Client

How it is used

Very common in the US and in many international NGOs. In the UK, 'service user' or 'people who use services' is often preferred, and in hospitals the same person is a patient. You work with, support and meet clients; agencies refer clients to each other.

Example sentences

1. My client has asked for an interpreter at the next meeting.

2. We always explain to clients what information we keep and who can see it.

Common collocations

• work with clients
• client's needs
• client group
• client record
• vulnerable clients

Related terms

• social workerA trained professional who helps individuals, families and communities cope with problems such as poverty, abuse, illness or disability, and connects them with support and services.
• intakeThe first stage of contact with a service, when basic information is collected and a decision is made about what should happen next.
• confidentialityThe duty to keep information about clients private and to share it only with their consent or when there is a clear professional or legal reason.
• person-centredOrganised around the individual's own wishes, needs, values and goals, with the person involved in every decision about their care.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• client · Software Engineering
• client · Web Development
• client · Civil Engineering & Construction
• client · Architecture
• client · Psychology
• client · Veterinary Medicine
• client · Business English
• client · Law

More terms: Casework and Assessment

• caseload
• case management
• assessment
• care plan
• home visit
• risk assessment
• needs assessment
• follow up
• engage with
• case closure
• genogram
• ecomap