OT 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Henry Phipps Jr., Rehabilitation Act Of 1973, George W. Bush

• School: Quinnipiac University
• Department: Occupational Therapy
• Course: OT 111
• Professor: Hewitt

Document Summary

Ot 111 fa15_ history of ot _ student study guide. Influenced the development of therapeutic communities and group activities. A settlement house formed to create opportunity, participation, and dignity for poor people in chicago. It would later be a movement in curative occupations for mental illnesses > eventually occupational therapy. Founder of moral treatment, providing more humane psychological treatment of psychiatric gentleness and good will. Widely regarded as a pioneer of humanity treatment of the insane. Observed people in the asylum and eliminated restraints and physical punishments. Felt occupations, religion, and purposeful activities should be done to maximize function and minimize symptoms. Head of the ot department in baltimore, md, visited the hull house -> influenced his thinking about the connection between occupation and mental health. Believed engagement in occupation was pleasurable, educational, creative, formerly a psychologist. Progressive era- significant social progress, reforms in education, mental health,