UNDERSTANDING THE

CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF

COMMUNITY IMMERSION
 Table of contents
Immersion as an

1 What is
Community? 4 Important Approach and
What is a Community
Immersion?
Geographical and
2 Functional
Community
5 Personal Gains

Dos and Don’ts in

3 Elements of the
Community 6 Community
Immersion
1
What is Community
 What is a Community?

The term ‘community’ refers to a

group of people gathered in any
geographic area, large or small, who
have common interests, actual or
potentially recognized in the social
welfare field. (Arlien Johnson,
community development specialist)
2
Geographical or
Functional Community
GEOGRAPHICAL COMMUNITY is defined in the purview
of group of persons living in the same geographical
location while FUNCTIONAL COMMUNITY is an aggregate
of people living in the same geographical location is
bonded by a common end such as fighting for the same
cause, having the same interests and goals
Geographical Community Functional Community

The purview of group of The aggregate of people though

persons living in the not necessarily based on the
same geographical living in the same geographical
location like a certain location, is bonded by a
village, town, common end such as fighting
neighborhood, district, for the same cause, having the
area or territory. same interest and goals. These
are the people with common
values, share common function
or express common interest.
3
Elements of the
Community
 Elements of the Community

Demographics History Culture

Economy Structure
4
Immersion as an Important
Approach and What is
Community Immersion?
 Immersion as an Important Approach in Giving Community Service

Trainees may understand how the people feel, think,

say, and behave as dictated by their condition and
situations in life to make feel and realize that they are
more fortunate that many others and that the students
can do something to improve the lives of the
marginalization and underserved.
 Immersion as an Important Approach in Giving Community Service

Trainees will be exposed in further and

other realities of life which they may or may
be used to.
 What is Community Immersion?

Community immersion is an essential strategy in

community organizing work that entails
understanding of the different community
concerns, process, dynamics and lifestyle
through exposure and engaging different
activities.

Community immersion is a strategy that goes

beyond acquainting us with community concerns
but make possible our participation in their
(re)solution.
5
Personal Gains
Personal Gains from Community Immersion

● Opportunity for the

trainees to comprehend
people’s lives because
of the chance given to
them to see real-life
situations, live, identify
and associate with the
people therein.
Personal Gains from Community Immersion

● Gain social
acceptance derived
from community
relations coupled
with the right to
offer services.
Personal Gains from Community Immersion
● Enhance experiences in
conducting asset
mapping such as
identifying geographic
coverage, pointing out
resources and their use,
and the relationships of
people with the existing
resources.
Personal Gains from Community Immersion

● Establish rapport
and relationships
with different
people who may
be of help to them
at some future
time.
Personal Gains from Community Immersion
● Develop their
conscientization ability.
it helps them realize
issues that will help
solve problems in the
community. it is
important for them to
do something that can
change their situation.
Personal Gains from Community Immersion

● Acquire first-hand
experiences in
dealing with
community work;
and the
Personal Gains from Community Immersion

● Chance to learn
life skills that will
enrich and better
their persons.
6
Do’s and Don’ts in
Community Immersion
 Do’s and Don’ts in Community Immersion

Prudence, therefore,
Trainees Skilled to orders that community
communicate with
must be “immersionists” must
community people be well-informed of the
well-versed and disciplined to prescriptive and
with the area keep yourself from proscriptive norms in
responding the conduct
indifferently towards community immersion.
diverse types of
personalities.
THANK
YOU!