FORMATION OF THE PERSON (SELF) – Mula sa Diyos (The Extensionist as an Integrated Person)

The starting point of a PAEPI formation and organizing of people and community would first and foremost be the enhancement of the PERSON – considering that this person is MULA SA DIYOS  considered as the only Absolute Value among the creations of God (You are precious in MY eyes and I Love You – Isaiah 43:4 ) and all other things are created for the use of the Absolute Value, so he/she will live a life of dignity. Every person is born equal in rights and in dignity. This formation is geared towards a personhood that is integrated, and holistic impractical possessing the following:

• CORE VALUES (ethical, moral person)
  • honest, truthful, respectful, responsible and just
  • caring, empathic, sympathetic and generous
  • open-minded, flexible, adaptable, integrating

• Emotionally grounded and spiritually sustaining

• Dynamic, determined and sustaining

• Highly developed critical and analytical but constructive thinking

• A visionary, creative, innovative, enterprising but pluralist

• Rooted to one’s culture but also aware, open, accepting and respectful of other cultures
• A lot of common sense

• And most of all an extensionist na may PUSO ( extensionist with a heart)

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS (Skills) – Para sa Tao (Extensionist as Person Oriented)

Real growth only happens in relationships with the self and others. And so for a PAEPI extensionist to have an integrated growth, he/she must be equipped with knowledge, attitudes, and skills that will help facilitate group management like:

• Knowledge
  • human behavior and its different components

• Attitudes
  • persons, community and process oriented

• Skills
  • organizing, initiating, team building
  • facilitating, communicating
  • conflict management

COMMUNITY SERVICES – Tungo sa Tao (Extensionist as Change Agent)

The individual is the focal point in PAEPI formation and organization. Individuals build relationships with others where a person or group of persons and a community are empowered to change or transform their situation and milieu toward a sustainable but environmentally friendly development, deeply rooted in one’s national heritage. In order for an extensionist to develop this, he/she must be equipped of the following:

• Knowledge
  • study of the Philippine society and its culture
  • a cultural analysis of different cultures and its religion that affect the person
  • special issues, trends
  • community organization
  • church encyclicals, laws, ordinances, etc.
  • media, IT, etc.

• Attitude
  • process, person and community oriented
  • enterprising, creative and innovative
  • peacemaker, pro-active, and non-violent
  • issue oriented, environmentalist, and gender-sensitive
  • motivated towards excellence

• Skills
  • community organizing and building
  • mediating, negotiating and facilitating
  • research consultant
  • administrative and management skills
  • technology, and technical skills

INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND LIFE

A person can only be considered an extensionist formed in the PAEPI knowledge, attitudes and skills when she or he espouses and integrates these into one’s life lived in faith or one’s faith live through life.

This component is the fulcrum of all the formation and organizing processes to be a PAEPI extensionist.