How can you innovate career counseling for social justice?

3 Incorporate social justice into your career theories and practices

Another way to innovate career counseling for social justice is to incorporate social justice into your career theories and practices. You can do this by critically examining the assumptions and limitations of the dominant career theories and models, and adopting or adapting those that are more inclusive, holistic, and contextual. You can also do this by integrating social justice concepts and skills into your career assessments, counseling techniques, and advocacy strategies. By incorporating social justice into your career theories and practices, you can help your clients develop a critical consciousness, a sense of agency, and a commitment to social change.

4 Promote career development as a human right

Finally, you can innovate career counseling for social justice by promoting career development as a human right. You can do this by educating yourself and others about the global and local issues that affect career development, such as poverty, inequality, discrimination, and violence. You can also do this by raising awareness and taking action to address the systemic and structural barriers that prevent your clients from accessing and enjoying their career rights, such as education, work, dignity, and participation. By promoting career development as a human right, you can contribute to the creation of a more just and sustainable world.

5 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?