Cultural Safety

Question: Write an essay on Cultural safety. Answer: Cultural safety developed as a concept during the late 1980s with the aim of delivering more detailed and appropriate health services in New Zealand; for ensuring the cultural protection of the Maori people. Recent definitions of cultural safety refer to an environment that is socially, emotionally, spiritually and physically safe for the people without any assault or challenge to their individual identity. It revolves around respecting the need of the people. Scope This assessment is going to focus primarily on the cultural safety of Gareth; who is the victim of some practical joke cracked upon him by his colleagues. Being a person indifferent to practical joke; he bursts out and is laughed at by other colleagues for his behavior. Aim The report aims to make people aware of not to hurt others sentiment if they are incapable of tolerating practical jokes with recommendation of how to improve cultural safety. Video clip summary The video in our discussion is solely owned by Comedy Greats-BBC Worldwide and was published on 12th March, 2013. In this video; we find Gareth, an employee who is being bullied by one of his colleague who is also his desk partner. Gareth, who can be termed a perfectionist, prefers using his own things; hates others using his goods rather using the same without his permission (Gareth's Stapler, 2008). This is what his colleague takes a chance of bullying him by placing his stapler within a jelly mass for Gareth hates Jelly the most. However before he could turn up into a trifle with this colleague for his act; boss David Brent eases out the situation. However not out of his action; his friend started using Gareths stapler without his permission which ultimately leads to a small trifle between the two; with Gareths colleague unfortunately throwing away Gareths stapler. Literature Summary When we are set out to join our schooling or professional life; there is one thing which plays the most important role ("AmeriCorps", 2010). That one thing refers to our safe space. We are always concerned of how safe shall we be in the place where we are going to spend 7-8 hours of our daily life. Shall we be accepted and honored by our friends or colleagues or shall we be laughed at by them is what concerns one most when we go to a place. This safety revolves around being in safe spaces which is defined as a place where we can relax; feel comfortable, be able to talk to our own self without fearing of what others are thinking about me or without feeling unwelcomed by others because of racial discrimination, ethnicity, gender identity, religious or cultural background, age or even physical or psychological differences (Appelrouth D. Edles, 2008). Precisely; one belongs to a safe space only when his or her dignity or self-respect is given the maximum priority by others dwelling I th e same zone. However; much unknown or sometime neglected; creation of safe spaces depends on cultural intelligence of the people around as well(Wilson, 2003). Elaborating; cultural intelligence is defined as the ability of a person to function efficiently in those situations which are characterized to a great extent by cultural diversity. It is important for everyone to possess an idea of cultural intelligence for they offer an in-depth analysis of your ability to cope up efficiently with multi-cultural scenario thereby bringing out the best performance from you (Spencer-Oatey, 2012). A proper an in-depth knowledge about cultural intelligence offers you with an insight to the ways which can be best implemented to develop sound interaction with others in a situation with cultural differences. Such knowledge helps you in effectively engaging with cross-cultural discussions and interaction sessions and come out performing well in such diverse groups. Discussing matters in this context; Stephanie Quappe and Giovanna Cantatore states that it is also important for a man to awaken his cultural awareness because this awareness plays an important role in developing the foundation of communication with people not belonging to our cultures (Barringer, 2000). In such cases; misinterpretation can developed for people with whom we are in communication possess a different outlook and interpret things in other ways i.e. from their cultural prospect. Only when a person possesses knowledge about all cultural intelligence, self-awareness and cultural capabilities; can he build safe space around him. Video description The video in discussion brings out the circumstances that Gareth faces because of his ideologies which are highly guided by his cultural background. The scenes resemble his lack of ability to bring out his cultural intelligence as create safe space around himself. The same applies for his colleague who lacks the ability to build up safe space for both Gareth and himself by making use of his cultural intelligence and abilities. We see that in scene number or frame number 1; in the presence of another colleague and the boss; Gareth founds out that his desk fellow has put his stapler in a jelly mass despite of Gareth informing him about his dislike for jelly and others handling his goods without his permission. Though initially his boss cools down the situation; he later mocks Gareth along with his 2 colleagues for caring about office accessories (Yu, 2007). After they leaves; again in scene 2 Gareth safe space comes to a question with his desk fellow repeating the same act which Gareth has asked him to prohibit. This time the situation being more serious makes Gareth an object of mocking by the entire office as his colleague throws away the stapler for Gareths name being written over it which is what makes his unable to use the same without the permission of Gareth. This scene includes action with the act of throwing the stapler being performed (Gareth's Stapler, 2008). Taking these 2 scenes into context; it is clearly revealed that there lacks cultural intelligence among these two personalities. While one lacks the ability to respect others choices and decisions; the other is unable to adjust his behavior with the situation in question. Discussion Discussing about the safe space prevailing in the film excerpt; in the first part we find Gareth is an employee at a city office and is a man who can be precisely termed as a perfectionist. Neither does he neither like others using his things nor does he is keen about using others belongings for meeting up both his personal or professional needs (Gailes, 1998). Unfortunately he is dismayed by one of his colleague who is also his desk partner who eventually starts bullying this overview of Gareth. He takes up a chance of placing Gareths stapler into a jelly mass knowing that he hates jelly which brings out the lack of cultural intelligence he possess thereby creating an unsafe zone for Gareth. Gareth who then finds out his Stapler furies initially but is cooled by his boss David Brent who manages the situation bringing out the cultural intelligence hidden within (Jones, 2008). Gareth. However his colleague unable to come out of his ability of creating safe places starts using Gareths stapler despite of knowing his dislikes. Gareth who later comes forward to sort things with his colleague unfortunately encounters him using his stapler without permission. This makes him angry showing his lack of cultural intelligence (Paul, 2010). But his colleague lacking cultural awareness move ahead to throw away Gareths stapler creating a mocking scene for Gareth that proves the environment around him unsafe. Lack of cultural intelligence is noticed in the part of Gareth and his colleague/ colleagues who does not know to respect others ideologies while Gareth lacks the ability to act or communicate according to the prevailing situation which highlights his lack of cultural capability or intelligence. Neither his colleagues are able to create a safe space for him nor is he able to build up safe space around himself. Such a situation is in contrary to Brislin, Worthley and McNabs definition of cultural ability and intelligence. Recommendations In order to create better environment or safe space around Gareth; he first needs to make efficient use of his cultural intelligence and ability to adjust his behavior along with the situation in which he is put to rather than expecting others to always follow his orders and respect his ideologies (Sears Grimshaw, 2008). On the other hand; his colleague must also learn to respect others self-respect and ideologies rather than bullying them and making fun of such different behaviors. This calls for them to uphold both their cultural intelligence as well as cultural awareness without which safe space cannot be created (Walker Fail, Helen, 2004). Conclusion Making an end to the note we have witnessed the problems which prevail in the video between Gareth and his colleagues. 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