HIP HOP THERAPY
Music & Hip Hop Therapy
We use Hip-Hop music as a platform to discuss and educate the youth on the various aspects of mental health and mental health awareness. We encourage youth to creatively express their understanding of sad, but prevalent topics including anxiety, depression, suicide, etc.
Through the use of Hip-Hop lyrics and content, the stage is set to provide valuable material to create a dialogue with students. We teach students to empathize with others and notice signs of mental health battles within themselves and those they interact with by reflecting on their experiences.
Our objectives are simple.
- Stimulate self-motivation and self-discipline for personal excellence
- Shift negative stereotypes and perspectives about receiving therapy
- Provide mental health education about issues that are common among students
- Identify coping skills to manage their mental health issues
- Build interpersonal relationships among their friends, family and classmates
The power of self expression
We use Hip-Hop music as a platform to discuss and educate the youth on the various aspects of mental health and mental health awareness. We encourage youth to creatively express their understanding of sad, but prevalent topics including anxiety, depression, suicide, etc.
Through the use of Hip-Hop lyrics and content, the stage is set to provide valuable material to create a dialogue with students. We teach students to empathize with others and notice signs of mental health battles within themselves and those they interact with by reflecting on their experiences.
HEALING THROUGH HIP-HOP
Hip Hop Therapy uses modern music as a platform to open up discussion with students about mental illness/wellness issues that are often discussed in media. By using self-written songs that have personal messages expressed throughout, we provide clarity and understanding to identify mental health issues through songs.
Hip Hop Therapy is an educational workshop that Rocker community Health has implemented in schools across South Florida. The team goes to high school campuses and educate students about the symptoms and signs of mental health issues and other topics. After the presentation, students are then split up into groups to come up with their own freestyle demonstrating what they've learned.
Our purpose is to create a platform to open up the dialogue with the youth in the community. Our dialogue explores such questions as:
- What does depression feel like?
- What does it look like?
- How does one positively deal with mental health issues?
- Have you ever experienced any mental health issues?
- What are challenges associated with depression and anxiety?
Our dialogue has a two-fold impact:
- Participants will have a better understanding how to identify and deal with issues relative to maintaining a healthy mental posture.
- Assist participants with increasing their empathy, identifying and understanding mental health issues in others, and the direct or indirect impacts of untreated mental health issues.
OUR FORMAT
Part 1: Discussion
Duration: 30 minsThe Goal is to provide some Mental Health Education along with discussion about the various mental health issues that are impacting their lives. During this time, we will be addressing:
- How to identify issues like anxiety, depression and self-esteem issues in a healthy manner
- How to access resources to assist in resolving those issues
- Coping skills and coping mechanisms.
Part 2: Group Activity
Duration: 60 minsThe goal of this activity is to increase the insight of the students as it pertains to mental health awareness while enabling students to express themselves within a safe space
The objective is for the participants to create a song with lyrics containing the information that was discussed in our collaborative discussion
At the conclusion of the exercise, each group will have to perform their final product in front of the group then analyze and discuss the meaning behind the exercise
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