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William Borgen

Professor
Department of Educational Counselling and Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS)

Dr. Borgen conducts research and develops programs in the areas of life transitions and career development. His current research focuses on how workers do well with change that affects their work. His studies in this area have in included older, younger, mid-age and immigrant workers. His research has impacted employment counselling and career development programs in Canada and had been translated and adapted for use in Bhutan, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, and Sweden.

Contributions:

Borgen, W. & Hiebert, B. (2014) Orienting educators to contemporary ideas for career counseling: An illustrative example. In G. Arulmani (Ed.). Handbook of Career Development: International Perspectives, Springer: New York, 689-708.
Borgen, W. A., Butterfield, L. D., & Lalande, V. (2013). Career conversations in small-to-medium sized businesses: A competitive advantage. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 47, 169-187.
Zheng, L., Amundson, N. E., Borgen, W. A. & Butterfield, L. (2013). The experiences of mainland Chinese immigrant professionals who believe they have made a successful transition: Strategies that help or hinder. Canadian Journal of Career Development, 12, 48-57.
Koert, E., Borgen, W.A. & Amundson, N.E. (2011). Educated immigrant women workers doing well with change: Helping and hindering factors. Career Development Quarterly, 59, 194-207.
Borgen, W., Butterfield, L. & Amundson, N. (2010). The experience of change and its impact on workers who identify as doing well. Journal of Employment Counseling, 47, 2-11.

Keywords:

Career development; Career/life transitions; Unemployment; Workers and change.
william.borgen@ubc.ca 
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