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Eleanor Clarke Slagle
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Kayla M, Sabrina M, Savannah S
Eleanor Clarke Slagle
The Mother of Occupational Therapy
Pre-World War I
Pre- WWI
- The Age of Reason focuses on logical ways of knowing, essentially leading to scientific health care and EBP (18th century)
- Medical field did not take occupational therapy seriously
- Slagle began studying at the Chicago School for Civics and Philanthropy (1911)
- She went to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland (1912)
- Slagle wanted OT to combine theory, philosophy, and spirit- this was her original vision for OT as a profession
World War I (1914-1918)
WWI
- 1914- Habit Training
- 1915- Slagle organized and directed Henry B. Faville School of Occupations, the first professional school for OTs
- 1917- National Society for the promotion of OT was founded- Slagle served as its first VP, but also served in almost every post at one time or another
- 1918- While training students in the Hull House, Slagle began a therapy program for state mental institutions- Mental Health Hygeine Movement
Habit Training
Habit
Training
- First major occupational therapy treatment model
- Focused on the proper balance of activities within work, rest and play
- What was used as habit training during this time?
- What is now used as habit training?
Between WWI and WWII
Between WWI and WWII
- Slagle was employed by the Illinois Society for Mental Hygiene from 1915 to 1920
- Slagle established headquarters for AOTA in New York (1922)
- National Society of the Promotion of Occupational Therapy finalized its new name- AOTA, and Slagle was its first director (1923)
- Slagle retired and was honored with a celebration dinner at the AOTA conference (1937)
World War II (1939-1945)
- Eleanor Clarke Slagle dies (1942)
- The focus from the previous Arts and Crafts Movement shifts to rehabilitation techniques based on research and science
- Developmental advancements in rehab technology (prosthetics, neurodevelopmental care, etc.)
- Increased need for OT's to care for soldiers, based training techniques off of Slagle's ideas
WWII
Post- WW2
Post- WW2
- 1955- Florence Stattel received the first Eleanor Clarke Slagel Lecture Award (an honor given to members of AOTA who have creatively contributed to the development of the profession)
- Because of the Civil Rights Movement (1960's), future legislation was created to support the rights of individuals to proper treatment and care
Civil Rights Legislation
Civil Rights Legistlation
- Medicare and Medicaid (1965)
- Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
- Individuals with Disabilites Education Act (1997)
Slagle's Contributions to OT Today
OT Today
- Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lecture Award
- Expanded OT care for the mentally ill
- Trained over 4000 OTs; set the standard for how people should be trained in occupational therapy
- AOTA
- Promoted and advocated for the occupational therapy field
References
References
https://www.cbd.edu/2017/04/06/eleanor-clark-slagle/
https://www.aota.org/community/awards/eleanor-clarke-slagle-lectureship-award
https://www-tandfonline-com.cuw.ezproxy.switchinc.org/doi/pdf/10.1080/07380577.2019.1619215?needAccess=true
Gillen, G., & Schell, B. A. B. (2019) Willard & Spackman’s occupational therapy. 13th ed.
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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