Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Social Work

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Service, Social
  • Social Service
  • Services, Social
  • Social Services
  • Social Intervention
  • Social Service Intervention
  • Social Work Intervention
  • Intervention, Social
  • Intervention, Social Service
  • Intervention, Social Work
  • Interventions, Social Work
  • Service Intervention, Social
  • Social Interventions
  • Social Service Interventions
  • Social Work Interventions
  • Work Intervention, Social

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

78; was SOCIAL SERVICE 1963-77

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  1. I01w.880w.792w
  2. N02.421.849w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Social Work. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012947. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012947
  2. Social Work. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_work
  3. Social Work. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205398