caseworker
Americannoun
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caseworkers
plural
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a person who does casework.
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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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The family was also assigned 2wish caseworker Jo who helped them with arranging Olivia-Grace's funeral, and continues to provide support through monthly coffee mornings and regular check-ins.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
It turns out that a communal caseworker never got to the resubmitted paperwork.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
Ponce said she gave the list to a different VOA caseworker, who promised to help her find a bed at one of the places.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
If a mom decides she doesn’t feel like feeding her child, she simply hands the baby off to a caseworker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
I figured a caseworker would be coming in the morning and was surprised when Simon Parker, a child protection investigator, came to the door a little while later, along with a deputy sheriff.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Last month, a federal court said that caseworkers may be held personally liable for taking a child from a parent without prior judicial review because it is such a clear violation of the Constitution.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
It is alarming that we live in a moment of widespread ignorance that CPS caseworkers, like all fallible government officials, are bound by the Constitution.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
People sleeping in vehicles and on random sidewalks are harder for caseworkers to find and serve.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Established in the wake of the 2009 expenses scandal, Ipsa oversees both MPs' pay and expenses, including the salaries of the constituency caseworkers, parliamentary assistants and other staff that work for them.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
“Oh, caseworkers never get your stuff. Ask Mary Miller, she’s my guardian.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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