Amundson, Norman E.

Dr. Amundson is a Professor in Counselling Psychology / Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Dr. Amundson has given numerous workshops and seminars and also has been a keynote speaker at many national and international conferences. He has over 40 years experience working in the career development field. 

In his writings, Dr. Amundson emphasizes the importance of creativity, imagination, hope, cultural awareness, and action as career counselling strategies. His publications include: Active Engagement (Winner of the Best Book Award by the Canadian Counselling Association); The Essential Elements of Career Counseling; The Physics of Living; and several career workbooks including Career Pathways, Guiding Circles; and CareerScope. His books have been translated into French, Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, Finnish, Danish, Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian, Turkish, Persian, Latvian, Estonian, Polish, and Japanese.