What is it about?
Creating playlists can empower students to cope with past experiences and connect with current emotions. This article highlight two case examples of how two masters of social work (MSW) student interns used music-based technology to engage African American boys.
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Why is it important?
While most research on music-based social work interventions focus on listening to, writing, and performing music, this article focuses on creating playlists as a source of engagement.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I enjoyed working with. We hope this article demystifies the play therapy process, providing helpful insights and strategies.
Chastity Owens
University of Illinois at Chicago
Working on this article has been an absolute pleasure. Working with my co-authors was so rewarding, especially while attending classes taught by Ms. Owens. I hope that through reading this article, other professionals can use playlist building in their own practices, especially with African American boys. Music is so important to many children and adolescents, and it was wonderful to look into how we, as professionals, can connect with them on this topic.
Taylor Bradfield
University of Illinois at Chicago
Working on this article with my co-authors was a valuable experience. I hope this article helps in making these activities and strategies more accessible to other practitioners. These activities are truly a joy to conduct with youth.
Katylyn Frew
University of Illinois at Chicago
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This page is a summary of: Playlists in play therapy: Using music-based technology to engage African American boys., International Journal of Play Therapy, September 2022, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/pla0000189.
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