Considerations about good partnerships: Watzlawick, Rosenberg, Maturana and human communication

Abstract

The observation of the human beings’ behavior while relating to each other is a huge fascinating field of knowledge. We can learn a lot about men by observing the way they act with each other, that is, through his behavior. This study is based on the five axioms of communication contained in Watzlawick, Beavin and Jackson’s Pragmatics of Human Communication, and adds to them concepts of Marshall Rosenberg, founder of Nonviolent Communication, in addition to ideas of the great contemporary Chilean biologist and philosopher, Humberto Maturana. The aim of this study is to introduce the thinking networks connected to the Community-Based Integrative Therapy (TCI) and concerned about communication issues, to enrich the theory and practice of trainers, supervisors, TCI therapists, and other professionals interested in the subject as well.