Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
Helpende welzijn
English translation:
welfare worker/officer
Added to glossary by
Sanmar
Aug 18, 2009 13:28
14 yrs ago
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Dutch term
Helpende welzijn
Dutch to English
Other
Education / Pedagogy
Wat is het Engelse equivalent van deze kwalificatie?
Bij voorbaat dank!
Bij voorbaat dank!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | welfare worker/officer |
Kate Hudson (X)
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| 4 -1 | social worker |
Brian Quigley
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| 3 | Personal Support Worker |
Tina Vonhof (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
55 mins
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welfare worker/officer
The correct translation depends a lot on the context and as there has been none given this may be one possible translation
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Bedankt!"
-1
41 mins
Brian Quigley
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Works in field
Netherlands
technical, reliable, professional, fast
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: Dutch to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
social worker
Social work and social worker are generic terms that cover many care functions.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
: A social worker usually has a university education. With "helpende" it doesn't sound like that is the case.
2 hrs
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1 day 1 hr
Personal Support Worker
Also called 'home support worker' but it depends on the setting. They help people with personal care and activities of daily living (shopping, cooking, etc. ) that they cannot do by themselves.
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