Wilhelm Reich and the Development of Orgonomic-Bioenergetic Medicine
DANIEL SCHIFF, PhD, is a psychologist in private practice with 34 years of experience in the practice of Reichian psychotherapy (orgone therapy). His interest in Reich’s began in the early 1970s and he has training in both Neo-Reichian therapy and in Reich’s more traditional orgone therapeutic approach, the latter with Michael Rothenberg, MD, a student of Reich’s. He has taught courses on cognition and affect, developmental theory, attachment theory, and body psychotherapies at Antioch University and Washington School of Professional Psychology in Seattle, has given numerous lectures and presentations on topics related to Reich’s work and body-centered psychotherapy, and is currently an adjunct faculty member at Lewis and Clark where he teaches somatic psychology. He is a lively and engaging speaker. You can find out more information about his work at www.dschiffphd.com. HARRY LEWIS, M.A., M.S.W., ED.D., has been a practicing orgone therapist for the last 25 years. He trained and was associated with Victor M. Sobey, M.D. who had been a trainee of Wilhelm Reich from 1948 to 1957. Dr. Lewis has an active private practice in New York City, where he has also been on the faculty of The New School for Social Research for the last 30 years. He holds a clinical degree in psychiatric social work from Fordham University and a doctorate in psychology and anthropology from Columbia University, Teachers College. He is co-founder with Dr. Daniel Schiff of The Institute for the Study of the Work of Wilhelm Reich, and has organized seminars and lectures and training in orgonomy for the last 20 years, in New York City, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon. Professional Credits: This training is co-sponsored by the Oregon Counseling Association (ORCA) to provide NBCC continuing education contact hours. ORCA is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors (NBCC provider #2038). ORCA adheres to NBCC Continuing Education Guidelines. 6.0 Continuing Education Credits for Oregon Psychologists
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Over a 30-year period, from the late 1920s through the mid 1950s, Wilhelm Reich MD developed a functional bioenergetic method for the treatment of those somatic and psychological disorders that result from a disturbance in the natural pulsatory expression of life energy. He called this therapy ‘orgone therapy’ – an approach that simultaneously addresses both the psychic (cognitive, attitudinal, interpersonal) and somatic (muscular, respiratory, postural) defensive behavioral patterns that lead to the stopping of the free movement and expression of life energy (orgone energy). While currently Reich is often referenced as the father of ‘body-mind psychotherapy’ and much has been written about his work, the broad scope of his bioenergetic and emotionally-focused model and technique remains often either misrepresented or not fully understood. In this day course, through a series of lectures and discussion, Reich’s orgonomic-bioenergetic model will be presented and its current application in the fields of psychotherapy, counseling, and naturopathic medicine will be discussed. 