{"id":603,"date":"2023-06-07T17:07:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T21:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/?page_id=603"},"modified":"2025-12-09T11:28:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:28:29","slug":"families-forward","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/families-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Families FORWARD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/familyfuture\/files\/2023\/07\/FF-Logo-636x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"179\" class=\"wp-image-625 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/files\/2023\/07\/FF-Logo-636x260.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/files\/2023\/07\/FF-Logo-1024x418.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/files\/2023\/07\/FF-Logo-768x314.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/files\/2023\/07\/FF-Logo.jpg 1324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A New Program to Plan for Adult Life!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The transition to adult life can be challenging for families of teens and young adults (youth) on the autism spectrum. Parents and youth often feel unsure about the best way to prepare for adult life. We have developed the Families FORWARD program (<strong>F<\/strong>ocusing on <strong>R<\/strong>elationships, <strong>W<\/strong>ell-being, and <strong>R<\/strong>esponsibility ahea<strong>D<\/strong>) to provide families with <u>information<\/u> about the transition to adult life, <u>skills<\/u> to help work through this transition, and <u>guidance<\/u> on working toward your family\u2019s individual goals for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u>Who can participate:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Family Members: Parent and their youth on the autism spectrum (age 16 to 21 years).<\/li>\n<li>Families currently living in Massachusetts.<\/li>\n<li>Parents fluent in English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u>If your family chooses to participate, here is what we will ask you to do:<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/familyfuture\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-05-at-3.15.00\u202fPM-636x245.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"245\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1193 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-05-at-3.15.00\u202fPM-636x245.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-05-at-3.15.00\u202fPM-1024x395.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-05-at-3.15.00\u202fPM-768x296.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-05-at-3.15.00\u202fPM.png 1218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u>Details about the Families FORWARD Program:<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u>What: <\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Participate in 6 Families FORWARD program sessions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Complete a survey before and after participating in Families FORWARD.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Tell us what you think about the program:\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After each session through a short feedback form. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At the end of the program through a brief interview.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u>When<\/u><\/strong>: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The program is approximately 3 months total.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Each session is scheduled once every 2 weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Each program session is 60 to 75 minutes long in total; for youth, each session will be about 30 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>At a time that works best for you, including evenings or weekends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u>Who Leads It<\/u><\/strong>: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A coach with experience working with youth on the autism spectrum and\/or their families.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u>Compensation<\/u><\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Families can <u>receive<\/u> up to $110 for their completion of the surveys at the beginning and the end of the program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(There is no cost to participate!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Families FORWARD P<strong>rogram Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/familyfuture\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-6.42.46\u202fPM-604x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1190 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-6.42.46\u202fPM-604x636.png 604w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-6.42.46\u202fPM-972x1024.png 972w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-6.42.46\u202fPM-768x809.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familyfuture\/files\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-04-at-6.42.46\u202fPM.png 1008w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are interested in learning more about the Families FORWARD Study, please contact us:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Email: forward@bu.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone (text): 617-468-8094<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New Program to Plan for Adult Life! 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