Significant Events
AOTA adopted the first stand alone ( ) in 1977, a document that provided instructions for all occupational therapists to abide by while practicing.
Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics
Dr. Llorens graduated from this university in 1953 with a degree in occupational therapy.
Western Michigan University
In 1969 Dr. Llorens became the first African American to win this award, given to practicing therapists who have made a significant contribution to the profession of occupational therapy.
The Eleanor Clark Slagle Lectureship
According to Dr. Llorens, this person was a profound influence who "instilled the kind of loyalty that you didn't want to let down."
Marian R. Spear
In 1965, Congress passed this act which created Medicare and Medicaid and presented occupational therapy under extended care services and home health.
the Social Security Amendment Act of 1965
In her time as a practitioner, Dr. Llorens was a consultant to this federally funded project at Mount Zion Hospital in San Fransisco, CA.
the Comprehensive Child Care Project
Dr. Llorens believes that these attributes have positively and beneficially progressed the profession of occupational therapy throughout her career.
The addition of models, frames of references, formal evaluations, and assessments.
Dr. Llorens credits her family early in life for allowing her better opportunities for education by moving them from Louisiana to Michigan during this era.
the Jim Crow era
In 1993, the AOTA Standards and Ethics Commission published this, which is organized around seven basic concepts for occupational therapy.
Core Values of Occupational Therapy
Though now retired, Dr. Llorens once held positions as a professor, chair, and graduate coordinator at these three universities.
San Jose State University, the University of Florida, and the University of Southern California
In the mid 1980s, Dr. Llorens was chaired ( ), where she strongly advocated for establishing doctoral-level degrees for OT as well as the value of qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
AOTA's Research Advisory Council
This classmate and friend of Dr. Llorens was the director of OT at Texas Woman's School of Occupational Therapy where Llorens made a strong impact on the program.
Dr. Ruth Pershing