Contributions to OT by Scholars

A psychiatrist, reported that "the proper use of time in some helpful and gratifying activity appeared to be a fundamental issue in the treatment of the neuropsychiatric patient." He is known for the concept of psychobiology?

"Father of Occupational Therapy," staff psychiatrist at Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Asylum in Baltimore (SEPA). He fitted a metalworking shop for the treatment of patients. He went on to become editor of "Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation," and an instructor in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University, and a President of the AOTA?

Considered the first Occupational Therapist, noticed in her training as a nurse the benefits of occupation in relieving nervous tension and making bedrest more tolerable for patients. Tracy believed that wholesome interests could be substituted for morbid ones and could carry over into the patient's life after discharge from the hospital?

As director of the Training School for Nurses at the Adams Nervine Asylum in Boston, developed the first systematic training course in occupation to prepare instructors for teaching patient activities. She also cautioned that a variety in activity choices must be great in order to meet individual patient requirements?

Added other crafts, and an instructor is engaged to teach patients at SEPA?

1910 a social work student at the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy, enrolled in Lathrop's first course in "curative occupations and recreations" because of her concern about the detrimental effects of idleness on the patients at Kankakee State Hospital.

Wrote the first book on occupations, "Studies in Invalid Occupations-A Manual for Nurses and Attendants." This was a compilation of Tracy's lectures with an illustrated guide for the use of activities with patients. Primarily a craft book, it also gave methods of teaching and explaining the rationale for the use of specific activities for many patient diagnoses in different types of settings. In her book Tracy describes her concept of occupation by using a quote from John Dewey: "By occupation is not meant any kind of 'busy work' or exercise that may be given to a child to keep him out of mischief or idleness when seated at his desk. By occupation I mean a mode of activity on the part of the child which reproduces or runs parallel to some form of work carried on in the social life...The fundamental point of the psychology of an occupation is that it maintains a balance between the intellectual and the practical phases of experience?

As Director of the Experiment Station for the Study of Invalid Occupations, Jamaica Plains, MA, wrote a flier describing the occupation course offered. The flier states that: "Each patient is considered in light of his threefold personality-body, mind, and spirit. The aim was to improve the patients physical, educational, and financial well-being. The method was based on three principles: The realization of resources, the ability to initiate activities, and the participation in such activities of both sick and well subjects?

Wrote the first complete textbook on occupational therapy, "Occupational Therapy-A Manual for Nurses." saying that the primary purpose is "to divert the patient's attention from unpleasant subjects, to keep the patient's train of thought in more healthy channels, to control attention, to secure rest, to train in mental processes by educating hand, eyes, muscles, etc., serve as a safety valve, to provide a new vocation." The largest part of the book deals with simple activities that the nurse could use or adapt to the treatment of patients?

Elected president of NSPOT in 1917?

From 1918 to 1922, she directed occupational therapy research for the state of Illinois and then organized a therapy program for the state’s mental hospitals?

This person helped organize NSPOT in 1917 along with inviting medical men such as psychiatrists, William RUsh Dunton Jr., Hall, and Adolf Meyer?

A friend of Eleanor Clark Slagle that didn't want to professionalize OT but make it a subspecialty of nursing?

Developed a War Emergency Program to prepare occupational therapists for World War II service?

Was awarded the Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship in 1958,her lecture focused on the various aspects of therapy and development that contribute to successful, mature treatment , and during her time as director of the USC Department of Occupational Therapy, she took a one year leave of absence to pursue her Master’s degree in physical therapy ?