Jean Ayres
Carolyn Baum
Elizabeth Yerxa
Wilma West
Anne Mosey
Gail Fidler
Lyndon Johnson
Mary Reilly
Gary Kielhofner
Signed Medicare/Medicaid into legislation.
Model of Human Occupations
Wanted the profession to move into the role of "health agent"
Has advocated strongly for the important links between practice, education, and research.
Sensory Integration
Famously proclaimed, “Man, through the use of his hands as they are energized by mind and will, can influence the state of his own health.”
Led the initial development of the academic discipline of occupational science.
Activity therapy; Developmental Groups
Emphasized the use of occupation as a means for emotional expression.
