Center for Integrative Relational Health presents
ways of knowing book club
The Ways of Knowing Book Club is an ongoing listening-and-reflection community built around Paul Lichtenberg's Ways of Knowing, an audiobook that invites practitioners, educators, and community builders to examine the assumptions beneath their work and expand their understanding of human connection, care, and change.
This 8-session, non-traditional book club is a space for people already engaged in relational work to slow down, think alongside others, and return to their practice with sharper questions and deeper insights. No prior familiarity with IRH frameworks is required. Your curiosity is the only prerequisite.
Listen together. Think together. Practice differently.
What to Expect
Each session focuses on sections of the audiobook, with a short listening excerpt shared in advance so you arrive ready to reflect
Guided listening of Ways of Knowing across an 8-week experience
Facilitated discussion rooted in reflection and practice
Conversations are guided by Paul Lichtenberg, the author of Ways of Knowing and the originator of the IRH framework, who helps the group move from what they heard to what it means for the work they're already doing.
Each cohort brings together practitioners from different fields (clinical, educational, organizational & community), creating the kind of cross-disciplinary dialogue the book itself calls for. Sessions meet every two weeks, giving you time between gatherings to sit with the material, return to your practice, and notice what shifts. The final session serves as an archived record of the cohort's collective thinking, becoming part of the IRH listening community.
A small, intentional community of peers across disciplines
Sessions are held online, making it possible to participate from wherever you practice. All you need is the willingness to listen carefully and think out loud.
Virtual format, accessible from anywhere
What You’ll Receive
Upon completing the Ways of Knowing Book Club, you will receive:
A Digital Badge A credential documenting your completion of the Ways of Knowing Book Club, issued by the Center for Integrative Relational Health. Share it on LinkedIn or add it to your professional portfolio.
A Certificate of Completion A formal Certificate of Completion from the Center for Integrative Relational Health signed, dated, and suitable for your professional development documentation.
Access to the IRH Listening Archive Your closing session becomes part of the IRH listening archive, a growing record of practitioner thinking in conversation with Ways of Knowing. As a cohort participant, you'll have ongoing access to the archive as it builds over time.
The Center for IRH is actively pursuing accreditation to offer CEUs for licensed clinicians. We will notify enrolled participants as soon as CEU-eligible programming is available.
Bring Ways of Knowing Book Club to Your Community
Ways of Knowing can be facilitated as a dedicated experience for your team, cohort, or community. We welcome the opportunity to pace and shape Ways of Knowing around your group's specific context, questions, and goals.
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