Organizational Assessment Assignment- Organizational culture
Pretend you have never heard of your organization before and are visiting for the first time.
Write a 250-500 word summary. For full credit you must address all of the following:
Describe the culture of your organization as an outsider, noting at least two specific behaviors and artifacts that illustrate the organization’s values and goals. For example: “Each provider works in a separate room and keeps their door shut when not coming in or out, suggesting that privacy is valued over transparency.” or “Hot water and tea is always available to clients and community members suggesting the desire to provide a welcoming and tranquil environment”.
Identify at least one strength and one weakness of your organization’s culture.
Describe the ways in which your organization manifests and/or responds to aspects of white supremacy culture as described by Jones and Okun (2001). (Provide one citation of the Jones and Okun article.)
What are the tensions related to funding and the ethics of social work services to community?
Conclude by describing how your organization’s culture aligns or not with your own cultural values as a professional social worker?
PLEASE NOTE MY ORGANIZATION IS CITY AND COUTY OF DENVER.