Read the case study provided. It is clear in the case study that some service users and staff are experiencing the organisation as lacking in culturalsafety and as socially unjust. Assuming the role of a social justice ally, write a letter to the organisation’s management that –
Outlines in what ways the organisation is culturally unsafe and socially unjust;
Makes reasoned suggestions as to how improvements can be made to achieve a more culturally safe and socially just environment for service provision in a diverse organisational and community setting.
[Max no of words: 1000]
Marking criteria:
Your assessment will be marked based on the following criteria:
Criteria
Marks
1. Description of the role and function of a social justice ally
30
2. Explication of the concepts, cultural safety and social justice, and illustration of how these apply to the case study
30
3. Identification and explication of additional concepts required to appraise and advance cultural safety and social justice in the organisation concerned
30
4. Logical structure, and a tone that is appropriate to the writer’s role and the audience to which the letter is addressed
