Hip-hop and Spoken Word Therapy in Urban School Counseling

Ian P. Levy

Journal

Professional School Counseling

Year

2018

Issue

1b

First Page

20

Last Page

38

Abstract

This study involved a secondary analysis of data collected across the 2016–2017 academic year to determine the impact on students’ social and emotional well-being of a new hip-hop lyricism course implemented by a school counselor. The new course introduced hip-hop and spoken word therapy into a specially designed classroom curriculum to meet the emotional and stress-coping needs of youth, allowing for improvements in the development of coping skills, emotional self-awareness, and self-image. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)

Music and Health Institute Terms

Coping; Emotional Functioning; Mental Health; Music and Healing; Self-Concept; Stress; Wellness and Well-Being

Indexed Terms

emotions; hip-hop therapy; urban school counseling; students’ social and emotional well-being; spoken word therapy; hip-hop lyricism course; classroom curriculum; stress-coping; Coping Behavior; School Counseling; Urban Environments; Well Being; Adolescent Development; Curriculum Development; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics

Study Type

Systematic Review; Quantitative Methods

Disciplines

Psychiatric and Mental Health

Document Type

Article

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