NATIONAL

SERVICE
TRAINING
PROGRAM 2
(CWTS)
MODULE 4: CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF
COMMUNITY IMMERSION
OBJECTIVES

• Realize of understanding the dynamics of a

community and community immersion as a way to
realize the objectives of NSTP; and Practice the
standard operating procedures and established
protocols governing community immersion.
 OVERVIEW
THIS SESSION FOCUSES ON THE CONCEPTS AND
PRINCIPLES UNDERPINNING COMMUNITY AND
COMMUNITY IMMERSION.
WHAT IS A
COMMUNITY?

• According to Arlien
Johnson, “community
refers to a group of people
gathered together in any
geographic area, large or
small, who have common
interest, actual or
potentially recognized in
the social welfare field.”
ELEMENTS OF A
COMMUNITY

• Demographics
(characteristics of
populations) tell a lot about
the movement of a
population in the
community that will serve.
History allows you to identify
certain patterns of change and
people’s way of adapting to these
change that can be useful in
plotting your activities.

ELEMENTS OF
Culture A
COMMUNITY

Economy and Structures.

 • Community immersion is an
essential strategy in

WHAT IS A community organizing work

that entails understanding of
COMMUNITY the different community

IMMERSION?
concerns, process, dynamics
and lifestyle through exposure
and engaging in different
activities.
WHAT IS A COMMUNITY
IMMERSION?
• Community Immersion in NSTP is devised as
strategy in molding and conscientizing students
just so that they be socially aware and responsible
to their communities.
In view of the fact that
immersion is a major concern
in development work, trainees
may find it significant to be
guided by the ff. percepts; WHAT IS A
COMMUNITY
1. Trainees should immerse in IMMERSION?
actual community life to get
to know the social, political
and economical situation of
the people.
WHAT IS A
COMMUNITY
IMMERSION?

2. Trainees may also undergo

certain changes like increase
in knowledge about the
social realities, development
of good values, empathy
towards other people,
improvement of social skills
among others.
WHAT IS A COMMUNITY
IMMERSION?

4. Trainees must recognize

people resiliency and does not
3. Trainees should identify the
rob them of their right to have
community people’s interest
community participation and
and aspirations.
determination of appropriate
courses of action.
 5. Trainees should be aware of again-
WHAT IS A
negotiate sanction- the acceptance derived
COMMUNITY
from community relations couples with the
IMMERSION? right to conduct immersion activities.
WHAT IS A
COMMUNITY
IMMERSION?

6. Trainees must reflect on

how their social analysis of
the current situation is
concretized in community
peoples lives. The analysis
should have as much
meaning for the trainees as
for the community.
FORMS OF INTEGRATION IN
COMMUNITY IMMERSION

HOME VISITS LIVING WITH SELECTED SHARING IN HOUSEHOLD AND

FAMILIES PREFERABLY WITH COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS. (COOKING WITH THE
COMMUNITY HOST CLEAN-UP
DRIVE)
GAIN OF
NSTP-CWTS 1. Opportunity for the trainees to
STUDENT comprehend peoples lives because of the
change given to them to see real life
FROM situation, live, identify and associate with
COMMUNITY the people therein;
IMMERSION
GAIN OF
NSTP-CWTS
STUDENT 2. Gain social acceptance derived from
community relations coupled with the right
FROM to offer services;
COMMUNITY
IMMERSION
GAIN OF
NSTP-CWTS 3. Enhance experiences in conducting asset
STUDENT mapping such as identifying geographic
coverage, point out resource and the use;
FROM and the relationships of people with the
COMMUNITY existing resources;
IMMERSION
GAIN OF NSTP-CWTS STUDENT
FROM COMMUNITY IMMERSION

4. ESTABLISHED RAPPORT AND 5. DEVELOP THEIR CONSCIENTIZATION

RELATION WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE ABILITY.
WHO MAY BE OF HELP TO THEM AT
SOME FUTURE TIME.
GAIN OF NSTP-CWTS
STUDENT FROM
COMMUNITY IMMERSION

6. Acquire first-hand
experience in dealing with
community works; and

7. Chance to learn life skills

that will enrich and better
their persons.
BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Del Rosario, Resurrection A. et al. NSTP: Call to Serve. Bulacan:

TCS- Publishing House, 2010.