ADVANCE Outlook: OT : Education

The Slagle Lecture: New Insight into OT's Ongoing Struggle for Recognition

EJ Brown — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:24:00 GMT

I have been studying the history and concept of occupational therapy for the past 21 years, mentored mostly by people like the late Helen Hopkins, the late Gail Fidler, ADVANCE columnist Jane Sorensen, and Texas educator Kitty Reed. The founders' names,...(read more)

Conference Update: A Speed Bump in the Future of OT Education?

EJ Brown — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:24:00 GMT

It's widely known within the profession that occupational therapy has an education "problem." The issue isn't in the quality of its academics, nor in a lack of program levels or foci. The difficulty that is arising lies in how far and wide the scope of...(read more)

RA Update: International Fieldwork, Licensure Standards for Re-entry Get Favorable Comments

EJ Brown — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:15:00 GMT

On day 4 of the 2009 Representative Assembly, the body is still awaiting passage of Consent Agenda Y, which recommends defeat of three orginal motions with which task groups (TGs) have replaced some substitute motions. They are: Motion 1 , which would...(read more)