OTD 7021 Assignment 2
Q1. During the decade of 1930-1940’s occupational therapy was originated in psychiatric institutions and tuberculosis sanatoria where the profession was supported by physicians in those specialties (West, 1992). The American Medical Association (AMA) established the Essentials of an Acceptable School of Occupational Therapy. AMA in collaboration with AOTA inspected and accredited schools. Once the profession continued to grow during wartime OT, it was more associated with physical medicine. But at the same time, our affiliation start to go apart because the medical practice had plans for control our practice and then our education.
In the beginning, the profession was very close to mental health area, where occupational therapy services were considered to be an essential component of the arsenal for people with psychiatric disorders.(Gutman, 2011). Gutman described how occupational therapy grew out in the era of the Moral Treatment, a movement based on the idea that people with psychiatric disorders should be treated humanely and in safe and sanitary environments. Afterward, the soldiers came with physical disabilities and occupational therapy employ a significant role in their rehabilitation, and the …show more content…
During and after World War II many veterans’ soldiers returned from the war with medical necessities increasing the demand for health professionals. The effects of the World War II brought changes in health care system and laws. The veterans experienced with fractures, amputations, and peripheral and central nervous system injuries, as well mental health issues, PTSD, and psychological effects. The authors mentioned how rehabilitation expanded to assist veterans to return to work; emphasis was on reintegration veterans to society, use of activities of daily living, ergonomics, and vocational rehabilitation. Also, Occupational therapists became involved in the development and training of prosthetics, orthotics, and assistive
Q1. During the decade of 1930-1940’s occupational therapy was originated in psychiatric institutions and tuberculosis sanatoria where the profession was supported by physicians in those specialties (West, 1992). The American Medical Association (AMA) established the Essentials of an Acceptable School of Occupational Therapy. AMA in collaboration with AOTA inspected and accredited schools. Once the profession continued to grow during wartime OT, it was more associated with physical medicine. But at the same time, our affiliation start to go apart because the medical practice had plans for control our practice and then our education.
In the beginning, the profession was very close to mental health area, where occupational therapy services were considered to be an essential component of the arsenal for people with psychiatric disorders.(Gutman, 2011). Gutman described how occupational therapy grew out in the era of the Moral Treatment, a movement based on the idea that people with psychiatric disorders should be treated humanely and in safe and sanitary environments. Afterward, the soldiers came with physical disabilities and occupational therapy employ a significant role in their rehabilitation, and the …show more content…
During and after World War II many veterans’ soldiers returned from the war with medical necessities increasing the demand for health professionals. The effects of the World War II brought changes in health care system and laws. The veterans experienced with fractures, amputations, and peripheral and central nervous system injuries, as well mental health issues, PTSD, and psychological effects. The authors mentioned how rehabilitation expanded to assist veterans to return to work; emphasis was on reintegration veterans to society, use of activities of daily living, ergonomics, and vocational rehabilitation. Also, Occupational therapists became involved in the development and training of prosthetics, orthotics, and assistive