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Social Casework Methodology: A Skills Handbook for the Caribbean Human Services Worker pp 1–4Cite as

The Unique Environment of the Caribbean

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The Caribbean consists of multiple islands with unique histories and a large diaspora of people from various races, ethnicities and religions. The purpose of this chapter is to explain the complicated environment of the Caribbean and the importance of the casework method to the region as a form of anti-oppressive practice.

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  1. Department of Behavioural Sciences St. Augustine Campus, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

    Emmanuel Janagan Johnson & Camille L. Huggins

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Johnson, E.J., Huggins, C.L. (2019). The Unique Environment of the Caribbean. In: Social Casework Methodology: A Skills Handbook for the Caribbean Human Services Worker. SpringerBriefs in Social Work. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27319-4_1

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