Restoring the spirit : the beginnings of occupational therapy in Canada, 1890-1930 / Judith Friedland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedland, Judith, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Occupational therapy--Canada--History.

Occupational therapy.

History.

Canada.

Physical Description:

xxi, 304 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2011]

Summary:

When injured soldiers returned from the First World War and needed to convalesce from severe injuries and trauma, a group of women were ready to help. Then known as "ward aides," these women - many of whom were artists or teachers - used simple craft activities to raise morale, build self-esteem, and teach skills. Restoring the Spirit illuminates the origins of occupational therapy in Canada and shows how the profession became an indispensable part of modern health care.

Tracing the influence of popular political and social movements of the time, including the Mental Hygiene, Arts and Crafts, and Settlement House movements, Judith Friedland tells the stories of pioneering women in the field and describes how they established professional associations, workshops, and educational programs. She highlights the help they received from male physicians, which gave them access to those with decision-making power, and examines their work in both rural and urban environments with those from different economic and ethnic backgrounds.

An informative look at the origins of a field that now has over thirteen thousand practitioners in Canada, Restoring the Spirit is also the compelling story of the rise of working women and their crucial contributions to the history of health care. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Context and Foundations

1 Social and Political Context 3

2 Mental Illness and Mental Hygiene 14

3 The Arts and Crafts Movement 29

4 The Settlement House Movement 43

5 Educational Reform: Manual Training and Technical Education 58

6 Pioneering Women: Luther, Peck, and Scott 69

Part 2 World War I

7 World War I: Occupations as Treatment during the War 85

8 Women at Work during the War: Matthews, Lighthall, and Goodman as Untrained Ward Aides 98

9 More Ward Aides Needed: Courses at the University of Toronto and McGill University 114

10 Graduates of the Ward Aides Courses 131

Part 3 Building a Profession

11 Establishing Professional Organizations, Curative Workshops, and a Journal: Postwar Growth and Development 147

12 Establishing an Educational Program 164

13 The Men in Front of the Women 176

14 Conceptual Conflicts 191

15 Enduring Values, Ongoing Challenges, and Opportunities 204.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780773539129

0773539123

9780773539228

0773539220

OCLC:

719427508