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July 2021-July 2024 ranting-raving about electic mix of occupational therapy histories from around the world. Rare returns here & @othistorymatters.bsky.social
Joined July 2021
Acknowledges significant contributions to health sector. Suspect many examples, sadly hidden or forgotten. @BAMEOTUK striving to rectify this sorry state in #OTHIstory.
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Fabulous resource 'about South Asians in the United Kingdom from the 1830s to the present day, the organizations they were involved in, and the major events in which they participated' at .
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Loving the debate about @thewfot new definition of #OccupationalTherapy.Check out @ChrisAlterio thought provoking critique too, at .
As a result of the recent e-vote, the WFOT General Assembly have approved the updated definition of occupational therapy. “Occupational therapy promotes health and wellbeing by supporting participation in meaningful occupations that people want, need, or are expected to do.”
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Congratulations! An historic moment for Tunisia.
wfot.org
Association Tunisienne d'Ergothérapie is a Full Member of WFOT, since 2025.
Congratulations to the Association Tunisienne d'Ergothérapie who becomes a full member in 2025 having been an associate member since 2012.
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Congratulations! An historic moment for Armenia.
wfot.org
Armenian Ergotherapists Association (ARM_ETA) is a Full Member of WFOT, since 2025.
Congratulations to the Armenian Ergotherapists Association who becomes a full member in 2025 having been an associate member since 2012.
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Big beautiful advocacy by @AOTAInc members and officers!.
Today, the Senate passed a new version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a wide-ranging budget reconciliation bill. AOTA will be closely tracking the changes that could impact the OT profession & its practitioners. Stay updated:
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Can't resist sharing an excellent example of a favourite method: .bibliometric analysis. So much to learn from process and outcome of analysis of 1,000 most cited nursing articles since 1970. Enjoy!.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Aim To assess the top 1000 cited nursing articles in terms of their impact, conceptual and social characteristics. Design Bibliometric literature review design. Methods A bibliometric analysis o...
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Scotland has such a rich heritage. Here's a taster!.
7/12 1925 Helped Margaret Barr Fulton, who had trained at the Philadelphia School of Occupational Therapy 1922-1923, to gain a position at Aberdeen Royal Asylum (p101).
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Writing is difficult- right? Wise words from 2010 .
historians.org
Writing is stressful. Sitting in my computer chair my neck and shoulder muscles almost immediately tense up as I dig around in my brain for the best phrase or even any coherent string of words.
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Vale Rabaa Asaad Abuhlal (Umm Ghassan).In deep appreciation of your all-too-short life and service.
Another occupational therapist murdered by the Israeli occupation forces. Rabaa was part of a mentoring scheme that we set up for OTs in UK to support OT students in Gaza with their studies. She was murdered in a study tent when studying to upgrade her OT diploma to a BSc.(1/4)
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Reminds of earlier political connections. See Eleanor Clarke Slagle's Facebook page for some fascinating stories:.
Are you following Eleanor Clarke Slagle, #OTHistory maker extraordinary, on Facebook? Lovely archival papers about 1941 reception in the White House and relationship with Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Exemplary advocacy and activism: OT Mental Health Parity Act, led by Congressmen Tim Kennedy & Zach Nunn. 'It’s about giving folks meaningful tools to stay independent, safe, and healthy.' Rep. T. Kennedy #OccupationalTherapist in USA Congress. More at
kennedy.house.gov
Occupational therapy is key to mental health care—but many using Medicare can't access it. The OT Mental Health Parity Act, led by Rep. Tim Kennedy (an OT!) & Rep. Zach Nunn, aims to change that. Support expanded access to OT in #mentalhealth. Act now:
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Fascinating. Adressing the key concern: prisoners or patients.
rcn.org.uk
Prison Nursing Unlocked
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It's creating a platform that allows for publication of occupational science and occupational therapy research together . foregrounds symbiotic relationship between research and practice, ensuring that innovative insights are both generated and applied in real world contexts'.
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Welcome! A new Journal .The Human Occupation & Wellbeing Journal.
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Important open access article and resource about.using 'data on historical racial violence and control to understand how place-based histories of racism have shaped contemporary inequality in the United States'.
nature.com
Scientific Data - A national data set of historical US sundown towns for quantitative analysis
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