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PRESSRELEASESamuelMerrittUniversityRecognizedasAcademicAf<iliate™ofWatsonCaring

ScienceInstitute

Boulder,CO-June2019-WatsonCaringScienceInstitute(WCSI)andDr.JeanWatsonareproudtoannounceSamuelMerrittUniversity(SMU),Oakland,CaliforniahasbeennamedaNationalWatsonCaringScienceAcademicAfFiliate™-thesecondonlyacademicsystemtoachieveformalafFiliationofTheWatsonCaringScienceInstitute.

ThedesignationrecognizesSamuelMerrittUniversity’sexemplaryintegrationofcaringtheoryandleadershipcommitmenttoofferinformedCaringSciencecurriculumtotheirnursingstudents.SamuelMerrittUniversityjoinsTheCollegeofNewRochelle,NewYorktobecomethesecondacademicinstitutiontohaveeverreceivedtheprestigious‘NationalCaringScienceAfFiliate™’recognitionstatus.

PaulinaVan,PhD,RN,CNE,ProfessorandChair,RNtoBSNProgram,commented“OurRNtoBSNteamoffacultyandstaffarehumbledandinspiredbySamuelMerrittUniversity’sdesignationasaNationalWatsonCaringScienceAcademicAf=iliate™.CaringSciencetheoreticalperspectiveshavebeenusedascontextandthefoundationtotransformtheclinicalpracticeandleadershipperformanceofourscholarsinvarioussettingsandatmyriadstagesintheirrespectivecareers.”

CaringScienceandWCSIAfFiliationcontributestothewiderSamuelMerrittUniversitylearningoutcomes.Vanexplains,“Ourgraduatesreportedbeingtransformedinwaysinwhichtheirimpactoncare,policy,andthecaringenvironmentexceededtheirexpectations.”

TransformativeTeachingandLearning

SamuelMerrittUniversityhasshowntheircommitmenttowardsauthentic,deep-rootedandsustainableCaringScienceteachingandlearning.PartneringwithanotherWCSIAf<iliate,KaiserFoundationHospitalofNorthernCalifornia,SMUdesignedanewRNtoBSNprogramgroundedinUnitaryCaringScience(UCS).TheprogrambeginswithaMBSRcoursethatservesasanexperientialintroductiontoUCS.Facultyarewell-groundedinUCS-FiveareWCSItrainedCaritasCoaches®,threeHeartMath©trainersandapostdoctoralimmersioninUCS.ThecorevaluesofUCSdrivetheprogram’sgoalsandlendtothehealing-teaching-learningenvironment.

AudreyBerman,PhD,RN,ProfessorandDean,SchoolofNursingSMUcommented,“Thefacultyandstudentsinthisprogramhaveconsistentlyreportedtheamazing,positivein=luenceofUnitaryCaringScienceframeworkontheirlearningandtheirpersonalandprofessionallives.Inaddition,thein=luencehasspreadintoourothernursingprogramsandthosefacultyarebeginningtoplanhowtointegrateUCSconceptsintheircurriculaandeverydaypractices.TherecognitionfromWCSIwillservetoprovideadditionalmotivationforongoingandenhancedconnections.”

SMUTeamlefttoright:Dr.Paulina,Van;BobbieRichards,NancySymonds,KateLucas,Dr.AliceVestergaard,Dr.RichardMacIntyre,Dr.MarkBeck,UzoNwankpa,Dr.LeniKaku.

JeanWatson,FounderandDirectorofWCSIsaid:“IamhonoredanddelightedtoformalizetheinvitationforSamuelMerrittUniversityRN2BSNursingprogramtobenationallyrecognizedandidenti=iedasoneoftheInauguralNationalCaringScienceAcademicAf=iliatesofWatsonCaringScienceInstitute.IamimpressedandinspiredbythenatureanddepthofcaringsciencecurriculumatSamuelMerrittUniversity.Itwillbeaprivilegetohavetheirprogramjoinotherspioneeringthefuturefornursingeducationforanewerauponusall”.

ToBecomeAnAf<iliate

TobecomeaNationalCaringScienceSystem™,SamuelMerrittUniversitydemonstratedtoWCSItheauthentically,deep-rootedandsustainablecommitmenttointegratingCaringSciencetotransformandbroadenwholepersonhealthandhealinginitscurriculumandculture.TheuniversityjoinstenotherNationalWCSIAfFiliateHospitalSystems,andFifteenGlobalWCSIAssociateSystemswhohaveachievedsucharecognition.

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FURTHERINFO:

AboutWatsonCaringScienceInstitute(WCSI)TheWSCIisaninternationalnon-proFitorganizationthatadvancesthephilosophies,theoriesandpracticesofHumanCaring/CaringScience.ItwasfoundedbyJeanWatson,PhD,RN,AHN-BC,FAAN,whoservesasfounderanddirector.Focusingonresearch,education,praxis,leadershipandlegacy,theInstituteaimstowidenthedevelopmentandunderstandingofCaringSciencetoinformournotionofqualitycareandhealingenvironments.Currentlythereareover400hospitalsthroughout

theUSAwithmanyotherpartnerHealthcaresystemsgloballyusingtheWCSItheory.Therearenowover350WCSItrainedpractitionerleadersor‘CaritasCoaches®’throughouttheworld.TextsonWatson’stheoryofcaringistaughtinUniversitiesworldwideandtranslatedintoover7languages.TobecomeaNationalCaringScienceSystem™ofWCSI,anorganizationmustdemonstratespeciFiccriteriarelatedtoauthentichumancaring-healingpracticesforitswholecommunity.

AboutJeanWatsonJeanWatsonisaDistinguishedProfessorEmeritaandDeanEmeritaoftheUniversityofColoradoDenver,CollegeofNursing,wheresheheldtheEndowedChairinCaringScienceattheUniversityofColoradoDenverandHealthSciencesCenterfor16years.SheisthefounderoftheoriginalCenterforHumanCaringinColorado,therecipientofnumerousawardsandhonors,includingtheNationalFetzerInstituteNormanCousinsAward,anInternationalKelloggFellowshipinAustralia,aFulbrightResearchandLectureAwardinSweden,and14honorarydoctoratedegrees.Watsonistheauthorofmorethan100publicationsinCaringScienceandofmorethan30booksontheScienceofHumanCaring™,includingtheclassic:Nursing.ThePhilosophyandScienceofCaringwhichidentiFiesthe10core“CaritasProcesses®’–universalsofhumancaring,necessaryforstudyingandimplementingamodelofCaringScienceinpractice.Thisworkrestoresthedeep-spiritualdimensionsofLovewithcaring-healingasthefoundationforpreparinganewlevelofpractitionersinCaringScience/CaritasHealthCare.Dr.WatsonwasdesignatedaLivingLegendbytheAmericanAcademyofNursing,itshighesthonor.

AboutSamuelMerrittUniversitySamuelMerrittUniversitySchoolofNursing&HealthcareProfessionsoffersarigorousacademicprogramspecializinginextensiveprofessionalpreparationandacompassionateapproachtopatientcare.Theyofferundergraduateandgraduatedegreesinnursingforstudentsofallbackgrounds,includingtraditionalandtransferstudents,thoselookingtochangecareers,andRNsseekingtoadvancetheireducation.Studentsandtheirexperiencedfacultyshareadeepcommitmenttoholistichealingbasedonempathy,altruism,andleading-edgenursingskills.