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social worker
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social worker,
a person with advanced education in dealing with social, emotional, and environmental problems associated with an illness or disability. A medical social worker usually has completed a master's degree program that includes experience in counseling patients and their families in a hospital setting. A psychiatric social worker may specialize in counseling individuals and families in dealing with social, emotional, or environmental problems pertaining to mental illness.

social worker
A professional, usually with a bachelor's or master's degree in social work, who provides counsel, aid, and other services to persons with domestic issues


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