Marshal Rosenberg grew up in Detroit, Michigan where violence was
particularly triggered by the school desegregation in the 1960s. After
finishing a Ph. D. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin he worked in
peaceful conflict resolution. His Center of Nonviolent Communication is located
in New Mexico where many people train to use and to teach this type of
empathetic and compassionate communication skill. Marshal says that too often
people play the game, “Whose right?”, whereas he advocates a better game that
we all already know how to play: “Making life wonderful” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loABGdbOXU0).
Rosenberg has also been active in providing training in
communication skills for health care providers. Research showed that the need
had become particularly critical because of the “fear and distrust due to risk
of transmitting infectious diseases such as HIV” (Rosenberg, Molho, 1998, p.
340). They found that both physicians and patients were more satisfied with the
healthcare experience when the doctor used more empathetic means of
communication.
In the video supplied here, I am interviewing Carolyn Steinhaus,
who teaches and counsels in the Nonviolent (empathic) Communication (NVC)
techniques in Atlanta, Georgia. I am grateful for her time and her talents and
that she was willing to share in this brief introduction to NVC.
References
Rosenberg, M. http://www.cnvc.org/about/marshall-rosenberg.html.
Rosenberg, M. (2000). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loABGdbOXU0
Rosenberg, M., & Molho, P. (January
01, 1998). Nonviolent (empathic) communication for health care providers. Haemophilia: the Official Journal of the World
Federation of Hemophilia, 4, 4,
335-40.
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