This volume recognizes the need for culturally responsive forms of school counseling and draws on the author’s first-hand experiences of working with students in urban schools in the United States to illustrate how hip-hop culture can be effectively integrated into school counseling to benefit and support students. Detailing the theoretical development, practical implementation and empirical evaluation of a holistic approach to school counseling dubbed "Hip-Hop and Spoken Word Therapy" (HHSWT), this volume documents the experiences of the school counsellor and students throughout a HHSWT pilot program in an urban high school.
Key Features
- Focus on the socio-cultural roots of hip-hop.
- Integration of hip-hop practices such as writing lyrics and producing mix tapes.
- Addresses the needs of racially diverse, marginalized youth.
- Explores the role of the school counselor in implementing HHSWT.
- Offers insights into the practical and conceptual challenges of this approach.
Additional Information
Chapters explain how hip-hop inspired practices can offer an effective means of transcending White, western approaches to counseling. This book will be a useful resource for practitioners and scholars working at the intersections of culturally responsive and relevant forms of school counseling, spoken word therapy and hip-hop studies.
