Leadership in health management

Assignment 2

Develop a case study of the strategic management necessary to optimise cultural safety. Identify a real example of how and when cultural safety may be an issue and the processes involved in addressing it within a health-related workplace.

Develop a case study of the strategic management necessary to optimise cultural safety. Identify a real example of how and when cultural safety may be an issue and the processes involved in addressing it within a health-related workplace. (number of words)

PART 1. Approximately 300 words – weighting 15%

Reflect on:

1.1 The readings about cultural safety by Cox (2013) and Cox & Taua (2013).

1.2 Your understanding of cultural safety.

What has informed your understanding of cultural safety?

Who may have influenced your understanding of cultural safety?

To what extent has your understanding of cultural safety changed since learning about it in this unit?

In what ways has your understanding changed?

1.3 An actual or hypothetical example of a workplace (a health-related workplace or other workplace) that aims to be culturally safe for employees/patients/clients.

What strategies have been put in place (or not) to optimise cultural safety?

PART 2. Approximately 500 words – weighting 15%

Identify an example where cultural safety is an issue and apply theory:

2.1 Briefly describe your example and critically interpret that example by applying the theory of cultural safety.

2.2 Clearly demonstrate where changes are needed in how staff approach diversity.

PART 3. Approximately 800 words – weighting 20%

Document the processes of change to address and optimise cultural safety:

3.1 Document how, in your role as a manager, you would approach and address the need for cultural safety within a health-related workplace. Clearly state your approach as a series of stages in your action plan.

PART 4. Approximately 400 words – weighting 10%

Identify the key messages in your assignment:

4.1 Within one paragraph, highlights at least three key messages based on parts 1, 2 and/or 3 of this assignment.

Leadership in health management

Assignment 2

Develop a case study of the strategic management necessary to optimise cultural safety. Identify a real example of how and when cultural safety may be an issue and the processes involved in addressing it within a health-related workplace.

Develop a case study of the strategic management necessary to optimise cultural safety. Identify a real example of how and when cultural safety may be an issue and the processes involved in addressing it within a health-related workplace. (number of words)

PART 1. Approximately 300 words – weighting 15%

Reflect on:

1.1 The readings about cultural safety by Cox (2013) and Cox & Taua (2013).

1.2 Your understanding of cultural safety.

What has informed your understanding of cultural safety?

Who may have influenced your understanding of cultural safety?

To what extent has your understanding of cultural safety changed since learning about it in this unit?

In what ways has your understanding changed?

1.3 An actual or hypothetical example of a workplace (a health-related workplace or other workplace) that aims to be culturally safe for employees/patients/clients.

What strategies have been put in place (or not) to optimise cultural safety?

PART 2. Approximately 500 words – weighting 15%

Identify an example where cultural safety is an issue and apply theory:

2.1 Briefly describe your example and critically interpret that example by applying the theory of cultural safety.

2.2 Clearly demonstrate where changes are needed in how staff approach diversity.

PART 3. Approximately 800 words – weighting 20%

Document the processes of change to address and optimise cultural safety:

3.1 Document how, in your role as a manager, you would approach and address the need for cultural safety within a health-related workplace. Clearly state your approach as a series of stages in your action plan.

PART 4. Approximately 400 words – weighting 10%

Identify the key messages in your assignment:

4.1 Within one paragraph, highlights at least three key messages based on parts 1, 2 and/or 3 of this assignment.