

case·​work ˈkā-ˌswərk 

: social work involving direct consideration of the problems, needs, and adjustments of the individual case (as a person or family in need of financial or psychiatric aid)

caseworker

-ˌswər-kər 

noun