casework
/ˈkeɪsˌwɜrk/
noun
- Social work involving direct help to individuals or families, such as counseling or finding resources.
- Casework often requires meeting clients in their homes to understand their needs.
- The social worker spent most of her day doing casework with struggling families.
- He studied casework methods to better support children in foster care.
- Work involving the investigation or management of individual cases, especially in law, politics, or police work.
- Her casework as a paralegal involved organizing documents for multiple lawsuits.
- A congressman's office handles casework for constituents who need help with federal agencies.
- The detective's casework included reviewing evidence from the burglary.