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keyworker

/ˈkiːˌwɜːrkər/ /ˈkiːˌwɜːrkɚ/

Meanings
noun
A social worker who helps to coordinate a patient's care and their social welfare, finances, career, etc.

Examples :

"After the accident, the hospital assigned a keyworker to Maria to help her manage her medical appointments, financial assistance, and return to work. "
job service society human person work organization medicine finance aid

Related Words

Illustration activities

activities noun

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.tiz/ /ækˈtɪv.ə.tiz/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

Illustration financial

financial adjective

/faɪˈnænʃəl/

Related to finances.

"The financial situation at home has improved since my uncle started his new job. "

Illustration discusses

discusses verb

/dɪˈskʌsɪz/

To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.

"The class discusses the importance of recycling. "

Illustration development

development noun

/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

The process of developing; growth, directed change.

"The development of this story has been slow."

Illustration coordinate

coordinate noun

/koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪt/ /koʊˈɔːrdənət/

A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.

"The coordinate of the house on the street map was 12B. "

Illustration assistance

assistance noun

/əˈsɪs.təns/

Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.

"The student received assistance from the teacher with her math homework. "

Illustration enthusiasm

enthusiasm noun

/-θuː-/

Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.

"The student's enthusiasm for history was a form of divine inspiration, making him memorize facts effortlessly. "

Illustration preschool

preschool noun

/ˈpriːskuːl/ /ˈpriˌskuːl/

A nursery school.

"My daughter attends preschool twice a week. "

Illustration childcare

childcare noun

/ˈtʃaɪldˌkɛər/ /ˈtʃaɪldˌkeɪr/

The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children.

"Many working parents rely on childcare to ensure their children are safe and cared for during the day. "

Illustration discussed

discussed verb

/dɪsˈkʌst/

To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.

"We discussed the best way to solve the math problem. "

Illustration participation

participation noun

/pɑːrˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ /pərˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/

The act of participating, of taking part in something.

"The children's participation in the school play was enthusiastic. "

Illustration appointments

appointments noun

/əˈpɔɪntmənts/ /əˈpɔɪnmənts/

The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust

"His appointment was deemed suitable"