Mary Reilly
Gail Fidler
Wilma West
Jean Ayres
Anne Mosey
Carolyn Baum
Lyndon Johnson
Elizabeth Yerxa
Gary Kielhofner
Famously proclaimed, “Man, through the use of his hands as they are energized by mind and will, can influence the state of his own health.”
Sensory Integration
Emphasized the use of occupation as a means for emotional expression.
Signed Medicare/Medicaid into legislation.
Wanted the profession to move into the role of "health agent"
Led the initial development of the academic discipline of occupational science.
Model of Human Occupations
Has advocated strongly for the important links between practice, education, and research.
Activity therapy; Developmental Groups
