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The American Occupational Therapy Association building in Bethesda, Maryland The National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy was the founding name of the AOTA. Occupational therapy was launched as a new profession at the first meeting of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy at Consolation House, Clifton ...
Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) [4] Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) [5] Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) Joint Commission (TJC) National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal that is published by the American Occupational Therapy Association. It covers research practice and health care issues in the field of occupational therapy.
The initials of the society's name, ΠΘΕ, were selected to represent Greek words related to occupational therapy. [3] Pi is from the first letter of the Greek word for advancement. [3] Theta comes from the first letter of the Greek word for therapeutic. [3] Epsilon was chosen because it is the first letter of the Greek word for occupation. [3]
Thomas B. Kidner (1866–1932) was one of the founders of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy (NSPOT) later renamed the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). He served as president of the society from 1923 to 1928.
Teepa Snow is an American dementia care specialist and occupational therapist. She is a fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Alice Catherine Jantzen (August 17, 1918 – October 22, 1983) was an American occupational therapist. She was the first president of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF), and chair of the occupational therapy department at the University of Florida from 1958 to 1976.
NSPOT was renamed the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) in 1921. [5] In 1922, she established the headquarters of AOTA in New York City and worked tirelessly to promote educational and professional standards for the emerging profession . [ 2 ]