Interventions for career construction and work inclusion of individuals with disability

In this chapter, we have examined the difficulties that people with disability and vulnerability encounter in the current job market that is featured by industrial revolutions, shakeups in the economy, labour reorganisation, and the massive explosion of digital technology. Moreover, we had analysed the implications of neoliberalism for people with disability and vulnerability, highlighting threats to their access to the job market. Lastly, we have provided examples of interventions at the macro-, meso- and micro-system level that could be developed and implemented to support work inclusion of individuals with disability and vulnerability. To conclude, we would like to underline that in order that vocational guidance and career counselling fully fulfil their social roles, courageous actions are needed by those who have a priority role in guaranteeing work inclusion of individuals with disability and vulnerability. Taking into account Sen’ (2012) suggestion, who underscored the crucial moment we are currently living in the history of working people across the world requires systematic actions aimed at facilitating social and political improvements, we believe it is compelling to encourage an increased attention to courage in practitioners who can facilitate work inclusion. Goud (2005) emphasises a close relationship between courage and responsibility, both toward oneself and the others, a sense of belonging and a deeper moral sense. Having courage in fact means giving birth to actions aimed at facing unfair, dangerous or potentially noxious situations for oneself and for others, given some risks, threats or barriers perceived and in order to pursue an ethically relevant goal, such as the goal of inclusion and social justice (Kilmann, O’Hara, & Strauss, 2010). At this regards, we think that practitioners do their part to introduce significant changes in the job market and organizational environment, searching for new ways in fostering a global social transformation through for example innovative social models that focus on individual well-being and that are anchored to civic virtues and values such as sustainability, biodiversity, heterogeneity, and uniqueness.