Important People
What is one thing BOTH Willard and Kahnmann did to advance the OT profession
1. Outlined courses for training volunteer OTA's
2. Pushed back against control from Physical Medicine
3. Pushed for War Emergency Courses
What year was the first OT masters degree offered, and at a university?
1947 (USC)
Who made major advancements to the AJOT?
Charlotte Bone
Who believed that physical medicine should include Occupational Therapy and outlined how it could be incorporated?
Dr. Frank Krusen
What was the most influential social movement that was discussed?
The Rehabilitation Movement
Who was known as the Father of Comprehensive Medicine?
Dr. Howard A. Rusk
How many students graduated from War Emergency Courses?
545
In the beginning of WW2, how did officials see Occupational Therapy?
"Charity" or "cheer up" work
A drug treatment for which disease allowed people to now survive this diagnosis but left them with prolonged disability?
Tuberculosis
Date: 1945
Name: Medical Selection
Why was the election of Winifred Kahnmann as President of AOTA monumental?
She was the first registered OT to be elected as AOTA President
How did the admittance of Canadian OT's into the AOTA advance Occupational Therapy as a profession?
Started to connect OT's from around the world and advance it as a globally known and organized profession
What did Helen Willard do after finding out that volunteers were practicing OT without any training?
Contacted the Education Committee and pushed for War Emergency courses that allowed hundreds of trained OT's to help in the war
What legislation established the National Institute Of Mental Health?
National Mental Health Act of 1946
What did the Committee of Physical Therapy change their name to and why?
Name change: Committee of Physical Medicine
Why: Occupational Therapy was becoming gaining respect and on-par with Physical Therapy as a medical profession
Why did Dr. Frank Krusen change career paths?
He suffered from tuberculosis and received rehabilitation treatment
What year was the first National Exam given and why was it eventually changed?
Year: 1945
Why: Written portion was too objectively graded
What program that was discussed was a stepping stone for the establishment of COTA?
What Act was the President signing in the picture shown on the Legislation Advancements Cont. (11) slide?
Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947
Why was the Hospital Survey and Construction Act influential in increasing the population people with disability served?
Set up or reconstructed hospitals in small or rural areas and did not discriminate against creed or color
Who argued that rehabilitation was necessary after life-saving treatment?
Dr. Frank Krusen argued that there was a gap left after treatment to help people learn how to not just survive, but thrive
Why did many people not want to allow graduates from War Emergency Courses to be registered OT's post-war?
Argued that these graduates shortened education (12-months) was not up to par with the established education standard (25-months)
By how much was the permanently disabled (physical) population growing after 1940?
By 800,000 each year (inflated because of WW2)
How did the Servicemen's Readjustment Act help Occupational Therapy? (2 reasons)
1. helping soldiers readjust to civilian life created numerous jobs for OT's
2. education grants allowed a lot of people to attend college which allowed a bigger population to study OT
For every $1 spent on rehabilitation, how much was being returned to society?
Who researched this statistic during the Rehabilitation Movement?
1. $47
2. Dr. Frank Krusen