Definition of Social work

1. Noun. Any of various services designed to aid the poor and aged and to increase the welfare of children.

Generic synonyms: Social Service, Welfare Work

Definition of Social work

1. Noun. Any of several professions concerned with providing social services to those members of the community that need it. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Social work

1. The use of community resources, individual case work, or group work to promote the adaptive capacities of individuals in relation to their social and economic environments. It includes social service agencies. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Social Work

social station
social status
social statuses
social stigma
social stigmas
social stratification
social structure
social studies
social support
social system
social therapy
social trading
social unit
social values
social welfare
social work (current term)
social worker
social workers
socialisation
socialise
socialised
socialised medicine
socialiser
socialisers
socialises
socialising
socialism
socialisms
socialist
socialist economy

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