{"id":304,"date":"2007-02-07T12:22:18","date_gmt":"2007-02-07T12:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2007\/02\/07\/lssi-in-sterlingrock-falls-ill-provides-counseling-services-in-spanish\/"},"modified":"2022-07-16T11:51:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T16:51:05","slug":"lssi-in-sterlingrock-falls-ill-provides-counseling-services-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/lssi-in-sterlingrock-falls-ill-provides-counseling-services-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"LSSI in Sterling\/Rock Falls, Ill. Provides Counseling Services in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"lssi\"<\/a>Whether it\u2019s at home or at work, we all seem to find stress in our lives and have to deal with it one way or another.\u00a0 Now imagine being in a situation where you need professional help to deal with the stress but you don\u2019t know enough English to express yourself to the person who will assist you in the process.\u00a0 How stressful is that?
\n Unfortunately there is a very big need for bilingual mental health services to be offered. But in Sterling, Ill., Diana Hammer Tscheschlok of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) is helping many people get the right counseling they need in the language they are comfortable speaking.
\n\u201cA lot of immigrants or even the folks who have been here a long time and speak Spanish as their first language, don\u2019t have a place to go and really talk about things in their first language, and counseling is sort of like praying: you want to do it in your own language,\u201d Diana Hammer Tscheschlok said.
\nDiana is a bilingual social worker and counselor for LSSI, a statewide agency that offers counseling to individuals, couples and families.\u00a0 They offer substance abuse services, conduct elder abuse investigations, and also have a youth crisis workers on call.\u00a0 The cost for counseling services depends on a person\u2019s income.\u00a0 \u201cWe try to charge a fee that the client can pay,\u201d says Diana, \u201cand we are able to do this thanks to support from the United Way of Whiteside County.\u201d\u00a0 The Spanish counseling part of the General Counseling program is called\u00a0 \u201cCompa\u00f1eros Contigo\u201d which literally translates to \u201ccompanions with you\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 Diana has become a companion to those who might feel alone with issues that they may feel are unique to them.\u00a0 Diana says that depression and anxiety seem to be very prevalent among immigrants.\u00a0 The problems may seem different for newly arrived immigrants but are shared by many.
\n\u201cHaving come through traumatic situations like crossing the border, or raising your kids in a new area, not understanding the language or customs or way of life,\u201d says Diana, \u201cnot being able to drive right away, trying to find a job, all those things are very, very stressful. It\u2019s important to let clients know that they aren\u2019t the only ones feeling depressed or worried, and that it\u2019s normal to feel that way in these circumstances, and that together we can find solutions to help them cope with their current stress and manage it more effectively in the future.\u201d
\nLSSI serves the counties of Whiteside, Lee, Ogle, and Carroll in Ill. They have also joined with other agencies, organizations, and area businesses to form the Sterling\/Rock Falls Immigration Task Force, which helps keep people informed about immigration law and advocates for positive changes to it.\u00a0 LSSI has also created support groups in the past with great success and is hoping to do it again in the future. Currently they are collaborating with the Whiteside County Health Department on a grant received from the Illinois Department of Public Health, to educate uninsured Hispanic women about breast and cervical cancer prevention and provide free screenings.\u00a0 The next event is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Rock Falls Candlelight Inn, 2200 First Ave., and will also provide information about prostate cancer for guys.\u00a0 For more information about LSSI\u2019s counseling program or the cancer education event in Rock Falls, Ill. please contact Diana at (815) 626-7333, ext. 324, or via email at Diana.Tscheschlok@lssi.org.<\/p>\n

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