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Restoring the Spirit: The Beginnings of Occupational Therapy in Canada, 1890-1930
Judith Friedland
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Description for Restoring the Spirit: The Beginnings of Occupational Therapy in Canada, 1890-1930
paperback. The untold story of early-twentieth-century women's role in developing an essential area of health care Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; JFSJ1; MBX; MQT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773539228
SKU
V9780773539228
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About Judith Friedland
Judith Friedland is professor emerita in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.
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