Join the OCE Book Club and Earn CEs!

All books as part of The Office of Continuing Education at The Chicago School’s Book Club are selected by a board of mental health professionals and align to the topics in which our community has identified an interest. Each book has gone through board approval to issue Homestudy Continuing Education credit for completion of the reading and assigned quiz and Live Program Continuing Education credit for participation in the optional group webinar discussion. Book summaries, learning objectives, number and types of CE credits available, and other Continuing Education information can be found by scrolling down this page and clicking on the blue buttons located underneath each title.

By reading an OCE Book Club book, passing a comprehension quiz, and completing an evaluation, participants will be able to receive Homestudy continuing education credit.

Each book will also have an optional Live Discussion Zoom meeting. Attendance and participation in the Live Discussion will provide readers with an additional Live continuing education credit. *Space is limited for the group webinar Live Discussion. More sessions may be added if there is an identified need. 

2024-2025 Continuing Education Book Club Selections

Book Club Pricing

The Chicago School does not receive any financial funding from authors or publishers of the books within the Book Club. 

Click on buttons below to view continuing education information and purchase individual sessions.

DECEMBER 2024

Broken: How Our Social Systems Are Failing Us And How We Can Fix Them by Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc

Many of the systems built to serve people instead do more harm than good. In Broken, Dr. Paul LeBlanc, president of Southern New Hampshire University, draws on his experience working in one such system--education--to reconnect us to the human facets of serving people. In doing so, he charts a course for rebuilding and reinhabiting better systems across education, healthcare, criminal justice, government, and more.

Live Discussion December 3, 2024
Quiz for Homestudy Now Open!

FEBRUARY 2025

The Laws of Connection: The Scientific Secrets of Building a Strong Social Network by David Robson

This groundbreaking study reveals how social connections are far more important than we thought, showing us the steps we can take to build better relationships and improve our lives.

Live Discussion February 18, 2025
Quiz for Homestudy open by January 18, 2025

APRIL 2025

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

A must-read for all parents: the generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media, and big tech -- and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.

Live Discussion TBD
Quiz for Homestudy open by March 2025

JUNE 2025

Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work by Ruchika Tulshyan

How organizations can foster diversity, equity, and inclusion: taking action to address and prevent workplace bias while centering women of color.

Live Discussion TBD
Quiz for Homestudy open by May 2025

AUGUST 2025

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know By Adam Grant

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people's minds, which can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in life.

Live Discussion TBD
Quiz for Homestudy open by July 2025

OCTOBER 2025

Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler

From global icon Judith Butler, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fueling reactionary politics around the world.


Live Discussion TBD
Quiz for Homestudy open by September 2025

Special In-Person Event

APRIL 25, 2025

Patterns That Remain: A Guide to Healing for Asian Children of Immigrants by Dr. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam

A WORKSHOP WITH THE AUTHOR

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.

Event held in-person at the Chicago School - Chicago Campus.

The Chicago School does not receive any financial funding from authors or publishers of the books within the Book Club.