American College of Orgonomy

The American College of Orgonomy (A.C.O.), located near Princeton, New Jersey, is a nonprofit education and scientific organization devoted to setting and maintaining standards for work in the field of orgonomy. The College provides information, training, and research support for those interested and involved in orgonomy.

The A.C.O. was founded in 1968 by Elsworth F. Baker, M.D., a psychiatrist who trained and worked with Dr. Wilhelm Reich. Reich, a student and colleague of Sigmund Freud, discovered orgone energy and developed its science: orgonomy. Today this science brings a natural, energetic understanding and approach to psychiatry, medicine, the social sciences, biology, and atmospheric environmental research.

The College conducts a prostgraduate medical orgonomy training program for qualified physicians and psychiatrists. Medical orgonomists specialize in a unique treatment method that employs both a characterologic and somatic approach that can effectively treat a wide range of emotional illnesses.

The College also offers educational programs, including conferences, speakers bureau lectures, and laboratory courses for professionals and interested laymen. The A.C.O. conducts and supports basic and applied physical, biological, and clinical orgone research. In addition, the College publishes The Journal of Orgonomy and makes available for sale many books on the subject of orgonomy.

Qualified physicians are given comprehensive instruction in orgonomic medical science, the clinical assessment of character structure, character analysis, and psychiatric orgone therapy.

In 1973, the A.C.O. estabilshed the American Board of Medical Orgonomy to certify physicians in the practice of orgone therapy. The requirements include graduation from an approved, accredited medical or osteopathic school; board certification in an approved specialty and at least one year of residency training in psychiatry. Also required is a minimum of three years of courses and seminars in medical orgonomy; characterologic restructuring by an approved medical orgonomist; and satisfactory completion of written and oral examinations.

These workshops acquaint the student with fundamental phenomena in orgonomic biology and physics through direct experience and experiment. Four-day Orgone Biology and Orgone Biophysics and Research courses are prerequisites for certification in medical orgonomy. These courses and a two-day introductory course for layment are offered periodically and are open to the public.

Published semi-annually since 1967, the Journal contains articles on clinical case studies and theory, innovative physical and biological research and social sciences.

Publications relevant to the field of orgonomy, including back issues of The Journal of Orgonomy, are for sale. Some out-of-print publications are available.

An annual conference is open to the public and is held every fall in the Princeton, New Jersey area to present new work in orgonomic medicine, biology, physics and the social sciences. Periodic national and international conferences are also held.

Lectures presented by orgonomists, scientists, and educators sponsored by the A.C.O. at locations where there is interest and organizational support.

The A.C.O. provides manpower and support for organizations in this country and abroad that are interested in the science of orgonomy and wish to conduct lectures, seminars, or workshops.

The College responds to requests for information on all aspects of orgonomy.

The A.C.O. sponsors and supports scientists undertaking basic and applied research in orgonomy. The College accepts grants for programs.

The training program of the American College of Orgonomy is dedicated to providing its participants with a solid understanding of the theoretical foundation of medical orgone therapy, and with the clinical skills necessary for the responsible practice of this unique form of biopsychiatric treatment developed by Wilhelm Reich, M.D., a student and colleague of Sigmund Freud.

The American College of Orgonomy offers training in medical orgonomy to qualified physicians in the fundamentals of orgonomic medical science, clinical assessment of character structure, character analysis and psychiatric orgone therapy. Training consists of personal characteranalytic and biophysical restructuring, didactic and clinical seminars, and clinical supervision and laboratory work in orgone biophysics. Periodic examinations are given to evaluate the participant's progress. The training program is CME accredited and particpants are eligible to receive CME credit.

If you desire a referral for therapy contact the College. A staff member will obtain necessary information and refer you to a medical orgonomist.