caseworker

or case-work·er, case work·er

[ keys-wur-ker ]

noun

1. a person who does casework.
2. an investigator, especially of a social agency, who aids disadvantaged individuals or families chiefly by analysis of their problems and through personal counseling.

Word History and Origins

Origin of caseworker¹

First recorded in 1930–35; case ¹ + worker

Example Sentences

McCaffrey declined to share the outcome of that audit, but he said caseworkers and supervisors were subsequently reminded of the requirement.

From ProPublica

The 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.

From ProPublica

We 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.

From MIT Technology Review

Others, like Glenda, are recommended by a caseworker at a shelter.

From ProPublica

He said Stewart’s stepmother — her father’s wife — had called up and reported the pregnancy to a caseworker.

From ProPublica

Ryan wants to address multigenerational poverty with caseworker assistance.

From The Daily Beast

In America some time later, a young caseworker named Helen slowly falls in love with the African refugee with the mysterious past.

From The Daily Beast