Relationships and Rap: Using Ecomaps to Explore the Stories of Youth Who Rap

Crawford, Marcus; Grant, Natalie; Crews, Douglas A.

doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcu096

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“…The arts can also promote social inclusion, social justice, social change, and well-being for individuals and communities (e.g., Batt-Rawden & Andersen, 2020 ; Howell, 2011 ; Heinonen et al, 2018 ; Millar & Warwick, 2019 ; Sunderland et al, 2018 ). Adding to a growing body of literature (e.g., Anderson & Mack, 2019 ; Crawford et al, 2014 ; Hess, 2018 ; Kelly, 2017 ; Oba, 2016 ; Olson-Mcbride & Page, 2012 ; O’Mathúna, 2008 ; Palmer, 2003 ; Rice et al, 2018 ; Short, 2014 ; Travis & Deepak, 2011 ; Wever, 2009 ), this study suggests that music interventions with ACB youth and emerging adults may have the potential to align with Afrocentric ways of healing, engage ACB community strengths—providing avenues for connection that are familiar, enjoyable, and meaningful, and create spaces for important work in identity development and resistance.…”

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“Finding my Blackness, Finding my Rhythm”: Music and Identity Development in African, Caribbean, and Black Emerging Adults

2021

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This study examines how music functions in relation to identity development for African-, Caribbean- and Black-identified emerging adults who have immigrated to Canada. Eleven ACB-identified emerging adults, recruited from music schools, community, and student organizations took part in semi-structured interviews adapted from McAdams’ Life Story Interview protocol to focus on music practices and memories. Thematic Analyses results suggest that transitioning to life in Canada necessitated learning new meanings of being and “becoming” Black. Participants described the influence of music on negotiating identity in a Canadian context. They described using music to resist racist and hegemonic narratives of Canadian Black identity, to connect to and celebrate their embodied Black identities, and establish self-continuity and coherence across histories and generations to connect with spiritual memories, land, and ancestors. We conclude by suggesting implications of this work for practice and developing research methodologies that resist whiteness.

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“Finding my Blackness, Finding my Rhythm”: Music and Identity Development in African, Caribbean, and Black Emerging Adults

2021

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“…Other studies have demonstrated this as well. Crawford, grant, and Crews (2016) wrote that young men in their study created new families from their peer group because they felt the group was comprised of the only people they could trust. When a participant in Berman et al (2009) spoke about street family, this is what she referred to-a group of people with whom she created a trusting and lasting relationship on whom she could always rely.…”

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Runaway Girls and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: A Qualitative Interpretative Meta-Synthesis

Crawford¹

2021

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Runaway youth are at heightened risk for violence, substance use, suicide, and other high risk concerns. Qualitative studies have examined youth choices to leave home, involvement living on the streets, and lived experiences as stigmatized youth; however, findings from these various studies have never been analyzed together into a single synthesis of information. The purpose of this article is to synthesize the qualitative data using Qualitative Interpretative Meta-Synthesis. The researcher completed a systematic search to locate studies focused on girls who were or had been runaways, extracting themes from 10 articles to create new overarching themes that encompassed each of the articles. Results showed six new overarching themes: power/control, stigma, physical needs, safety, belonging, and acceptance. The themes of physical needs, safety, belonging, and acceptance are discussed using Maslow's hierarchy of needs paradigm. Together, the themes are constructed to discuss how helping professionals can be better prepared to help meet the myriad needs of runaway girls by utilizing the hierarchy of needs presented by Maslow. This research article provides a unique insight into working with a vulnerable population by weaving together the experiences and words of the individuals whose real-life narratives have shaped the discussion.

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“…Multicultural feminist therapists must consider youth through the lens of a social-ecological framework, recognizing systems of bidirectional influence (see Chapter 3). Ecomaps are an assessment tool used to provide greater clarity of the adolescent's current stressors and strengths; they are a visual representation of relationships, social support, cultural context, and connections between family and the larger community (Crawford, Grant, & Crews, 2016). Culturagrams are an additional tool to assess and empower ethnically diverse clients by recording immigration, language, health beliefs; celebrated holidays and special events; the impact of crisis events; values regarding family, education, and work; and contact with cultural institutions (Congress, 2004).…”

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A foundation for multicultural feminist therapy with adolescent girls of color.

Bryant-Davis

Moore-Lobban

2019

Multicultural Feminist Therapy: Helping Adolescent Girls of Color to Thrive.

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In a society with pervasive oppression, discrimination, and gendered racism, the wellness and empowerment of adolescent girls of color represent an act of defiance. Multicultural feminist psychologists defy the institutionalized, systemic, and individual efforts to marginalize and silence girls and women of color. This work of healing and justice is the foundation of multicultural feminist psychology. In this chapter, we provide readers with the foundation of multicultural feminist theory and therapies and give attention to gaps in the field that can be addressed using this approach. We describe the context in which multicultural feminist psychology emerged and the defining components of multicultural feminist psychology and its major tenets and then illuminate its application in therapy with girls of color. In the application section, we describe the preparation of the therapist, assessment, diagnosis and presenting problem, rapport building, intervention strategies, traumainformed multicultural feminist therapy, and therapist self-care.

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Relationships and Rap: Using Ecomaps to Explore the Stories of Youth Who Rap

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

“Finding my Blackness, Finding my Rhythm”: Music and Identity Development in African, Caribbean, and Black Emerging Adults

“Finding my Blackness, Finding my Rhythm”: Music and Identity Development in African, Caribbean, and Black Emerging Adults

Runaway Girls and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: A Qualitative Interpretative Meta-Synthesis

A foundation for multicultural feminist therapy with adolescent girls of color.

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