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Beats, Rhymes and Life: Utilizing Hip Hop in Therapy for Youth
Get PDFSince 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
Bearing the Brunt: The Canadian Medical System, COVID-19, the Impacts on the Chronically Ill Community, and What We Can Do as Therapists
Get PDFUsing literature, research, and lived experiences, this capstone works to highlight the current state of the Canadian medical care system, how the system has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the chronically ill community has been impacted by these challenges. Both the intersections where the chronically ill community are further distressed and the places where the community’s resilience is evident are explored. This capstone shines a light on the ongoing issues with our Canadian health care system and gives voice to the burgeoning issues of chronic illness and mental health care due to the damage done by the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, one of the gaps this capstone aims to start to fill is the impacts of COVID-19 upon the mental health field and the chronically ill population. The second gap is the lack of awareness in the medical and mental health field. Beyond filling these gaps, this paper works to offer hope of how mental health therapists can be better educated and equipped to go into the field and advocate for better education and care for those with a chronic illness
