caseworker
or case-work·er, case work·er
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.
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How to use caseworker in a sentence
McCaffrey declined to share the outcome of that audit, but he said caseworkers and supervisors were subsequently reminded of the requirement.
Illinois’ Child Welfare Agency Continues to Fail Spanish-Speaking Families | by Melissa Sanchez and Duaa Eldeib | August 31, 2021 | ProPublicaThe caseworker suggests that, in the future, one of the nurses or family members could remind the caseworker about the subsidy “on her perjury statement,” the sworn pledge parents sign with every expense report attesting to their veracity.
“We Are Not Here or Funded to ‘Promote the Best Interest’ of the Children,” Wrote the Head of a Program for Brain-Damaged Infants | by Daniel Chang and Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald | April 10, 2021 | ProPublicaWe had to help the legislators understand it would cost caseworkers time, it would mean families with infants would have to prove every week that they still have a newborn.
Why is it so hard to build government technology? | Cat Ferguson | March 17, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewOthers, like Glenda, are recommended by a caseworker at a shelter.
“We Don’t Even Know Who Is Dead or Alive”: Trapped Inside an Assisted Living Facility During the Pandemic | by Ava Kofman | November 30, 2020 | ProPublicaHe said Stewart’s stepmother — her father’s wife — had called up and reported the pregnancy to a caseworker.
Her Stepfather Admitted to Sexually Abusing Her. That Wasn’t Enough to Keep Her Safe. | by Nadia Sussman | September 18, 2020 | ProPublica
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 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn America some time later, a young caseworker named Helen slowly falls in love with the African refugee with the mysterious past.
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