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“Real Recognize Real”: Hip‐Hop Spoken Word Therapy and Humanistic Practice
Author(s) -
Levy Ian P.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/johc.12128
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , humanism , psychology , spoken word , psychotherapist , linguistics , psychiatry , philosophy , theology , poetry
Youth of color often experience counseling professionals as inauthentic. This presents a concern, especially considering the low utilization and retention rates of racial minority groups in counseling. This article describes a series of culturally sensitive interventions that are rooted in hip‐hop definitions of authenticity.