Caring science, mindful practice: implementing Watson's human caring theory

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO CARITAS PRACTICE AND MINDFULNESS

Use of Mindfulness to Cultivate Understanding of Watson's Theory of Caring

Overview of Watson's Theory (10 Caritas Processes®)

Thich Nhat Hanh's Five Mindfulness Trainings

Entering the Stream: Understanding and Living Out Jean Watson's Work

SECTION II: THE TEN CARITAS PROCESSES®

The First Caritas Process®: Embrace Altruistic Values and Practice Lovingkindness With Self and Others

The Second Caritas Process®: Be Authentically Present, Enable Faith and Hope, and Honor Others

The Third Caritas Process®: Be Sensitive to Self and Others by Nurturing Individual Beliefs and Practices

The Fourth Caritas Process®: Develop Helping-Trusting-Caring Relationships

The Fifth Caritas Process®: Promote and Accept Positive and Negative Feelings as You Authentically Listen to Another's Story

The Sixth Caritas Process®: Use Creative Scientific Problem-Solving Methods for Caring Decision Making

and Creative Solution-Seeking

The Seventh Caritas Process®: Share Teaching and Learning That Addresses Individual Needs and Comprehension Styles

The Eighth Caritas Process®: Create a Healing Environment for the Physical and Spiritual Self That Respects Human Dignity

The Ninth Caritas Process®: Assist With Basic Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Human Needs

The Tenth Caritas Process®: Open to Mystery and Allow Miracles to Enter

Conclusions and Suggestions for Deepening Study

Use of mindfulness to cultivate understanding of Watson's theory of caring

Overview of Watson's theory (10 Caritas Processes®)

Thich Nhat Hanh's five mindfulness trainings

Entering the stream: understanding and living out Jean Watson's work

The first Caritas Processes®: embrace altruistic values and practice lovingkindness with self and other

The second Caritas Process®: be authentically present, enable faith and hope, and honor others

The third Caritas Process®: be sensitive to self and others by nurturing individual beliefs and practices

The fourth Caritas Process®: develop helping-trusting-caring relationships

The fifth Caritas Process®: promote and accept positive and negative feelings as you authentically listen to another's story

The sixth Caritas Process®: use creative scientific problem-solving methods for caring decision making

and creative solution-seeking

The seventh Caritas Process®: share teaching and learning that addresses individual needs and comprehension styles

The eighth Caritas Process®: create a healing environment for the physical and spiritual self that respects human dignity

The ninth Caritas Process®: assist with basic physical, emotional and spiritual human needs

The tenth Caritas Process®: open to mystery and allow miracles to enter

Conclusions and suggestions for deepening study.