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The National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy was the founding name of the AOTA. Occupational therapy was launched as a new profession at the first meeting of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy at Consolation House, Clifton Springs, New York in March 1917. The Society was founded by a small group of ...
She died in 1984, in Torrance, California, at the age of 75. [2] There is a small collection of her papers in the University Archives at USC. [19] In 2017, Rood was recognised by the America Occupational Therapy Association as 1 of 100 people who influenced the 100 year history of occupational therapy.
Until March 1917, occupational therapy was not organized as a profession. This changed with the formation of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy (NSPOT) that year, for which she was a founding member. [4] During the third annual meeting of the NSPOT, she was elected president.
The American Occupational Therapy Foundation publishes a scientific journal, OTJR, Occupation, Participation and Health, [1] indexed by the National Library of Medicine and others. Sponsorship [ edit ]
The Faculty currently offers five degree programs: [2] Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSc OT): Occupational Therapy is the art and science of enabling engagement in everyday living, through occupation;of enabling people to perform the occupations that foster health and wellbeing; and of enabling a just and inclusive society so that all people may participate to their potential in ...
Occupational therapy (OT), also known as ergotherapy, is a healthcare profession. Ergotherapy is derived from the Greek ergon which is allied to work, to act and to be active. Occupational therapy is based on the assumption that being active is a basic human need and that purposeful activity has a health-promoting and therapeutic effect.
Occupational therapists (OTs) are health care professionals specializing in occupational therapy and occupational science. OTs and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) use scientific bases and a holistic perspective to promote a person's ability to fulfill their daily routines and roles.
Occupational Therapy in Health Care is a peer-reviewed healthcare journal covering occupational therapy. It is published by Informa and is edited by Anne E. Dickerson (East Carolina University). [1] Occupational Therapy in Health Care was established in 1984 and is published 4 times a year. [2]