Song to Self: Promoting a Therapeutic Dialogue with High-Risk Youths Through Poetry and Popular Music

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. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.