Join this session for a deeper dive into working effectively with clients who navigate life differently. Begin by reflecting on your own context – exploring how your layers of diversity, bias, and assumptions shape the practitioner-client relationship. Consider how these dynamics can either foster empathic, authentic connection or create barriers to trust. Leave equipped to assess in culturally responsive ways, surfacing what’s working (and what’s not) across complex cases. Learn to balance immediate, basic needs with lifelong career development strategies. Support clients in moving forward within dynamic environments by collaborating with a “village” of career influencers, customizing interventions to meet diverse needs, and advocating for systemic change when necessary.

Cost: $100

Dr. Roberta Borgen (Neault) currently serves on the Area Council and Board for APCDA and was honored to receive APCDA’s Outstanding Educator of Career Professionals Award. Roberta is co-developer of the Career Engagement model and co-author (with Nancy Arthur and Mary McMahon) of Career Theories and Models at Work: Ideas for Practice and Practice Principles: Career Theories and Models at Work.

 

 

 

Dr. William Borgen, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, has extensive experience conducting research and developing programs regarding life transitions and career development. His work has been translated and adapted for use in Bhutan, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, and Sweden. An award-winning counsellor and counsellor-educator, he received the Outstanding Educator of Career Professionals award by the Asia Pacific Career Development Association (2020) and served on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (2011 – 2019).

 

 

PDI A Reflective Approach

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  • Sunday Apr 26 2026, 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
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