Structure & Clear Limits

Structure and Clear Limits in a youth program lay the foundation for a safe environment that supports young people.

This interactive workshop helps out-of-school time staff establish appropriate structure (routines and rituals) and clear limits (norms and behavior guidelines), fostering a feeling of fairness and predictability that supports young people to explore and express themselves in a conducive learning environment.

Participants will leave this session with practical skills that can be implemented immediately.

Workshop Facilitators: Sarah Crawshaw, Center of Life & Jordan Allen, Resilient Minds

 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 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.

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 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.