Rhymecology: Using Hip-Hop to Heal: The Therapist Guide

by Jeffrey T Walker

Overview

This game-changing approach to working with youth is now available for therapists, counselors, teachers, and anyone who works with youth. The guide offers step-by-step, easy-to-follow lessons for mental health professionals to use with adolescents who love Hip-Hop music and culture. Whether you are a seasoned Hip-Hop veteran or a novice, the culturally relevant techniques and exercises presented will help you create a "Rap Rapport" with your client/student and open up new ways to help them express themselves. The guide also details countless songs, artists and albums, all of which can be used in therapeutic sessions!

Inside the Guide:

-Listening Techniques

-Writing Exercises

-How to Bill for Hip-Hop

-Themed Therapy

-Hip-Hop History

-"Golden Era" Messages

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781517783778
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	10/12/2015
Pages:	138
Sales rank:	1,330,920
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Jeffrey T. Walker, M.A., is a Qualified Mental Health Professional who has worked with youth at-risk for 15 years. The "Rhymecologist" brings the science of psychology and his passion for music together to help people feel empowered, and to feel better about themselves and the world they live in. Rhymecology® uses hip-hop culture as a therapeutic/educational tool through programs, workshops, media, music and literature.