Show Notes
Season 1: Episode 1 Occupational Therapy and me.
In this episode we will take a deep dive into our Occupational Therapy history to unpack where Occupational Therapy originated from. This podcast will hopefully leave you feeling empowered with new information. All of the information used has been taken from the references below.
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References for this podcast:
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EMMANUEL MOVEMENT. (1909). California state journal of medicine, [online] 7(3), p.79. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1652832/?page=1
Emmanuelism provided the Core Values to the developing occupational therapy profession. (n.d.). Emmanuelism provided the Core Values to the developing occupational therapy profession. [online] Available at: http://abctherapeutics.blogspot.com/2014/05/emmanuelism-provided-core-values-to.html [Accessed 19 Aug. 2023].
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Willard, H.S. and A, B. (2014). Willard & Spackman’s occupational therapy. 12th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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