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Helpende welzijn

English translation: welfare worker/officer


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Dutch term or phrase:Helpende welzijn
English translation:welfare worker/officer
Entered by: Sanmar
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13:28 Aug 18, 2009
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
Dutch term or phrase: Helpende welzijn
Wat is het Engelse equivalent van deze kwalificatie?
Bij voorbaat dank!
Sanmar
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:38
welfare worker/officer
Explanation:
The correct translation depends a lot on the context and as there has been none given this may be one possible translation
Selected response from:

Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 12:38
Grading comment
Bedankt!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2welfare worker/officer
Kate Hudson
3Personal Support Worker
Tina Vonhof
4 -1social worker
BQuigley


  

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
social worker


Explanation:
Social work and social worker are generic terms that cover many care functions.

BQuigley
Netherlands
Local time: 12:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tina Vonhof: A social worker usually has a university education. With "helpende" it doesn't sound like that is the case.
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
welfare worker/officer


Explanation:
The correct translation depends a lot on the context and as there has been none given this may be one possible translation

Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 12:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 66
Grading comment
Bedankt!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof: It really needs more context because it could also be a healthcare worker.
1 hr
  -> Thank you Tina. It could well be a healthcare worker but then I would expect them to be called gezondheids.....
agree  Ron Willems
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1 day1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Personal Support Worker


Explanation:
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.


    Reference: http://studiekeuze.schoolweb.nl/Study.aspx?studyid=20189
    Reference: http://www.onip.ca/article/8/
Tina Vonhof
Local time: 04:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 58
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