History of Occupational Therapy
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- 1700’s: This age in time was defined by challenging of church, authority, and social construct
- 1884: Where men and women lived with the goal to share knowledge, skills, and resources with the poor and less educated. Lead to Hull House in USA.
- 1700’s: progressed ideas that influenced the OT, including sensory learning and pragmatism
- 1700’s: Influenced the “Moral Treatment Era” by removing chains from innmates.
- 1700’s: Father of “Moral Treatment Era”
- 1700’s: Adolf Meyer created the first ____________profile
- 1700’s: Ideas were able to spread widely during this time period due to the ___________ ____________
- 1700’s: Volunteer workers lived here to teach ADL’s and arts and crafts that eventually lead to the development of OT
- 1861: What war brought questioning of moral values and social concerns to the forefront of Occupational Therapy?
- 1700’s: Emphasized the importance of recognizing key events in a person’s life
- 1890s - 1920s - Which era led to social progress including reforms in education and mental health?
- 1908 - Who wrote a book about his experience recovering from mental illness in an asylum which led to the creation of the mental hygiene movement?
- What term by Herbert J Hall in 1909 was defined when actively engaging patients in occupational activities to better one’s mental health?
- 1910 - Who trained nurses and wrote the first book on the therapeutic use of occupations, sometimes referred to as the “work cure approach”?
- 1912 - Who was a psychiatrist influenced by Susan E. Tracy that taught his own course on occupations and recreations for nurses?
- 1914: During “The Great War,” what kind of aides were sent to care for soldiers whose injuries needed rehabilitation also known as reconstruction?
- 1912 - Who was influenced by his own recovery by engaging in occupations to recover from physical illnesses?
- 1917 - Where in March 1917 was the first organizational meeting for Occupational Therapy organized by George Edward Barton leading to AOTA?
- Which amendment in 1920 was ratified and led to the rising development of women in the workforce?
- In what time period was there a increase in advancements of manufacturing, transportation, and communication?
- What major event in 1929 caused thousands to be unemployed and huge cuts in funding?
- 1932 - Economic and reform program created that shed light on the importance of all creative activities on social and psychological wellbeing?
- In 1917 _______ focused on the development of educational programs?
- Who focused on the theory of psychobiology and believed balance between activities of work and rest was important for one's well being?
- Between 1920-1930 the practice of rehabilitation practice in Occupational Therapy was heavily influenced by ____
- war that resulted in a increase in employment for Occupational Therapists in hospitals involving wounded soldiers and programs at mental hospitals
- In the 1920’s who promoted the OT profession through women's clubs leading to a national office being built?
- who advocated and created opportunities for OT and vocational training to work alongside each other during the 1920-1930s
- what year did OT programs initiate association with the American Medical Association leading to employment in medical settings?
- war in 1941 that resulted in a surplus of employment for women in the workforce?
- Legislative act in 1944 that assisted and supported the transition of veterans back to civilianization?
- In 1946, the _______ Act was passed to improve mental health and provide funds towards research?
- The 1950’s led to huge health care advantages such as discoveries of the double helix, the first pace maker, and ___ vaccines?
- First antipsychotic medication to be discovered leading to new treatment options for mental health illness?
- When was the first accredited assistant level Occupational Therapy program established?
- What 1964 act was passed with intent to protect individuals from discrimination in voting, education, employment, and more?
- The ______ of healthcare led to significant changes in the field of occupational therapy during the 1960-79 time period.
- In what year was Wilma West influencing reorganization and expansion of the AOTA as their president?
- What social program that provided healthcare to millions of seniors, impoverished, and disabled, starting in 1965, still impacts OT practice today?
- Key historical figure of the 1960’s, Mary Reilly, evolved a theoretical framework named?
- Renowned occupational therapist A. Jean Ayres is known for making large field advancements in the area of?
- During the 1960's era of AOTA reorganization, what was created to meet needs of advancing science and recognition for the profession?
- Based on research the_______ program led to the transition from using arts and crafts to rehabilitation interventions in treating patients?
- Between 1940-1950 what assistive technologies were developed which led to OTs involvement in training?
- Who developed the neurodevelopmental treatment?
- U.S Army Colonel who developed OT educational programs for individuals joining the military who later served as AOTA president between 1955-1958?
- Margaret Rood’s theory on ____ highlighted the significance of reflexes during early development and use of facilitation and inhibition techniques?
- When was the first Occupational Therapy textbook written in the United States?
- _______ was the first person of color awarded the Eleanor Clark Slagle lecture in 1970, in which they emphasized a theory of development in OT?
- This 1960-1979 movement that aimed to shift care for the mentally ill into the community, was not completely successful for the population?
- Elizabeth Yerxa asserted the need for OT to take steps toward what?
- Gail Fidler emphasized the use of occupations as a means for?
- The mass production of what led to the transition of treating acute epidemic illness, to more chronic conditions?
- Occupational therapy saw an increased focus on women’s health in the 1960-80’s due to the rise of what?
- Increase in ______ level education in the field led to the development of new theories, models, and frameworks during the 1960-79 time period.
- During the 1960’s-1979, the field of OT shifted from a holistic view to a _____ approach, in response to the medicalization of healthcare at the time.
- The 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act expanded the scope of occupational therapy practice into?
- 1980s - From the advancement of the scienfiic age, the era of ______ technology began
- 1980 - What did Gary Kielhofner and his colleagues publish that focused on understanding humans as occupational beings?
- In what year did the AOTA board of directors vote to create the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board, which later became the NBCOT?
- 1990s - Due to technological advances, the _____ ____ industry expanded greatly
- What was proposed as an academic discipline to provide an underlying foundation for OT?
- What was the year of the reformulation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
- What is the acronym of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act created to protect patients’ privacy and access to personal information
- What act of 1997 was created to control Medicare costs and decreased applicants to OT programs?
- 1980-1999 - Who argued that occupational science was an appropriate academic discipline to serve as a foundation for OT practice?
- 1980-1999 - Who helped co-develop the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) and the Person-Environment-Occupation Model?
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