Promoting Responsibility & Leadership
Wednesday, October 14th, 2026 | 10:00AM - 1PM | Hill District CEC
Workshop Overview
Leadership and responsibility opportunities are not only foundational to high-quality programs, but are also important social emotional abilities for young people to build, develop, and practice. In this workshop participants will explore how responsibility and leadership fit within a broader social-emotional learning (SEL) framework and develop practical skills to model roles and responsibilities and support young people in leveraging their strengths, interests, and leadership style as part of groups and relationships - all of which supports youth social development.
Participants will practice applying techniques learned to their programs with an eye toward facilitating young peoples’ ownership. This workshop is part of the Weikart Center's SEL Methods series which you can learn more about here.
Workshop Facilitator: Diane Ford, Melting Pot Ministries
Attendance & Participation
This workshop will start promptly at 10am. Participants should plan to arrive by 9:45am. Participants are expected to attend the entirety of the workshop to receive a certificate of completion, which will be delivered via email post event.
Registration Details
Registration is open for this event until it fills up or until 2 days before the workshop. After completing the form you'll receive a confirmation email along with reminder emails as the event gets closer.
This workshop is limited to 15 participants. If this event reaches capacity, there will be a waiting list that we'll use to both fill spots that may open up and also help plan our future workshop topic schedule.
Location Details
This workshop will take place at the University of Pittsburgh's Community Engagement Center (CEC) in the Hill District located in the historic New Granada Theater (2007 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, 15219).
Entering the Building: The building is fully ADA accessible. While the address is 2007 Centre Ave, the entrance is located at the rear of the building on Wylie Ave. For easy travel, we recommend routing to their neighbors at Ebenezer Baptist Church (2001 Wylie Ave). You'll find the CEC entrance right across the street from the Church.
Enter and take the elevator up to the 5th floor. Someone will be present to direct you when you get out of the elevator. Click here to learn more about the Hill District CEC.
Parking & Transportation
Parking options at Hill District CEC: Free on-street parking is available in front of the CEC entrance on Wylie Ave. There are metered spots on Centre Ave.
Public Transit/Bikes: Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) buses 83, 82, and 81 have stops at Centre Ave and Dinwiddie St/Deviliers St.