OT History in Philippines

 2nd school to have OT in Philippines, University of Perpetual Help System – Binan Laguna
 Dr. Elpidio Valencia (Secretary of Health) – pioneered the development of formal
professional education for PT and OT in UP.
 Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)
 Integrating OT in the community - theme for 7th Annual Convention
 2 first OT students in Philippines, Evanina Estrada and Corazon Tablan
 First OT Program Chair – Charlotte Floro
 OTPT Law – R.A. 5680
 1st OTs in Phil sent by military, Mary K. Berteling and Elizabeth M. Nachod
 Foremothers of OT in Philippines – Conchita Abad and Charlotte Floro
 NOH – National Orthopedic Hospital (old name) – Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC)
 SAMP – School of Allied Medical Professions
 The Elks Cerebral Palsy Center (former name), now Philippine Cerebral Palsy, Inc.
 Dr. Benjamin Barrera founded the SAMP and drafted the curricula for OT and PT
 Charlotte Floro became the first OT Program Chair
 OTAP (Occupational Therapy Association of Philippines) President Charlotte Floro, Vice
President Conchita Abad, Secretary Isaac-Sano, Treasurer Isaac-Sano, PRO (public
relations officer) Evanina Estrada
 NCMH – National Center for Mental Health, formerly known as Philippine Mental
Hospital
 R.A. 7277 is a.k.a. Magna Carta for Disabled Persons (1992)
 Brain drain phenomena – which refers to loss or depletion of skilled manpower (due to
migration)
 PGH – Philippine General Hospital
 Naty Ibay-Yasay – first supervisor of OT services at NCMH
 WFOT – World Federation of Occupational Therapists
 American Occupational Therapy Certification Board (former name), now known as
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
 WHO – World Health Organization
 1986 OT and PT program 5 years
 PAOT – Philippine Academy of Occupational Therapists
 OTAP founded in 1965, granted association membership in 1966
 Dr. Benjamin Tamesis who recognized the need and recommended the establishment of
a school for rehabilitation professions which eventually led to the founding of the
School of Allied Medical Professions (SAMP) at UP- Manila.
 TCM – Therapy Center’s Movement
  Frederika Foulks – act as a consultant to the emerging profession (AOTA, 1968). She
worked at the Philippine General Hospital and was the fieldwork educator for the first
group of occupational therapy students from SAMP.
 Zielfa Bayoneta-Maslin, a Filipino occupational therapist conducted a study on the
status of occupational therapy in the Philippines.

OT History

 Philip Pinel – pioneer of humanitarian and moral treatment of the insane

 William Tuke – found York Retreat, Father of moral treatment movement
 Adolf Meyer – father of American Psychiatry, promoted individualized approach
 Clifford Beers – reform in mental health
 Elwood Worcester – emmanuelism
 Herbert Hall – word-based approach
 Susan Tracy – mother of OT education. Book: Studies in Invalid Occupations
 Eleanor Clark Slagle – promoted curative occupations. Mother of OT
 George Edward Barton – coined OT, opened Consolation House
 Thomas Kidner – architect trained in vocation rehab.
 March 15, 1977 – 1st organizing meeting of National Society for the Promotion of
Occupational Therapy, now AOTA
 William Rush Dunton Jr. – Father of OT, embraced psychology and advocated
standardization of educational programs
 Dr. Frank H. Krusen – OT practice in rehab
 WFOT form in 1952
 1940-1959 OT prax from arts and crafts to rehab techniques based on scientific methid.
 Karl and Berta Bobath – NDT
 Ruth A. Robinson – create OT program for those in military
 Margaret Rood – specialize on motor control, facilitate muscle tone
1960-1979

 Mary Reilly – occupational behavior as foundation of OT.

 A. Jean Ayres – sensory integration
 Gail Fidler – occupations for emotional expression
 Ann Mosey – developed object relations/ psychodynamic FOR
 Lorna Jean King – sensory integration for those with schizophrenia
 Claudia Allen – developed theory of cognition
 Elizabeth Yerxa – advance theory to prax
 Florence Clark – promote EVP, occupational science
  Gary Kielhofner – made MOHO

Standard 1 – Professional Standing

E – Ethics and Standards of Practice should always be followed

T- traning and management of OT programs
H – Higher education must be pursued
I – Initiate supervision to OT technicians
C – Credentials are required
S – Social Awareness

Standard 2 – Referral

F – Follow the PAOT

I – Intervention
R – Responsible for the scope
S – Share with other professions
T – Trust through referrals

Standard 3 – Screening

S – Screen the patient

E – examine and interview the patient to know his or her info
E – explain to patient or the guardian

Standard 4 – Assessment

P – Protocol are followed in standardized tests

E – educate the client or client’s family
A – assess the individual’s performance appropriately
C – confidentiality should be practiced
E – establish valid evaluation data results

Standard 5

S – Selecting intervention goals

C – collaborating with the people in the community
H – have a plan for evaluation and discharge
E – establish measurable short term and long-term goals
M – making a list of strengths and weaknesses
E – estimating rehabilitation potential

Additional info: occupational prognosis = life potential (evaluated as poor, fair, good, and
guarded)

Standard 6

I – implementation of programs
N – never disregard the goal
T – transparency with the patient
E – establish a client-centered relationship
R – reassessment of the process
V – variety of appropriate activities
E – evaluate, educate, and empower
N – no outdated information
T – time to time documentation
I – individual development
O – open communication
N – narrative reports

Standard 7 -

C – connects patient to real world after therapy

H – have appropriate services for integration in the community
A – aids growth and function in all context
N – nurture the following steps of development
G – guides the patient to achieve full potential
E – engage the patient to grow into the community