WCSI Fact Sheet

Mission

To restore the profound nature of caring-healing within a unitary Caring Science framework; in stewardship to the current health care system worldwide, to retain and nurture its most precious resource, caring professional nurses and trans-disciplinary care team members.

To deepen and expand Caring Science, the philosophies, theories, ethics and practices of Human Caring, originated by Founder/Director Jean Watson.

Goals & Objectives

  • Transform the dominant model of medical science to a model of Caring Science by reintroducing the ethic, philosophy and diverse practices of caring and Love (Caritas), necessary for healing.
  • Deepen the authentic Caring-Healing relationships between caregiver and patient/family, to restore Love and compassion as the ethical, values foundation of healthcare.
  • Translate the model of Caring-Healing/Caritas into fully integrated trans-disciplinary programs and services to help transform healthcare one nurse / one caregiver / one educator / one leader / one system at a time.
  • Ensure caring and healing for the public, improve nurse and care provider retention in healthcare settings, enhance patient care outcomes, promote safe practices, and decrease costs to the system.

Structure

The Watson Caring Science Institute is an autonomous, USA nonprofit organization operating under the 501(c)(3), tax-exempt status ID #26-0803334.

Its Board of Directors has oversight of the Institute’s budget.

Funding

The Watson Caring Science Institute depends on educational, teaching-consulting programs nationally/globally; and intentional Caritas learning materials and teaching items available through the Caring Store, combined with the generosity of individuals, healthcare systems, professional organizations, the business community and foundations to support its work. Donations are tax-deductible.

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Board Members

Barbara B. Brewer, PhD, RN, MALS, MBA, FAAN
President & Chairman of the Board
Associate Professor
The University of Arizona, College of Nursing
WCSI Faculty Associate
  520-626-6206
  bbrewer@email.arizona.edu

Dr. Jim D’Alfonso, DNP, RN, PHD(h), NEA-BC, FNAP
At Large / Advisor to Professional Practice Leadership
WCSI Honorary Doctorate in Caring Science
WCSI Visionary Caring Science Leadership Award Recipient
WCSI Faculty Associate
WCSI Caritas Coach®
Master HeartMath Trainer (HMCT)
Adjunct Faculty, University of San Francisco
Executive Director Professional Practice, Leadership Development & Research
Founding Executive Director of The KP Nurse Scholars Academy
Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA
  Jim.N.D’Alfonso@kp.org

Karen Drenkard, PhD, RN, NEA-bc, FAAN
Vice President / Advisor to Policy
Associate Dean, Clinical Practice & Community Engagement
The George Washington University School of Nursing
45085 University Drive, Innovation Hall
Ashburn, VA 20147
  kdrenkard@gwu.edu

Grissel Hernandez PhD, MPH, RN, HNB-BC
Secretary
Executive Director, Center for Education & Professional Development
Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA
IrHernandez@stanfordhealthcare.org

M. Brooks Turkel
Treasurer
Former Chief Executive Officer
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
  mbturkel@icloud.com

Advisory Board Members

Chris Byrne
Vice President, Intellectual Property Strategy
Strategy and Innovation Center
Samsung Electronics
2440 Sand Hill Road, Suite 302
Menlo Park, CA 94025
  cjb12303@gmail.com
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Julie Watson, BFA, MA, FRSA
Executive Director, Watson Caring Science Institute
Boca Raton, FL 33432
  julie@watsoncaringscience.org

Director and Founder

Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-CB, FAAN, LL (AAN)
Founder / Executive Director, Watson Caring Science Institute
Distinguished Professor Emerita and Dean Emerita
University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing, Anschutz Medical Center – Retired
2441 Seventh Street
Boulder, CO 80304
  303-449-3118
  jean@watsoncaringscience.org

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Programs

Dr. Jean Watson and Watson Caring Science Institute is dedicated to create, conduct and sponsor Caring Science/Caritas research, education, training, and support to serve national/global generations of healthcare professionals worldwide.

Watson Caring Science Senior Scholars – Postdoctoral Study Program –This is a 1 year customized advanced personal study program with Dr. Watson, exploring new dimensions of caring science as sacred science; the underlying ontological-ethical-epistemological-methodological, praxis directions for a era of health, healing and well-being for humankind.  Read more.

The International Caritas Consortium ICC, originated by Dr. Watson in 2004, enables the circle of Caritas colleagues, clinical agencies, and academic programs to come together once a year, to showcase how models of Caring Science are implemented in clinical settings in USA; to share new transformative practice initiatives, research, and support the expansion of authentic caring-healing processes and relationships for staff, practitioners, patients/families and communities.  Read more.

The Caritas Coach Education Program® (CCEP) is a unique, six-month program offered by the Watson Caring Science Institute. Through a formal application process, a new cohort of students is admitted to the program every May and November each year.  Read more.

Jean Watson Caring Science Speaker/Consultant Circle includes Dr. Watson and a distinguished circle of Caring Science Faculty Associates and Colleagues providing keynotes, workshops, and presentations that inform and educate others in Caring Science; how to develop and integrate authentic professional caring theory-guided models; restore the under-developed ethical values of Love and Compassion back into healthcare. Contact Jean Watson at    jean@watsoncaringscience.org.

Ongoing programs:

Research

The Watson Caritas Patient Score© (WCPS) instrument was introduced by Watson and WCSI in 2009 with Caring Science research projects; it has now expanded to include a national multi-site and global use research initiative, which offers comprehensive benchmarking capabilities for hospitals. We are pleased to partner with Dr. Barbara Brewer as Research Director to advance this initiative across the US and worldwide. The WCPS® has been translated into  Spanish, Italian, French, Hebrew, Arabic, Korean (Validated)  and Turkish.  Read more.

Watson Caring Science Institute
1701 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Suite 401
Deerfield Beach FL 33442
  info@watsoncaringscience.org
  jean@watsoncaringscience.org
954-508-1115