Counseling Across and Beyond Cultures : Exploring the Work of Clemmont E. Vontress in Clinical Practice

Using as a starting point the pioneering work of Clemmont E. Vontress, the contributors to __Counseling Across and Beyond Cultures__ trace the evolution of multicultural counseling and discuss remaining challenges for practitioners. Professional Counseling Is A Dynamic Field, Necessarily Changing To Reflect Shifting Societal Norms And Client Needs. In An Increasingly Multicultural And Globalized Society, There Is A Growing Need For Counselors To Be Sensitive To The Diverse Needs Of Clients Expressing Different Cultural And Ethnic Beliefs And Facets Of Racial, Gender, Sexual, Age, Ability, Disability, Or Class Identities. Using As A Starting Point The Pioneering Work Of Clemmont E. Vontress, The Contributors To Counseling Across And Beyond Cultures Trace The Evolution Of Multicultural Counseling And Discuss Remaining Challenges For Practitioners. Essays Include A Personal Reflection By Vontress Himself, Critical Analyses Of The Growth Of Multicultural Counseling, Considerations Of His Influence In Canada And The Uk, And African And Caribbean Perspectives On His Work. Throughout, The Importance Of Vontress's Accomplishments Are Celebrated, While Critical Analysis Points The Way Towards Further Work To Be Done In The Field.--pub. Desc. Introduction / Roy Moodley And Rinaldo Walcott -- Clemmont E. Vontress : The Culturally Wounded Healer In Cross-cultural Counseling. Culture And Counseling : A Personal Retrospective / Clemmont E. Vontress ; In The Therapist's Chair Is Clemmont E. Vontress : A Culturally Wounded Healer In Cross-cultural Counseling / Roy Moodley ; A Theory Of Apprehension : Fanon, Vontress, And Cultural Identity : Or, How To Get Stuck There / Rinaldo Walcott -- Clemmont E. Vontress : An Inspiring Mentor In Cross-cultural Counseling. How Clemmont E. Vontress Inspired And Reinforced My Cross-cultural Passion / Patricia Arredondo ; Clemmont E. Vontress : Reflections Of A Long-distance Mentee / Farah A. Ibraham ; My Apprenticeship To An Existentialist : Clemmont E. Vontress And His Therapeutic Philosophy / Lawrence R. Epp ; Counseling Across Cultures : The Work Of Clemmont E. Vontress From 1976 To 2007 / Paul Pedersen -- Clemmont E. Ventress : Challenging The Traditions Of Transnational Counseling Contexts. Clemmont E. Vontress And His Work Within The Sociopolitical Context Of The United States / Courtland C. Lee And Jessica M. Diaz ; Clemmont E. Vontress And Multicultural Counseling Canada / Nancy Arthur And Sandra Collins ; Clemmont E. Vontress, African Cultural Imperatives, And Traditional Healing / Olaniyi Bojuwoye ; Clemmont E. Vontress And Cross-cultural Counseling In The Caribbean / Ronald Marshall And Deone Curling -- Clemmont E. Vontress : Multiple Identities, Multiple Pathways, And Beyond. Clemmont E. Vontress And The Ongoing Cultural Crisis In Counseling / Roy Moodley ; Privileging Multiple Converging Identities In Counseling And Clemmont E. Vontress / Tracy L. Robinson-wood ; African American Women, Race, And Gender Politics And The Work Of Clemmont E. Vontress / Carmen Braun Williams ; Reclaiming The Spirit : Clemmont E. Vontress And The Quest For Spirituality And Traditional Helaing In Counseling / Patsy Sutherland And Roy Moodley ; Paving The Path Of Culture And Counseling : A Conversation With Clemont E. Vontress / Tracy L. Robinson-wood -- Postscript / Clemmont E. Vontress. Edited By Roy Moodley And Rinaldo Walcott. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents 5 Foreword 9 Acknowledgments 13 Introduction 15 Part One: Clemmont E. Vontress – The Culturally Wounded Healer in Cross-Cultural Counseling 33 1. Culture and Counseling: A Personal Retrospective 33 2. ‘In the Therapist’s Chair’ Is Clemmont E. Vontress: A Wounded Healer in Cross-Cultural Counseling 57 3. A Theory of Apprehension? Fanon, Vontress, and Cultural Identity; or, How Not to Get Stuck There 71 Part Two: Clemmont E. Vontress – An Inspiring Mentor in Cross-Cultural Counseling 87 4. How Clemmont Vontress Inspired and Reinforced My Cross-Cultural Passion 87 5. Clemmont Vontress: Reflections of a Long-Distance Mentee 96 6. My Apprenticeship to an Existentialist: Clemmont E. Vontress and His Therapeutic Philosophy 111 7. Counseling across Cultures: The Work of Clemmont E. Vontress from 1976 to 2007 128 Part Three: Clemmont E. Vontress – Challenging the Traditions of Transnational Counseling Contexts 147 8. Clemmont E. Vontress and His Work within the Sociopolitical Context of the United States, 1950–2000 147 9. Clemmont E. Vontress and Multicultural Counseling in Canada 160 10. Clemmont E. Vontress and British Multicultural Counseling 176 11. Clemmont E. Vontress, African Cultural Imperatives, and Traditional Healing 196 12. Clemmont E. Vontress and Cross-Cultural Counseling in the Caribbean 214 Part Four: Clemmont E. Vontress – Multiple Identities, Multiple Pathways, and Beyond 233 13. Clemmont E. Vontress and the Ongoing Cultural Crisis in Counseling 233 14. Privileging Multiple Converging Identities in Counselling and Clemmont E. Vontress 247 15. African American Women, Race and Gender Politics, and the Work of Clemmont E. Vontress 261 16. Reclaiming the Spirit: Clemmont E. Vontress and the Quest for Spirituality and Traditional Healing in Counseling 277 17. Paving the Path of Culture and Counseling: A Conversation with Clemmont E. Vontress 292 Postscript 307 Contributors 311 Index 317

Professional counseling is a dynamic field, necessarily changing to reflect shifting societal norms and client needs. In an increasingly multicultural and globalized society, there is a growing need for counselors to be sensitive to the diverse needs of clients expressing different cultural and ethnic beliefs and facets of racial, gender, sexual, age, ability, disability, or class identities.

Using as a starting point the pioneering work of Clemmont E. Vontress, the contributors to Counseling Across and Beyond Cultures trace the evolution of multicultural counseling and discuss remaining challenges for practitioners. Essays include a personal reflection by Vontress himself, critical analyses of the growth of multicultural counseling, considerations of his influence in Canada and the UK, and African and Caribbean perspectives on his work. Throughout, the importance of Vontress's accomplishments are celebrated, while critical analysis points the way towards further work to be done in the field.