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OTA 100 – Introduction to Occupational Therapy Historical Foundations

OTA 100 – Introduction to Occupational Therapy Historical Foundations

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OTA 100 – Introduction to Occupational Therapy

Historical Foundations

Historical Foundations

• Moral Treatment• Grounded in the

philosophy that all people, even the most challenged, are entitled to consideration and human compassion.

                                 

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• Arts & Crafts Movement

• Based on the belief that using one’s hands to make items connected people to their work, physically and mentally, and helped with restoring health

                                 

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• Founders• Susan Cox Johnson• George Edward Barton• Eleanor Clark Slagle• William Rush Dunton• Isabelle Newton• Thomas Kidner

                                 

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• 1917• The National Society for

the Promotion of Occupational Therapy

• 1921• American Occupational

Therapy Association

                                 

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• 1942-1960• Rehabilitation

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• 1958• Occupational

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Centennial Vision

• By the year 2017, we envision that

occupational therapy is a powerful,

widely recognized, science-driven,

and evidence-based profession with

a globally connected and diverse

workforce meeting society’s

occupational needs.

Centennial Vision

• Powerful• Leadership role in health care delivery

systems

• Education as basis for power

• Active in policymaking

• Use of technology to provide services

• Influence change to benefit society

Centennial Vision

• Widely recognized• Clear, compelling public image

• Consumer friendly language

• Widespread understanding of OT

• OT identity and scope protected by law

• Value of occupation to health and wellness recognized by society

• Increased OT consumer demand

Centennial Vision

• Science-driven• Greater research capacity and productivity to

develop new and more effective methods in OT practice

• Science-based knowledge blended with occupation-based practice in all setting

• Premier universities seek occupational scientists to engage in research

Centennial Vision

• Evidence-based• All OT practice areas supported by evidence

• OT efficacy data widely available

• All payers cover OT because of efficacy, savings, benefits, etc.

Centennial Vision

• Globally connected and diverse workforce

• Global OT community

• Increased involvement in members

• AOTA is an essential tool of the profession

• OT roles include: practitioners, educators, researchers, scientists, and entrepreneurs

• Members reflect society’s diversity

• New alliances with other professions

Centennial Vision

• Occupational needs• Active participation in life contributes to

health because it “enables individuals

to utilize their biological capacities and

potential” (Wilcox, 1993).

Centennial Vision

• Occupational needs

• That man, through the use of his hands as they are energized by mind and will, can influence the state of his own health.

- Mary Reilly, 1961