Adolf Meyer
Karl and Bertha Bobath
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Clifford Wittingham Beers
Eleanor Clarke Slagle
William Rush Dunton
Herbert Hall
George Barton
Colonel Ruth Robinson
Margaret Rood
Influential in the creation of Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant programs.
Believed in healing potential of occupations; edited Maryland Psychiatric Quarterly.
Neurodevelopmental Treatment
Wrote A Mind That Found Itself, which led to the creation of the mental hygiene movement.
Influential in the creation of social security.
"Habit Training"
Wanted to change "rest cure" to "work cure"
Sensory Motor Therapy; emphasized facilitation and inhibition techniques.
Most clearly articulated the philosophy of OT as the profession began.
First President of OT Association; cured self through woodworking and gardening.
