This paper discusses the concepts of social policy and social justice drawing references from ancient oriental philosophy and modern rights-based approaches. The Asian experiences in formulating social policy frameworks guiding regional and local actions are used as illustrations and related to the challenges faced by human services professionals. The author provides a unique perspective of social justice by discussing the concept based on Asian Interpretations and perspectives. The author presents case studies with persons with disabilities. He cautions that the social work profession is becoming marginalized by various public sectors as the profession fails to be actively involved in seeking solutions that affectively confront the challenges of the welfare system. A change in the social work profession paradigm is needed, so that it will work in partnership with all sectors and all systems in society in order to deal with challenges at the various levels of client systems. The author believes that the expertise and experiences of social workers are such that they can and should pursue and support policies that are grounded in human rights and developed with the relevant stakeholders.