An Interview with Wes Taylor
Mary Mackenzie recently chatted with CNVC Certified Trainer Wes Taylor. Wes shares a story about how NVC contributed to a hostage negotiation in Maryland, and about his work bringing NVC into the healthcare industry.
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About
Wes Taylor
Wes helped establish the Flagstaff Center for Compassionate Communication in 1998 to promote NVC in Northern Arizona and to support the larger NVC network. Since that time, Wes has been an independent consultant and trainer in public venues as well as in organizations of all sizes. He is currently applying NVC in his responsibility for cultivating a culture of compassion and accountability at Mercy Medical Center, a large inner-city hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
Prior to his involvement with NVC, Wes spent 15 years offering counseling and psychotherapy in private practice, outpatient clinics and hospital settings, working with addictions, trauma survivors, and other psychiatric issues. In 1995, Wes spent a year in Australia working with the South Pacific Private Hospital providing staff training, community education, and direct clinical services to patients and their families.
Wes is available for mediation and other types of NVC training and can be reached through the NVC Training Institute.
