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Social work in Spanish
Intake, care plan, benefit, network — the language between the office, the service and the living room.
La ayuda a domicilio is help given in somebody's own home, and el domicilio is a word Spanish uses far more freely than English uses « domicile ». In English it is legal and rare; in Spanish it is the ordinary formal name for where a person lives, printed on every form. And a domicilio is a whole family of things brought to the door: pizza a domicilio, médico a domicilio, venta a domicilio. English needs « home », « house call » and « door-to-door » to cover the same ground.
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el trabajo socialsocial workPhraseC1
El trabajo social empieza donde termina el formulario.Social work begins where the form ends.
los servicios socialesthe social servicesPhraseC1
Los servicios sociales dependen del municipio.The social services belong to the town hall.
el centro de servicios socialesthe local social services officePhraseC1
El centro de servicios sociales atiende por zona.The local social services office takes people by district.
la primera acogidathe first taking in of somebodyPhraseC1
La primera acogida escucha antes de clasificar.The first taking in of somebody listens before it classifies.
la entrevista de valoraciónthe interview that sizes up the situationPhraseC1
La entrevista de valoración se hace sin prisa.The interview that sizes up the situation is done without hurry.
el diagnóstico socialthe written picture of the situationPhraseC1
El diagnóstico social describe la situación, no a la persona.The written picture of the situation describes the situation, not the person.
el expediente del casothe file on the casePhraseC1
El expediente del caso reúne informes de varias entidades.The file on the case brings together reports from several bodies.
el plan de intervenciónthe plan of what will be donePhraseC1
El plan de intervención se firma con la persona.The plan of what will be done is signed with the person.
el objetivo acordadothe goal both sides agreedPhraseC1
El objetivo acordado es de quien lo va a cumplir.The goal both sides agreed belongs to whoever has to meet it.
la revisión periódica del planthe going through the plan again at set datesPhraseC1
La revisión periódica del plan tiene fechas fijadas.The going through the plan again at set dates has its dates fixed.
la derivación a otro recursothe sending on to another servicePhraseC1
La derivación a otro recurso no cierra el caso.The sending on to another service does not close the case.
la mesa de coordinaciónthe meeting of everybody working on the casePhraseC1
La mesa de coordinación evita repetir la historia.The meeting of everybody working on the case saves telling the story twice.
el entorno de referenciathe people close at handPhraseC1
El entorno de referencia cuenta más que cualquier ayuda puntual.The people close at hand count for more than any single payment.
el trabajo comunitariothe work done with a whole neighbourhoodPhraseC1
El trabajo comunitario cambia el barrio, no un caso.The work done with a whole neighbourhood changes the district, not one case.
la vulnerabilidad socialthe state of being at riskPhraseC1
La vulnerabilidad social no es culpa de nadie.The state of being at risk is nobody's fault.
la exclusión socialthe state of being shut outPhraseC1
La exclusión social se mide en accesos perdidos.The state of being shut out is measured in doors that closed.
la privación materialthe going without of what is neededPhraseC1
La privación material se ve en lo que falta, no en el ingreso.The going without of what is needed shows in what is missing, not in the income.
el alojamiento de emergenciathe emergency place to sleepPhraseC1
El alojamiento de emergencia se abre en pocas horas.The emergency place to sleep opens within hours.
la vivienda de transiciónthe flat for the time in betweenPhraseC1
La vivienda de transición da tiempo para lo siguiente.The flat for the time in between gives room for what comes next.
la renta mínimathe minimum income paid by the statePhraseC1
La renta mínima se solicita con muchos papeles.The minimum income paid by the state is applied for with a great many papers.
la ayuda de urgenciathe emergency paymentPhraseC1
La ayuda de urgencia se resuelve en días.The emergency payment is decided in days.
la prestación económicathe payment made in moneyPhraseC1
La prestación económica tiene un tope y un plazo.The payment made in money has a ceiling and a time limit.
el requisito de accesothe condition for getting it at allPhraseC1
El requisito de acceso deja fuera a quien más lo necesita.The condition for getting it at all leaves out whoever needs it most.
la carga administrativathe weight of the paperworkPhraseC1
La carga administrativa cansa antes que el problema.The weight of the paperwork tires people before the problem does.
