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Arts and Crafts Movement
Advocated for hands-on activities in occupation practices to improve the mental health of patients. -
William Rush Dunton Jr. ( Father of Occupational Therapy)
Psychiatrist who applied arts and craft regimen for his patients with mental illness. -
Mother of Occupational Therapy
Eleanor Clark Slagle created the first educational program that focused on the study of occupational therapy, called The Henry B. Favill School of Occupations. -
Moral Treatment Movement
Expanded occupational therapy as an occupation. Highlighted the importance of using engagement activities for people with disabilities. -
World War 1
Occupational therapy developed during the war as occupational therapists helped soldiers with physical injuries. -
American Occupational Therapy Association
Established by six founders to support and guide occupational therapists. -
The Soldiers Rehabilitation Act
Post-war, many soldiers were wounded which created a high demand for occupational therapists. Occupational Therapists helped soldiers adjust to life, despite their injuries. -
World War 2
During Wold War 2, there was a high demand for occupational therapists in military hospitals. It expanded the field of occupational therapy as it became more known. -
Bachelor's Degree
As the demand for occupational therapists grew, the educational level expanded. A bachelor's degree became a requirement to become a certified occupational therapist. -
American Occupational Therapy Journal
Published by the AOTA to highlight important research and health care issues of occupational therapy. -
World Federations of Occupational Therapists
WFOT was established worldwide to set standards of education, research, and practices for occupational therapists. -
COTA
Occupational therapy assistant was made an occupation to help with the high demands of occupational therapists. -
St. Mary Junior College
The St. Mary Junior College established a COTA program for those who wanted to attend school for two years to become an occupational therapist assistant. -
American Occupational Therapy Foundation
A non-profit organization that supports occupational therapy research and patient care through grants and scholarships. -
Licensure
The American Occupational Therapy Association required a state licensure to practice occupational therapy. -
School Involvement
Schools began to offer employment to OTs to improve the abilities of disabled children due to the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. -
American Society of Hand Therapists
An organization that was founded in 1977 to help advance the field of occupational therapy by furthering education, research, and clinical excellence. -
Journal of Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
Research information about the development and physical rehabilitation of children. -
BCOT Exam
A required exam to certify people that have the necessary knowledge about occupational therapy. -
Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act
An act that allowed disabled people the access to technology assistance to help them thrive in their community. -
Expansion of Technology
OTs began to use computer activities in therapy to improve motor skills. -
Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Established to decrease medicare spending and improve health care. People with medicare had an out-of pocket of $1,500 for occupational therapy services. -
Master's degree
Transition from a bachelor's degree to a master's degree as a requirement level of education for occupational therapists. -
I Pad Activities
Occupational Therapists used iPads in therapy for fine motor skills or spatial reasoning needs. -
100th Anniversary of AOTA
The American of Occupational Therapy Association turned 100 years old.