Marshall Rosenberg
Dr. Marshall B. Rosenberg, born in 1934, is the creator of a method of communication called "Nonviolent Communication" (NVC) and director of educational services for the Center for Nonviolent Communication, an international non-profit organization.
In 1961, Dr. Rosenberg received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Wisconsin and in 1966 was awarded Diplomate status in clinical psychology from the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology.
Activities
The Center for Nonviolent Communication emerged out of work he was doing with civil rights activists in the early 1960s. During this period he provided mediation and communication skills training to communities working to desegregate schools and other public institutions.
He worked with educators, managers, mental health and health care providers, lawyers, military officers, prisoners, police and prison officials, clergy, government officials and individual families.
As of 2004:
- Nonviolent Communication training was available in Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Malaysia, India, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Austria, France, and Canada, as well as in the United States.
External link
- Center For Nonviolent Communication
- Big Picture TV Free video clip of Marshall Rosenberg discussing Nonviolent Communication
- Interview with Marshall Rosenbergabout Nonviolent Communication in close relationships
- Page of the main publisher of Nonviolent Communication related works
- Giving from the heart Excerpt from the book Nonviolent Communication: A language of life
- Wiki for Nonviolent Communication
