Lesson 5 Fundamentals of Community Immersion

The NSTP trainees are expected to initiate
community-based interventions in the form of

projects and activities meant to address the multi-
faceted issues and concerns of the people in the
area of service.
Process of Community
Immersion
Process of Community Immersion
The community immersion process is series
interrelated and intertwined phases, which
commences with the Pre-immersion followed
by entering the community, community
integration; community needs assessment,
program or project implementation and
termination of the project.
Phase 1- Pre- Immersion
This phase regards the identification of the
community where the students will be immersed at.
Trainees will have to prepare themselves physically,
mentally, and spiritually for many tasks ahead.
Phase 1- Pre- Immersion
1. Group or communities to be chosen to
the deprived, depressed and underprivileged
AREA (DDU)
SELECTION 2. Willingness of local groups and community
leaders to work with you oncommunity
projects.
Factors to be 3. Anticipated activities and demands fall
within your available resources and ability to
considered in area meet them.
4. Presence of development agencies and
selection: other support institutions providing
assistance to the areas.
5. Stable peace and order situation.
6. Accessibility. Successful community
immersion also relies on how quickly and
how often you can visit the community
Phase 2– Entering the Community
To ensure success in entering the
community, it is necessary to have
community mapping of the target area.
This will help you identify the geographic
coverage of the project.
It will also help point out the resources that
may be used by the trainees in the
community and the relationship of people
with these resources.
Phase 2– Entering the Community
Trainees can enter the community thru:
1. Ostentatious Entry.
2. Banking on the people’s weakness
3. Academic style of Entry.
4. People-centered approach.
Phase 3– Community Integration
Integration is a continuous process wherein
the trainees come into direct contact and
become involved with the community people.
This phase is where the immersion phase
gets more personal.
The trainees should realize that there is an
existing concern within the community. As
the problems of the community is an existing
concern with the community.
Phase 3– Community Integration
Integration may be done through:
a) Border Style – If provision allow, the trainees
may choose to stay and live-in the immersion
area for a certain period of time.
b) Elitist Style – some trainees tend to stay to
key informants and politicalplayers during
their stay in the community.
c) People-centered method of living with the
people.
Phase 4– Community Needs Assessment
Needs assessment, social analysis or community
diagnosis as others refer to,is a concrete base for
the formulation of programs. It reflects the
sentiments,needs, aspirations, and
recommendations of the community people.
Community needs assessment is the process

wherein problems, issues, and concerns of the
community are identified through the use of
several tools for assessment.
IMPORTANCE OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT
1. Gather information about citizen’s attitudes and
options in order of importance.
2. Determine how citizens rank issues, problems and
opportunities in order of importance or urgency.
3. Give citizens a voice in determining policies, goals, and
priorities.
4. Evaluate current programs and policies.
5. Provide speculations about what people are thinking.
6. Provide speculations about what people really want.
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN ASSESSSING
COMMUNITY NEEDS
1. Historical Development – this refers to data on how the
community became what it is today and provides insights into the
kind of resources to collect and weed.
2. Geographical and Transportation Information – includes
information on the community’s patterns and population
contribution.
3. Political and Legal functions – includes strategies for community-
based selection.
4. Demographic Data – this includes data on age characteristics,
size, race, and transience of population.
5. Economic Data – this refers to the economic base, social,
cultural, educational, recreational organizations.
METHODS IN COLLECTING DATA FOR
COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT
1. Focused Group Discussion with key informants.
The key informants of the community are people who
hold socially responsible positions such as educators,
public officials, and business representative who are active
in community events.
2. Community Forum/Assembly
This involves holding of group events that may include the
entire community.
METHODS IN COLLECTING DATA FOR
COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT
3. Public Records
Records like national census will provide data for social
and demographic indicators of the community.
4. Survey
Survey and questionnaires involve asking individuals in the
communityabout their everyday needs.
Steps in Conducting Needs Assessment
1. Establish working 6. Collect information
committee to solicit citizen
and community. 7. Analyze the data
2. List important aspects that 8. Go back to the
are needed to be looked community for validation
upon. of information
3. Identify the population to 9. Finalize the document
be surveyed.
4. Determine the information
needed
5. Select random sample of
person to survey.
Phase 5– Program Project Implementation
Project implementation deals with the actual
execution of the plans. This phase includes
the final arrangement with the target
clients/community, right schedule of each
event, day-to-day activities and needs of
clients.
Phase 5– Program Project Implementation
Things to be considered in Phase 5
1. Program must be responsive to the needs of the clients;
2. Contribute to the upliftment of the living conditions of the
clients;
3. Maximize the resources available in the community;
4. Tap the potentials of the clients and give due recognition
5. Objective must be smart
6. Project must be done systematically
7. Complete documentation
8. Projects must be within the capacity and concern of trainees
9. Developed shared commitment among the trainees
Phase 6– Termination of Project
Trainees are expected to complete their
projects in the community in the span of
50-90hrs. as prescribed to the CHED-
endorsed program of instruction.As
trainees, one must learn how to work
within the allocated time frame given,
for their convenience and also for the
community
References
• Lesson 2 - Process of Community Immersion - National
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