The History Of Occupational Therapy. The history of Occupational Therapy is an interesting "story".
Many people believe that Occupational Therapy is a new profession. As you will see, this is not so. It's development is woven into the fabric of human existence; as, "occupation" has been central to our survival since the beginning of time. Many different ideas have been presented throughout history concerning; who should work, what type of work should be performed, what is considered to be "work", who should play, and when the "playing" should begin and end. Health and occupation have evolved to become intertwined, after all, when health suffers, so too does the ability to perform an "occupation" and take part in daily activities. Concepts of occupational therapy - Google Books- checked out. Baum on adolph meyer. Journal Article. ****ADVANCE Outlook: OT : The Slagle Lecture: New Insight into OT's Ongoing Struggle for Recognition.
I have been studying the history and concept of occupational therapy for the past 21 years, mentored mostly by people like the late Helen Hopkins, the late Gail Fidler, ADVANCE columnist Jane Sorensen, and Texas educator Kitty Reed.
The founders' names, the places, are inscribed on my brain. Their philosophies are by this time in my blood. Yet I never understood the way it really was for the founders of the profession - the fact that they had to fight almost from the beginning the same way we do today - against colleagues in medicine and science who didn't take them seriously. Philosophical and Historical Roots ... Handicrafts for the handicapped. Perspectives in human occupation ... Occupational therapy after 60 years: an account of...[Am J Occup Ther. 1977 Nov-Dec] - PubMed Result.
1916 Free Download: Training of teachers for occupational therapy for the rehabilitation of disabled soldiers and sailors.