Personal Narrative: My Service Learning Project

For my Service Learning Project I had the opportunity to volunteer with the HRSA Grant Project at the Collaborative Institute for Interprofessional Education and Practice also known as CI-PEP. This institute is located on the second floor of the nursing building. The mission of this institution is to provide biopsychosocial services to military families through counseling, supportive groups, and complementary and alternative medicine. This is a nursing, social work, psychology, and Veterans Center collaboration that focuses on holistic approaches to behavioral health. Because of the close proximity of the campus to one of the largest military bases, Fort Bragg, CI-PEP extends its services and programs to the community, including the military and their families. The institute does this to help military individuals, families, and communities deal more effectively with stressful events and eliminate risk in families and communities.
Staying healthy in body and mind helps families face the added demands of military life such as deployments and relocation. Therefore, CI- PEP offers prevention for a variety of holistic approaches that include therapies as treatment options for chronic pain, PTSD, and …show more content…
During my experience with the Collaborative Institute for Interprofessional Education and Practice, I had the pleasure to work with Mrs. Mattie McLaurin, an assessment coordinator at the institute. As an assessment coordinator, she was responsible for entering records into a database, collecting documents, processing paperwork and scheduling clients. While working with Mrs. Mclaurin, I’ve learned that she served in the active army for nine years and and she has has been with the CI-PEP since it has emerged in 2013. I have worked closely by Mrs. Mclaurin since I have been volunteering with CI-PEP. As a veteran, she holds an abundance of knowledge when it comes to being in the military and attaining a