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** Note : It is NOT an existing agency as was discussed in Week 1 for the Team Assignment – Community Agency Interviews . You will use the Empowerment Approach as described in the text , with your Dream Agency idea and write about it . Review the 12 principles presented by Hardina et al . in the section titled “ Humans Service Organizations and Empowerment ” in Ch . 4 of Management of Human Service Programs . Additional resources may be used . Discuss the principles that characterize an empowerment approach to human service management . Evaluate how you might apply these principles to the developmental processes of your own Dream Human Service Agency . Write a 1,050 to 1,400-word paper that applies the principles mentioned above , to YOURDream Human Service Agency . Specifically , address the following : § How clients will be included in the organizational decision-making processes § How your dream agency will decrease a sense of powerlessness with your clients and increase access and quality of services for them § Identify what measures your dream human service agency will use to ensure diverse cross-cultural needs are met § Consider and include the applicable areas of diversity : socioeconomic background , culture , age , gender , sexual identity , spirituality , disability , and other unique differences . § Include the ideological belief systems you , as a manager , would use . Describe how empowerment plays a role for the overall agency , staff members , and clients . § Describe how the concepts of team building and collaboration are met within your agency . § Include the strategies you will use to evaluate your agency for it ’ s effectiveness in meeting the needs you want to address with your clients . How will you solicit and use feedback from clients , community groups , and staff members within your agency . ** Note : This Individual Assignment will become part of the Learning Team Assignment in Week 3 . It will be shared with your team . There will be more information on this in Week 3 . Format your report consistent with APA guidelines .