A warm greeting from Lucca, Italy, where Dr. Watson and Watson Caring Science colleagues gathered in retreat last month. After attending conferences and events in Florence, Lisbon,Las Vegas, and Montreal, we are counting the days to our now sold outCaritas Community Conference. We look forward to being in 'communitas' with you. Deep gratitude to our sponsors for making this possible.
Newsletter highlights include:
New WCSI Ambassadors
Upcoming Events & Courses
News & Events: WCSI Latino-Iberomérica
Lotus Recognition™ Awardee
Video of the Month
Scholarship Awards
WCSI Endorsed Program: Healing Touch Program
Communitas — News from the Caritas Community
New Ambassador Advisors to the Board
Our dedicated Board of Directors have been working in alignment with key wisdom leaders in the field to act as 'Ambassador Advisors' to our non-profit as we continue to develop. We welcome Daniel J. Pesut, Anita Girard and Holly Shaw to be Ambassador Advisors to our Board and will announce our new Board Members next month.
July 14-16, 2023 — SOLD OUT! Caritas Community Conference in Boulder, CO. This is an intimate event with capacity for 160 participants. Next year we plan to host at a larger venue. → More details.
July 15, 2023 — July's Caritas Healing Connectionswill not be hosted this month. Please join us in August. → More details.
August 16, 2023 —New start date for the Caritas Leadership Program™. The registration deadline is August 7, 2023. → Learn more & register.
August 17, 2023 —WCSI Latino-Iberomérica Global Webinar with speakers from Latin America, Japan, Europe, Middle East, and USA. Free for WCSI La Vida Members! Learn more.
Nov 2023 - Apr 2024 — The Caritas Coach Education Program® (CCEP) is now accepting applications for the November 2023 program. Application required. Classes fill up quickly. → Learn More.
News & Events: WCSI Latino-Iberomérica
Lisboa: 𝑅𝑒𝑑𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑎 𝑑𝑎 𝐶𝑖𝑒̂𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎 𝑑𝑒 𝐸𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎 𝑜 𝐶𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑑𝑜 𝐻𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑜. Foi com grande honra que no passado dia 27 de junho, recebemos a Professora Jean Watson, na nossa Escola. A Professora Jean Watson tem contribuído com grande destaque para o desenvolvimento da Enfermagem desde os anos de 1970, e continua até à atualidade a desenvolver o seu trabalho, o que é meritório, e já faz parte da história da Enfermagem. Agradecemos aos 200 participantes por tornarem este evento inesquecível 𝑈𝑚𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎 𝐸𝑆𝐸𝐿/𝐶𝐼𝐷𝑁𝑈𝑅 𝑐𝑜𝑚 𝑎 𝑅𝑒𝑑𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑎 𝑑𝑎 𝐶𝑖𝑒̂𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎 𝑑𝑒 𝐸𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎 𝑜 𝐶𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑑𝑜 𝐻𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑜.
17 de Agosto 2023 — Webinar de un día con presentaciones de colegas de 11 países, el nuestro de LIA más Japón y Medio Oriente. Actividad Gratuita para los miembros del WCSI La Vida. Mas info aquí.
22 y 24 Septiembre 2023— Santiago Chile. Graduación CCEP LIA Clase 1, Grupo 27 (ceremonia privada)
25Septiembre2023— Santiago, Chile presentaciones del Dr. Jean Watson, Hector Rosso y CCEP Caritas Coaches®. Reunión presencial de Coordinadores del Grupo WCSI LIA.
30 Septiembre y 1 Octubre — Argentina Comisión Argentina de Enfermería Desarrollo de la Ciencia del Cuidado. 1er. Congreso Internacional 'La Ciencia del Cuidado Humano' y 2° Encuentro Nacional del 'Cuidado Humanizado en Enfermería' Registro.
Lotus Recognition
Congratulations to WCSI Distinguished Affiliate, KP Scholars Academy!
Kaiser Permanente Scholars Academy Awarded Lotus Recognition™ → Read more.
Video of the Month
South West Regional Consortia Zooming In!
Welcome to our newly formed South West Regional Caritas Consortia! Listen to Dr. Jean Watson and President of ANA Jennifer Mensik Kennedy at our inaugural zoom. With thanks to Joellen Sutterfield (Unitek Learning) California, Dr. Noelle Trinder (Banner Health) Arizona, Dr. Penny Beattie (Presbyterian Healthcare Services) New Mexico, and Marialena Murphy (Mayo Clinic) Arizona, Caritas Coach® Leader for Arizona. Click image to watch.
Scholarship Awards
Congratulations Watson Caring Science Scholarship award recipients!
Discover WCSI Scholarship opportunities particularly our Dr. Paulina Van Tuition Scholarship for nurses with an Afro or Afro-Hispanic background applying for the Caritas Coach Educational Program®.
WCSI Endorsed Program
Healing Touch Program — The Healing Touch Program (HTP) empowers holistic health and wellness through professional education and services that expand and strengthen the field of Energy Medicine. → Learn more.
Learn more about becoming a WCSI Endorsed Program.
Communitas
News from the Caritas Community
Recent Caritas Coach® graduate, Anna Chico Cornel, MBAHM, BSN, RN, PHN, HNB-BC, volunteered to present her CCEP capstone project at Stanford Health Care’s Caring Grand Rounds held during Nurse’s Week.
Caritas Coaches: If you have any stories you'd like to share with us, please let us know!
~ ~ ~ Honors, Awards & Recognition ~ ~ ~
June 17, 2023 — Congratulations to WCSI LIA Director Héctor Rosso for his induction into the Global Academy of Holistic Nursing (GAHN). →Read more.
June 17, 2023 — American Nurses Association elects WCSI Caritas Coach®Anita Girard, DNP, RN, CNL, CPHQ, NEA-BC, of ANA\California to serve as Vice President on the 9-member Board of Directors. Anita is the Chief Nursing Officer & Vice President, Nursing at Cedars-Sinai, a WCSI National Affiliate. Congratulations! →Read more.
June 19, 2023 — Congratulations to Dr. Jean Watson who was awarded Honorary Visiting Professor of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor at the Faculty's 30th-anniversary ceremony in Slovenia.
June 28, 2023 —Congratulations to distinguished nurse leaders and Caritas colleagues for their induction into The American Academy of Nursing into the 2023 Class of Fellows. →Read more.
Sylvain Brousseau, WCSI Global Associate, PhD, RN, FFNMRCSI – Université du Québec en Outaouais & The Canadian Nurses Association
Dale Beatty,Caritas Coach®,DNP, RN, NEA-BC – Stanford Health Care
Paulina Van, Caritas Coach®, RN, CNE – Samuel Merritt University College of Nursing
Yilan Liu, WCSI Global Associate,PhD, RN- Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology
WCSI National Affiliates
To become a Watson Caring Science Affiliate, an organization must demonstrate a sustainable commitment to integrate the values, philosophy, and theory of Watson’s Caring Science.
A collection of nurses and caregivers sharing their truths, beliefs and values. This self-care book is co-edited by Dr. Jean Watson, Founder Director, Watson Caring Science Institute, and Dr. Sean M. Reed, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado College of Nursing. Who better to help our collective healing and recovery? Available in The Caring Store and all good bookstores.
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