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case·work

(kās′wûrk′)

Social work devoted to the needs of individual clients or cases.

case′work′er n.

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casework

(ˈkeɪsˌwɜːk)

(Social Welfare) social work based on close study of the personal histories and circumstances of individuals and families

ˈcaseˌworker n

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case•work

(ˈkeɪsˌwɜrk)

n.

social work involving direct contact between the social worker and the individual or family being helped.

[1885–95]

case′work`er, n.

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casework - close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment

social service, welfare work - an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society

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casework

[ˈkeɪswɜːk] N (Sociol) → asistencia f or trabajo m social individualizado

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casework

[ˈkeɪsˌwɜːk] n (Sociol) → assistenza sociale

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Neil Fielding, special casework lawyer for the West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Complex Casework Unit, said: "This case provides an example of the commitment of the police and CPS to pursue people who abuse their position of trust to assist organised criminals and those more directly involved in organised crime.

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Nigel Reader, special casework lawyer with the CPS's complex casework unit, said: "Following a major fraud investigation by the police, I have carefully reviewed all of the evidence that has been submitted to me and I have decided there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to charge both Paul Sadler and Christine Eggleton with theft and conspiracy to defraud Birmingham Research and Development Limited of in excess pounds 7 million."

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Casework Department, which works to deport or extend custody for foreign convicts imprisoned in this country, were suddenly asked to take on 30 cases at a time, the tribunal heard.

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The company is the result of a 2008 merger between Advanced Lab Concepts in Austin, TX, and Collegedale Casework in Ooltewah, TN, which both made the WOOD 100 report this year.

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THE investigation into the death of a paralysed rugby player who travelled to Switzerland to commit suicide is to be passed on to the Crown Prosecution Service's Complex Casework Unit, it was disclosed yesterday.

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Despite social work's individualistic focus and concern with treatment, the profession's founders were mindful of wider social problems and of the need for interventions that transcended casework and brought national resources to bear on these problems.

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She proposed that regional AMs should spend less time on casework and only attend functions if that would help Plaid.

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