ABOUT Watson Caring Science Institute (WCSI).
The Watson Caring Science Institute founded by Jean Watson is an international non-profit 501 C(3) organization that advances the unitary philosophies, theories and practices of Caring Science, developed by Jean Watson, RN, Ph.D. Her latest book, Metaphysics of Watson Unitary Caring Science: A Cosmology of Love (2025), affirms and confirms the importance of developing our consciousness of human-universe and living a cosmology of Love.
Dr. Watson is well known for her 10 Caritas Processes to intentionally transform the patient/family experiences of caring and healing in schools, hospitals, the wider community and our planet. “The term Caritas is derived from the Latin word for charity. When the term is expanded to incorporate giving focused attention in a loving and caring way, a pathway to inner healing of self and others is opened. It is practicing through love and caring that we, in our professional and private lives, transcend to a higher level as we continue to grow and learn” (Watson, J., 2008).
RESEARCH from a Caring Science perspective.
A research abstract (Biley, A., 2017) from a Caring Science perspective examining “The Personal Experience of Remembering Purpose.” A dissertation for Degree of Doctorate in Caring Science.
ABSTRACT Journeying with a loved one, who chose mindfulness in conscious dying, revealed that through a deep trust in personal intuition and a "soul to soul connection" (Watson, 2005a, p. 73), an experience of remembering purpose emerged. From a personal perspective, this was defined as, to walk alongside, in caring, healing, love and light. A review of the literature suggested that the notion of remembering purpose is elusive, woven in to concepts such as soul, spirituality, consciousness, knowing and compassion, manifesting at points of life transition, namely in childbirth and dying. Grounded in a unitary paradigm, a study was undertaken to find out what the personal experience of remembering purpose is from a Caring Science perspective, with the intention of contributing to enhancing this disciplinary knowledge base. Consistent with the nature of the study, autoethnography was the methodology of choice. In blending the methods of autoethnographic life review and a post-modern cut up technique, the innovative research process was experienced not analyzed (Biley, 2004) and the findings poetic and metaphorical rather than literal (Watson, 2012). From personal, lived experience, it may be suggested that Being in caring consciousness is also a journey of Becoming and that some transpersonal relationships and caring moments break through to a deeper level of consciousness and oneness with the universe. It is in these moments that remembering purpose is manifest. By placing self in the culture of Caring Science, the study illuminated the experience of remembering purpose in the context of caritas values and ethics, embracing "unity, connectedness and a transpersonal consciousness, that transcend time, space and physicality" (Watson, 2005a, p. 203), thus offering a new concept and a unique research method in which to explore how caring may be lived.
LOIS GOBEL, RN, D.ED is WCSI Caritas Coach
Lois Gobel, RN, D.ED, founder of Energetics Boutique is a WCSI Caritas Coach and former WCSI Caritas Coach faculty. She brings the richness of Watson’s Unitary Caring Science to her Energy Medicine Healing Touch praxis.