Book Club: Patterns That Remain: A Guide to Healing for Asian Children of Immigrants by Dr. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam
Presented by Stacey Diane Arañez Litam PhD., LPCCs, NCC, CCMHC
Friday, April 25, 2025
9am-10am PT / 11am-12pm CT / 12pm-1pm ET
Event held in-person at The Chicago School. This session is limited to 40 in-person participants.
Asian Americans represent the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, yet few books capture how historical events, immigration experiences, cultural values, and intergenerational trauma contribute to this group’s thoughts, attitudes, and actions in ways that impact relationships, well-being, and psychological health.
Join Dr. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam as she unpacks the origin of scarcity mindsets, unhelpful relationship tendencies, and limiting workplace/academic patterns among Asian American communities. Informed by Litam’s lived experiences as a Filipina and Chinese immigrant as well as by her professional identities as a professor, researcher, and mental health clinician, the Patterns That Remain workshop provides the foundation for timely conversations, offers a new framework for cultivating relationships that heal our wounded inner child, and centers the importance of intergenerational healing, personal growth, and unlocking the power behind our stories.
Session may be attended as a standalone CE session or in addition to the Homestudy requirements (completion of quiz and evaluation).
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This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 1.0 CEs for Psychologists, 1.0 IL CEUS for Counselors and Social Workers, or 1.0 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSWs, and LMFTs.
Asian Americans represent the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, yet few books capture how historical events, immigration experiences, cultural values, and intergenerational trauma contribute to this group’s thoughts, attitudes, and actions in ways that impact relationships, well-being, and psychological health.
Join Dr. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam as she unpacks the origin of scarcity mindsets, unhelpful relationship tendencies, and limiting workplace/academic patterns among Asian American communities. Informed by Litam’s lived experiences as a Filipina and Chinese immigrant as well as by her professional identities as a professor, researcher, and mental health clinician, the Patterns That Remain workshop provides the foundation for timely conversations, offers a new framework for cultivating relationships that heal our wounded inner child, and centers the importance of intergenerational healing, personal growth, and unlocking the power behind our stories.
After attending this introductory-level program, participants will be able to:
- Discuss how intergenerational trauma and cultural scripts are linked to scarcity mindsets and unhelpful workplace patterns that impact mental health and workplace burnout.
- Explain the importance of attachment styles and reflect on how their adult attachment styles impact their relationships with partners, family, friends, and children.
- Discuss about how the book’s message can be applied to their lives in personally meaning and professional relevant ways.
This program meets APA’s continuing education STANDARD 1.3: Program content focuses on topics related to psychological practice, education, or research other than application of psychological assessment and/or intervention methods that are supported by contemporary scholarship grounded in established research procedures.
This program meets APA’s continuing education GOAL 1: Program is relevant to psychological practice, education, and/or science.
This session is limited to 40 in-person participants.
Cost of program does not include purchase of the book.
General Admission: $30
The Chicago School Faculty/Staff/Alumni/Site Supervisors: $20*
The Chicago School Students: $15*
(*Please email [email protected] for coupon code)
Refund Policy: 100% of tuition is refundable up to seven (7) days before the program. Within seven (7) days of the program, and at any point in Homestudy format, tuition is nonrefundable.
Stacey Diane Arañez Litam PhD., LPCCs, NCC, CCMHC
Stacey Diane Arañez Litam PhD., LPCCs, NCC, CCMHC (She/Her/Siya) is an Associate Professor of Counselor Education at Cleveland State University, a licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor, as well as diplomate and clinical sexologist with the American Board of Sexology. Dr. Litam is a member of the Forbes Health Advisory Board, an Advisory Council Member for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellowship Program, and was named one of Crain’s Cleveland 40 under 40 in 2023. Dr. Litam’s speaking, research, and clinical areas of specialization include topics related to mental health and sexual well-being, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), intergenerational trauma, as well as Asian and Pacific Islander (API) American concerns. She is an immigrant and identifies as a Filipina American woman.
Dr. Litam’s debut book, Patterns That Remain: A Guide to Healing for Asian Children of Immigrants, empowers readers to heal from diasporic wounds and harness the power of our stories. Informed by Litam’s lived experiences as a Filipina and Chinese immigrant, Patterns That Remain provides the foundation for timely conversations, offers a new framework for cultivating relationships that heal our wounded inner child, and centers the importance of intergenerational healing and personal growth.
Dr. Litam’s work has been featured in Forbes Health, National Public Radio (NPR), Discovery Magazine, Psychology Today, The National Institutes of Health, Mental Health Academy, as well as in podcasts, documentaries, and news outlets. She has contributed to over 50 academic publications including 17 research articles archived in the World Health Organization’s global literature database on COVID-19 and she is one of the foremost leading researchers on the impact of racial discrimination on the mental health of diverse racial and ethnic groups. In her spare time, Dr. Litam enjoys traveling, searching for the perfect cake donut, and having dance parties with her two sons.
Litam, S. D. A. (2025). Patterns that remain: A guide to healing for Asian children of immigrants. Oxford University Press.
See book for additional references.
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Parking Information
For those visiting by car, the Chicago campus does not have on-site parking. Street parking and private lots are available in the area.
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Public Transit Information
- 325 N. Wells Street is a 3-minute (0.1 mile) walk from the Merchandise Mart CTA station.
Target Audience:Mental Health Providers and Students.
Psychologists. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.0 continuing education credits. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods.
Counselors/Clinical Counselors. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.0 hours of continuing education. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide continuing education programming for counselors and clinical counselors. License Number: 197.000159
Social Workers. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.0 hours of continuing education. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide continuing education programming for social workers. License Number: 159.001036
MFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs. Course meets the qualifications for 1.0 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. If you are licensed outside of California please check with your local licensing agency to to determine if they will accept these CEUs. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) to offer continuing education programming for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is an accredited or approved postsecondary institution that meets the requirements set forth in Sections 4980.54(f)(1), 4989.34, 4996.22(d)(1), or 4999.76(d) of the Code.
Non-Psychologists. Most licensing boards accept Continuing Education Credits sponsored by the American Psychological Association but non-psychologists are recommended to consult with their specific state-licensing board to ensure that APA-sponsored CE is acceptable.
*Participants must attend 100% of the program in order to obtain a Certificate of Attendance.
If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to [email protected]. There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.
The Office of Continuing Education at The Chicago School is not affiliated with the author, publisher, or any book sellers, and receives no financial support from the sales of the book.