OT Profession Flashcards
(29 cards)
What is the ultimate goal of occupational therapy (OT)?
To achieve optimal occupational performance across the 8 categories of occupation.
What are the acts involved in the OT process?
1) Evaluation - interviews, observation, screening for occupational deficits.
2) Intervention - use of activities as an end and as means.
3) Outcomes - use outcome measures to establish baseline performance before intervention, track changes, assess final performance.
What are some settings where occupational therapists (OTs) work?
Schools, hospitals, private practices, community clinics, mining hospitals, non-governmental organisations, disabled people’s organisations, retirement and frail care facilities, rehabilitation facilities, home-based settings.
What populations are served by occupational therapists (OTs)?
People of all ages, people facing (or at risk of) occupation-related restrictions that impact quality of life.
What are examples of populations served by OTs?
Individuals with physical disabilities or dysfunctions, mental illness, neurological disease, trauma, developmental delays, learning disabilities.
What was introduced by the Moral Treatment Movement (MTM)?
Moral treatment instead of physical treatment for the mentally ill.
Who started the Moral Treatment Movement?
Dr. Pinel, Mr. Tuke, Dr. Rush.
Who developed the philosophy of Occupational Therapy?
Adolf Meyer and his wife
They called it reconstructive aids, addressing needs of soldiers beyond wound care.
Who are considered the founders of Occupational Therapy?
William Rush Denton Jr (Father), Eleanor Clark Slagle (Mother), Susan Tracy, Susan Johnson, Isabel Newton, Thomas Kidner, and George Barton.
George Barton was the first president in March 1917.
When was the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy created?
1917
George Barton was the first president.
What is the original principle of Occupational Therapy?
Compassion and empathy.
When was the term Occupational Therapy coined?
1910.
When did the first practitioners in the physical domain of Occupational Therapy start?
1914.
What was the name changed to in 1923?
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Who established the first OT course at WiTs and when?
Dr Humphrey Raikes - 1943
Who were the first lecturers at WITs OT?
Miss Crousaz and Miss McArthur
When was the South African Association for Occupational Therapists established and with how many members?
Established in 1945 with 5 members
When did it become a degree?
1970
When were masters and PhD programs offered?
1987
What was the name change of SAAOT in 1966?
Changed to the Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa (OTASA)
What is occupational science?
The study of humans as occupational beings centering around how humans realize their sense of meaning through occupation.
What is axiology?
The study of value.
What is epistemology?
The study of knowledge.
What is ontology?
The study of being.
