{"id":26653,"date":"2025-05-21T18:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T23:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/?post_type=news&p=26653"},"modified":"2025-05-28T10:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:20:22","slug":"recruiting-spanish-speaking-families-virtual-future-is-now-vfin-research-study-for-illinois-online-future-planning-for-adults-with-intellectual-or-developmental-disabilities-idd-and-the","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/recruiting-spanish-speaking-families-virtual-future-is-now-vfin-research-study-for-illinois-online-future-planning-for-adults-with-intellectual-or-developmental-disabilities-idd-and-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Recruiting\u00a0Spanish\u00a0Speaking Families: VIRTUAL FUTURE IS NOW (VFIN) RESEARCH STUDY FOR ILLINOIS Online Future Planning for Adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and Their Families"},"template":"","news_categories":[18],"news_tags":[],"class_list":["post-26653","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-research"],"acf":{"intro_text_subtitle":"","intro_text_body":"

English:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recruiting\u00a0Spanish\u00a0Speaking Families:<\/strong>
\nVIRTUAL FUTURE IS NOW (VFIN) RESEARCH STUDY FOR ILLINOIS<\/strong>
\nOnline Future Planning for Adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and Their Families<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you concerned about what will happen to your loved one as you age? Does the process of future planning feel overwhelming? Are you unsure where to start or how to continue planning for the future? If so, you may be eligible to join the\u00a0VFIN\u00a0research study to test the effectiveness of an online training that helps families plan for the future.<\/p>\n

Eligibility Criteria:<\/strong>\u00a0A family caregiver and their loved one with IDD (21 years or older) who both live in Illinois and speak\u00a0Spanish.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0VFIN\u00a0research study will randomly assign families to either the intervention group or the control group. The intervention group will receive 6 weeks of training with weekly 1.5-hour classes via Zoom and self-paced materials on Google Classroom. The\u00a0VFIN\u00a0training classes will take place from May 26 to June 30, 2025, on Mondays and two Tuesdays, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Central Time (CT). If you are interested in participating, please complete the following form:\u00a0https:\/\/uic.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_6zihVaA8MFvVJno<\/a><\/p>\n

If you have any questions, please contact Dina Sorando\u00a0dsoran2@uic.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reclutando familias hispanohablantes:<\/strong>
\nESTUDIO DE INVESTIGACI\u00d3N VIRTUAL FUTURE IS NOW (VFIN) PARA ILLINOIS<\/strong>
\nPlanificaci\u00f3n futura en l\u00ednea para adultos con discapacidades intelectuales o del desarrollo (IDD) y sus familias<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00bfTe preocupa qu\u00e9 suceder\u00e1 con tu ser querido a medida que envejeces? \u00bfTe resulta abrumador el proceso de planificar para el futuro? \u00bfNo est\u00e1s seguro de por d\u00f3nde empezar o c\u00f3mo continuar con la planificaci\u00f3n futura? Si es as\u00ed, podr\u00edas ser elegible para unirte al estudio de investigaci\u00f3n\u00a0VFIN\u00a0para probar la efectividad de una capacitaci\u00f3n en l\u00ednea que ayuda a las familias a planificar para el futuro.<\/p>\n

Criterios de elegibilidad:<\/strong>\u00a0Un cuidador familiar y su ser querido con IDD (mayor de 21 a\u00f1os) que ambos vivan en Illinois y hablen espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n

El estudio de investigaci\u00f3n\u00a0VFIN\u00a0asignar\u00e1 aleatoriamente a las familias al grupo de intervenci\u00f3n o al grupo de control. El grupo de intervenci\u00f3n recibir\u00e1 una capacitaci\u00f3n de 6 semanas con clases semanales de 1.5 horas a trav\u00e9s de Zoom y materiales autodid\u00e1cticos en Google Classroom. Las clases de capacitaci\u00f3n de\u00a0VFIN\u00a0se llevar\u00e1n a cabo del 26 de mayo al 30 de junio de 2025, todos los lunes y dos martes, de 6:00 p.m. a 7:30 p.m. hora central (CT).<\/p>\n

Si est\u00e1s interesado en participar, por favor completa el siguiente formulario:<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/uic.ca1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_6zihVaA8MFvVJno<\/a><\/p>\n

Si tienes alguna pregunta, por favor contacta a Dina Sorando:\u00a0dsoran2@uic.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","intro_text_excerpt":"","content_author":"Jae Jin Pak","content_sticky":false,"intro_text_include_image":false,"news_include_thumbnail":false,"components":false,"SEO_meta_description":"Future is Now training, future planning, idd adults, families, disabilities"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/26653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/26653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26689,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/26653\/revisions\/26689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_categories?post=26653"},{"taxonomy":"news_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_tags?post=26653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}