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Experience volunteering at a clinic for mental health in Peru
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I had a wonderful experience volunteering at a clinic for mental health in Peru. I really enjoyed the freedom they gave me in the job.
I began, with beginners Spanish, making art with the lowest functioning patients. As my Spanish improved, I changed my schedule to incorporate some psychology workshops with the higher functioning patients. Observing the workshops at first, I learned about the focus of the group and before I knew it, I was leading the workshop when the nurse was not present.
My Spanish vocabulary grew with the increased responsibility and my relations with the patients grew as well. After two months I had been through good days and bad but, overall I made a lot of friends (I even went to a concert with my co-workers), learned a lot about the mental health system in Peru, and used my Spanish in a social services setting.
What I will look back on is the strong bond I built with the patients, and the many friends I have at the project. Both are wonderful people to work with. Thanks for organizing this for me!
Jocelyn Baldor
United States
5 Responses for "Experience volunteering at a clinic for mental health in Peru"
Dear Ms. Baldor,
My name is Zachary Templeton, and I’m a freshman at Stanford University. I’m very interested in psychology and in particular, the treatment of mental illness. I’m also interested in improving my Spanish and doing volunteer work. I’ve had previous experience volunteering in Latin America with the organization Amigos de las Americas.
Your experience working in a Peruvian mental health clinic is exactly the kind of opportunity I’m looking for this summer. I would love to hear more about your experience. I assume your trip was organized by Volunteer Work in Latin America. Can you tell me more about this organization? What was the name of the clinic in Peru where you volunteered? How long did you stay for?
I’m so happy and excited that I stumbled upon your blog post. I hope to hear from you soon.
Best Regards,
Zachary Templeton
Hola Zachary!
Thank you kindly for your message! We are so happy to receive such enthusiasm for volunteering and travelling in Latin America! We would be very honored to have more helping hands in our projects!
I think you may already be in contact with our volunteering coordinator, Sarah, however if you require any inforamtion please do not hesitate to contact her on info4@volunteerworklatinamerica.org
The very best wishes for your endevours,
Volunteer in South America Blog
Hello Ms. Baldor,
My name is Christine Skovira and I am a senior studying at the University of Pennsylvania/The Wharton School. As I hope to be a psychiatrist, I also would like to volunteer at a mental health clinic. I’ve had previous experience working with MEDLife in Lima and working with the Universidad Peruana Cayetano in Arequipa.
I would love to hear more about your experiences – What clinic did you work at? How did you organize your trip? etc.
Thanks so much!
Christine
Hello Christine!
Thank you so much for your message, we will be happy to help you with your questions about our mental health projects in Cusco or Peru.
At the moment I cannot get you in contact with Jocelyn however I have given your email address to our volunteer coordinator, her name is Sarah and she will be happy to help you answer and questions that you have about the projects that we offer. You will receive an email from her shortly her email is info3@volunteerworklatinamerica.org perhaps look in your junk mail folder as well in case your Gmail account does not recognize our address.
I hope that you find her information helpful please do not hesitate to ask any further questions to her personally.
Saludos,
Ana @ Volunteer in South America Blog
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