Beats, Rhymes and Life: Utilizing Hip Hop in Therapy for Youth

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dc.contributor.authorTiojanco, Arthur
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-11T22:07:30Z
dc.date.available2024-01-11T22:07:30Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-11
dc.description.abstractSince its inception, Hip Hop has been identified with one aspect of its culture, rap music which, in the mainstream perception only speaks on drugs, alcohol, violence, and misogyny. But this a limited view of Hip Hop. At its core, Hip Hop is a culture born from the struggle of marginalized youth, in particular Black and Latino youth from the Bronx, New York. The artforms that make up Hip Hop culture, DJing, breaking, graffiti art, and emceeing are tools that allow its practitioners to express their emotions, escape their hardship, find confidence in themselves and belonging in a community. For marginalized youth who may not identify with the traditional mental health supports provided, Hip Hop is presented as a culturally relevant form of music and art that they may be interested in engaging with. This capstone project explores the therapeutic aspects of the Hip Hop elements and how they are currently being used clinically around the world. A key contribution of this capstone project is to show that Hip Hop can be a viable tool to be used for youth in a group setting by presenting an outline of an after-school program that uses Hip Hop as its main therapeutic intervention.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/2398
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectgroup work
dc.subjectculturally relevant
dc.subjecthip hop
dc.subjectexpressive arts
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectafter-school programming
dc.titleBeats, Rhymes and Life: Utilizing Hip Hop in Therapy for Youth
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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