Breaking the Boy Code Book Talk
May 05, 2026 3:30PM—4:30PM
Location
Virtual
Cost $25 CATDC Member Schools
Categories Intensive, Online, School Leaders, Social & Emotional Learning, Staff, Teachers
ABOUT THIS VIRTUAL BOOK TALK
Join Dr. Katie Hurley on Tuesday, May 5 for a conversation with Laura Ross, Head of School at Harvard-Westlake School, on key topics from her new book, Breaking the Boy Code.
Breaking the Boy Code: The New Playbook for Raising Resilient Boys, engages audiences in a timely and important discussion about the urgent crisis facing boys today. Dr. Hurley, an adolescent mental health expert and psychotherapist, carefully examines the societal pressures and hypermasculinity that negatively impact boys’ mental health, academic performance, and social relationships.
In her conversation with Laura Ross, Dr. Hurley will share actionable steps from her book, oriented towards educators who support boys aged 5 to 17 with a focus on how to help boys develop emotional resilience, empathy, and healthy relationships.
AUDIENCE
Educators, teachers, coaches, and mental health professionals. The first 10 people to register for and attend this Book Talk will receive a free copy of Breaking the Boy Code. Register early and win! This special event is for CATDC Member Schools only. Spots fill quickly and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Katie Hurley, DSW, LCSW is the Vice President of Community Initiatives at The Jed Foundation (JED), a nonprofit dedicated to teen and young adult mental health and suicide prevention. She is the author of six books at the intersection of youth, parenting, and mental health, including the award winning No More Mean Girls and her new release, Breaking the Boy Code. Dr. Hurley is dedicated to promoting the mental health of tweens, teens, and young adults in her private practice, and speaks for schools, nonprofits, and other organizations.
IN CONVERSATION WITH
Laura D. Ross is the Head of School at Harvard-Westlake. Prior to beginning this position, she was the Associate Head of School for three years. Additionally, she spent eight years as an upper school head, three at Harvard-Westlake and five at Greenhill School in Dallas, Texas. Prior to moving into a division head role she spent seventeen years in a variety of roles in education: a college counselor, a college admissions officer, a soccer coach, a teacher of meditation, social ethics, and world religions, and a dorm parent in a boarding school. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Wesleyan University and a Master’s degree from Stanford University in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs. Her husband Gregg teaches math at the middle school at Harvard-Westlake, and her daughter Casey is Harvard-Westlake class of ’23, and her son Graham is Harvard-Westlake class of ’26.
Cancellation Policy
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