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Technological advancement
In 20th century B.C the Egyptians used temples for games and activities as a pleasurable source for melancholics. -
Moral treatment
In the 19th century most countries started a therapeutic process called moral treatment. Moral treatment is when you take a mentally ill patient and include them in daily-life activities to help them get better. Sometimes they would treat the patients as small children or animals. This eventually was dropped by the U.S. Due to medical changes in the 20th century. -
Dorothea Dix
She founded thirst two mental hospitals and was the first women to graduate from medical school. -
Dr. William Rush Dunton jr.
Named "father of OT" and was published this first account of the occupational therapy profession. -
Education
Education was not required before the 20th century until World War 1. They needed more educated people for the war so Eleanor Clarke started a school in 1917. -
Salary
In 1969 a grade 1 occupational therapist earned up to $6,000 a year. -
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Salary
Median salary - $80,565
Lower 10% - $67,979
Lower 25% - $73,977
Top 75% - $87,509
Top 90% - $93,832 -
Education
Now for a person to be an Occupational Therapist they have to first get their masters degree and go through OT school. Later they must be supervised for six months with clinical experience. Then the last thing is to get a state license in order to be legally registered as an OT. -
Technology now
In the 21st century instead of teachings with hands on approach we now use technology to teach. In most sates of the US OT use ultrasound and electrical stimulations to calm and comfort their patients. Some practictioners use game systems such as the Nintendo Wii for rehabillitative exercises. IPads and iPod touches are even used for cognative retaining so that the patients can work in real life situations. -
Technological advancement
Later the Egyptians thought that if you gave mentally ill people a pleasant surrounding and put them in programs it would eventually help them. -
Technological advancement
Greeks thought that using medicine would cure the mentally ill.
