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2. Social work - Wikipedia

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   Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work.

3. Caseworker - Wikipedia

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   Caseworker. In social work, a caseworker is not a social worker but is employed by a government agency, nonprofit organization, or another group to take on the cases of individuals and provide them with advocacy, information and solutions. Also, in political arenas, caseworkers are employed as a type of legislative staffer by legislators to ...

4. Doctor of Social Work - Wikipedia

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   Doctor of Social Work. The Doctor of Social Work (DSW) is a professional doctorate in social work, it is the highest academic award available in the field of social work, and most offer advanced training in a professional area of practice including but not limited to; nonprofit organization, leadership development, and social justice.

5. Forensic social work - Wikipedia

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   Forensic science. Forensic social work is the application of social work to questions and issues relating to the law and legal systems. [1] It is a type of social work that involves the application of social work principles and practices in legal, criminal, and civil contexts. [2][3][4] It is a specialized branch of social work that focuses on ...

6. Master of Social Work - Wikipedia

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   The Master of Social Work (MSW) is a master's degree in the field of social work.It is a professional degree with specializations compared to Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). ). MSW promotes macro-, mezzo- and micro-aspects of professional social work practice, whereas the BSW focuses more on direct social work practices in community, hospitals (outpatient and inpatient services) and other ...

7. Medical social work - Wikipedia

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   Medical social work is a sub-discipline of social work that addresses social components of medicine. [1] Medical social workers typically work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, community health agency, skilled nursing facility, long-term care facility or hospice. They work with patients and their families in need of psychosocial help.