Social justice has underpinned career development work since its inception. Over time however, while awareness of social justice issues has been retained, the focus of intervention has largely remained individual. Further, career theory has been criticised for its lack of attention to cultural influences such as gender, ethnicity, religion,…

Career development practice had its origins in social justice reform over 100 years ago. A social justice perspective requires practitioners to examine the environmental context of their work, including the social, economic and political systems that influence people's career development. Achieving socially just outcomes for clients may…

Essential cross-cultural competencies for future work include the following: self-awareness about culture, language skills, cross-cultural communication, decision-making in multicultural contexts, conflict resolution skills, management of culture shock, and openness to cultural learning. (Contains 27 references.) (SK)