casework
Social worker's duties
Casework is the handling of individual cases, especially by social workers, lawyers, or government agencies dealing with people's problems one at a time: Her casework involves helping families navigate the welfare system.
A caseworker manages such cases professionally.
Separately, casework refers to the wooden cabinet housing of a piece of furniture or equipment.
One who hires professionals
- intakeAmount received or consumed
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- advocacyPleading for a cause
referral · counseling · welfare · eligibility · benefits · outreach · discharge · follow-up
Fitting wood pieces together
- cabinetryFine woodwork furniture craft
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- millworkFactory-made wooden components
veneer · craftsmanship · inlay · dovetail · bespoke · paneling · restoration
Storing documents systematically
- formsVarieties or documents
- processingSystematic operation on data
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- requestsFormal expressions of want
compliance · records · submission · eligibility · enrollment · clerical · paperwork · tracking
Professional crime investigator
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- inquiryRequest for information
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
witness · testimony · clues · interrogation · surveillance · deduction · crime · alibi
Relating to characteristics, not quantities
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- interviewFormal questioning session
observation · narrative · findings · data · sampling · evaluation · variables · hypothesis
client
One who hires professionals
- intakeAmount received or consumed
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
advocacy · referral · counseling · welfare · eligibility · benefits · outreach · discharge · follow-up · documentation
joinery
Fitting wood pieces together
- cabinetryFine woodwork furniture craft
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
millwork · veneer · craftsmanship · inlay · dovetail · bespoke · paneling · restoration
filing
Storing documents systematically
- formsVarieties or documents
- processingSystematic operation on data
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
requests · compliance · records · submission · eligibility · enrollment · clerical · paperwork · tracking · database
detective
Professional crime investigator
forensics · witness · testimony · clues · interrogation · surveillance · deduction · crime · alibi · profiling
qualitative
Relating to characteristics, not quantities
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- analysisMethodical study of parts
interview · observation · narrative · findings · data · sampling · evaluation · variables · hypothesis · focus-group
- social servicessocial services, welfare office, job training, child protective services, counseling
- pipe organspipe organ, organ, organ pipes, pipe organs, organ stops
- legal aidpro bono, legal aid attorney, legal aid, legal aid office, legal clinics
- piano partsivories, dampers, white keys, hammers, black keys
- legal trainingbar exam, bar exams, externships, law degree, clerkships
caseworkpolicymaking
Creating official guidelines
community organizing · social planning · policy development · advocacy
caseworkneglect
Failure to provide care
abuse · abandonment · maltreatment · exploitation · mistreatment
caseworkadministration
Organizational oversight and control
policy · policymaking · management · bureaucracy · executive functions