el acompañamiento socialthe walking alongside somebodyPhraseC1
El acompañamiento social camina al lado, no delante.The walking alongside somebody goes beside, not in front.
la escucha sin juiciothe listening that does not judgePhraseC1
La escucha sin juicio abre lo que ningún formulario abre.The listening that does not judge opens what no form opens.
el deber de confidencialidadthe duty to say nothingPhraseC1
El deber de confidencialidad tiene excepciones tasadas.The duty to say nothing has narrowly listed exceptions.
el consentimiento de la personathe person's own consentPhraseC1
El consentimiento de la persona precede a cualquier gestión.The person's own consent comes before anything is done.
el interés superior del menorwhat is best for the childPhraseC1
El interés superior del menor manda sobre lo demás.What is best for the child outranks everything else.
la situación de riesgothe situation where a child is at riskPhraseC1
La situación de riesgo se comunica sin esperar certeza.The situation where a child is at risk is reported without waiting for certainty.
la declaración de desamparothe ruling that a child is unprotectedPhraseC1
La declaración de desamparo la dicta la administración.The ruling that a child is unprotected is made by the authority.
el acogimiento residencialthe placing of a child in a homePhraseC1
El acogimiento residencial se evita mientras se pueda.The placing of a child in a home is avoided as long as it can be.
el centro de menoresthe children's homePhraseC1
El centro de menores es la última opción.The children's home is the last option.
la violencia intrafamiliarthe violence inside a familyPhraseC1
La violencia intrafamiliar rara vez llega sola.The violence inside a family rarely comes alone.
la orden de protecciónthe court order that protects somebodyPhraseC1
La orden de protección la dicta un juzgado.The court order that protects somebody is issued by a judge.
el punto de encuentro familiarthe supervised place for seeing the childrenPhraseC1
El punto de encuentro familiar permite ver a los hijos con acompañamiento.The supervised place for seeing the children allows the meeting to happen with somebody present.
la dependencia reconocidathe officially recognised need for carePhraseC1
La dependencia reconocida abre la puerta a la ayuda.The officially recognised need for care opens the door to help.
el grado de dependenciathe level of that needPhraseC1
El grado de dependencia se valora en el domicilio.The level of that need is assessed in the person's own home.
la ayuda a domiciliothe help given in the person's homePhraseC1
La ayuda a domicilio se mide en horas semanales.The help given in the person's home is measured in hours a week.
el centro de díathe day centrePhraseC1
El centro de día da respiro a quien cuida.The day centre gives the carer a few hours off.
la persona cuidadorathe person doing the caringPhraseC1
La persona cuidadora también necesita apoyo.The person doing the caring needs support as well.
el respiro familiarthe break the family is givenPhraseC1
El respiro familiar se pide con antelación.The break the family is given is asked for in advance.
la inserción laboralthe getting of somebody into workPhraseC1
La inserción laboral necesita más que un curso.The getting of somebody into work needs more than a course.
la empresa de inserciónthe firm that employs with supportPhraseC1
La empresa de inserción contrata con acompañamiento.The firm that employs with support takes people on with somebody beside them.
el voluntariado organizadothe volunteering that is organisedPhraseC1
El voluntariado organizado no sustituye al profesional.The volunteering that is organised does not replace the professional.
la entidad del tercer sectorthe charity or association outside the statePhraseC1
La entidad del tercer sector llega donde el municipio no llega.The charity or association outside the state reaches where the town hall does not.
el convenio de colaboraciónthe agreement to work togetherPhraseC1
El convenio de colaboración reparte tareas y dinero.The agreement to work together shares out tasks and money.
la memoria de actividadthe yearly account of what was donePhraseC1
La memoria de actividad se entrega cada año.The yearly account of what was done is handed in every year.
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el sinhogarismohaving nowhere to liveNoun (m)C1
El sinhogarismo no empieza en la calle.Having nowhere to live does not begin on the street.
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la teleasistenciathe alarm button connected to a call centreNoun (f)C1
La teleasistencia cuesta poco y resuelve mucho.The alarm button connected to a call centre costs little and solves much.
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