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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Archways to Opportunity enabled Carter to complete college with associate and bachelor’s degrees in sociology at Cal State Fullerton and a master’s degree in social work, with a focus on social change and innovation, at the University of Southern California.
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Ryan Stowers, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The creation of improv and of The Second City is rooted in social work.
—Claudia Lauder, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
While working multiple jobs including at a fast-food restaurant to support her family, Ubaldo eventually won scholarships to study social work at university.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
But those who confess and make reparations – by providing information on how and why the murders took place and where the dead may be buried, performing social work, and apologizing to relatives of the victims - can avoid prison.
—John Otis, NPR, 27 May 2025
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Ryan Stowers, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The creation of improv and of The Second City is rooted in social work.
—Claudia Lauder, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
While working multiple jobs including at a fast-food restaurant to support her family, Ubaldo eventually won scholarships to study social work at university.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
But those who confess and make reparations – by providing information on how and why the murders took place and where the dead may be buried, performing social work, and apologizing to relatives of the victims - can avoid prison.
—John Otis, NPR, 27 May 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 8 Jul. 2025.
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