Song to Self: Promoting a Therapeutic Dialogue with High-Risk Youths Through Poetry and Popular Music |
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| Authors: | Leah Olson-McBride Timothy F Page |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Wisconsin , Eau Claire , Wisconsin , USA olsonmcl@uwec.edu;3. Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA |
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| Abstract: | This article presents the implementation of a specialized poetry therapy intervention that incorporated hip-hop and rap music with high-risk youths. The use of this popular musician group work supported these young people's use of self-disclosure. The intervention also involved creative writing as a means of encouraging connection and self-expression among an often difficult-to-engage population. |
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| Keywords: | group work poetry rap hip-hop music self-disclosure adolescents poverty |
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