Caritas Leadership Program
Lotus Recognition
CCEP
WCSI Affiliate Program
The Caring Store
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WCSI National Affiliates Dr. Jean Watson Founder & Director Caritas Coach Education Program® (CCEP) AHNA Approved CNE Program Offered in May & November Applications open for May 2025. Registration opening soon. Caritas Leadership Program™ for Individuals & Systems Aug 2025 — Jan 2026 6-Month Virtual Program Watson Caring Science Lotus Recognition™ demonstrating values, philosophy, and practices of Watson Caring Science Lotus Library Imprint of Watson Caring Science Institute FREE Global Online Programs Contact Hours Available

Our Mission

Through education, practice, research and leadership, Watson Caring Science Institute’s mission is to inform, inspire and elevate nurses through its academic and clinical professional programs, focused on deep individual and cultural system change

Goals & Objectives

Purpose

Watson Caring Science Institute’s purpose is to affirm and sustain the art and science of human caring in nursing, thereby elevating nursing’s leadership role in transforming healthcare.

Values

  • Love is foundational to caring and healing (Caritas)
  • Preserving human dignity
  • Caring theory, ever evolving, translates to all levels of care
  • Intentionally manifest constructive change 
  • Invite in, by attraction