Sociocultural Events
True/ False: Women who served as OTs were military personnel during WWII.
False
Which acts were involved in the Rehabilitation Movement?
Hill Burton Act (1946) and the Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendment (1954).
When was the first National Examination held? How much did it cost?
June 22, 1945. $10
Who was the first registered OT voted to be President of AOTA?
Winifred Conrick Kahmann
What improved survival rates of patient's who suffered strokes and spinal cord injuries?
Advances in pharmacology, medicine, and technology such as adaptive equipment (splints and prosthetics).
During this time period, illness was viewed as purely ________, not influenced by psychological, social, or environmental issues.
biological/ medical
Which act pushed OT from institutions into community settings?
The National Mental Health Act
What foundation funded an educational advisory service to help OT curriculum develop?
The Kellogg Foundation
Who established education certifications for OTAS?
Ruth A. Robinson
Salk vaccines were developed to prevent which disease in the 1950s?
Polio
What was the purpose of the Rehabilitation Movement?
It assisted those disabled in WWII as well as civilians with disabilities to live productive lives.
True/ False: OT rehabilitation was good for the economy
True! Fun Fact "for every dollar spent for rehab, $47 is returned to society"
In 1951, what issue arose that AOTA did not support?
State Licensure
Who wrote the Principles of Occupational Therapy (1947)?
Helen S. Willard and Clare Spackman
OT shifted from a focus in the arts and crafts to a focus on _________.
Sciences and ADLs.