MODULE 2: HISTORY OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN THE PHILIPPINES Flashcards
Philippine Civil Administration
Unit 1 (PCAU 1)
(YEAR)
1945
-Now Madaluyong General Hospital
-American Military
Philippine C i v il Admini s t rat ion
Uni t 1 ( P CAU 1)
a French therapist, introduces Occupational Therapy at the PCAU I
Andre Rocher
founded the OT Department
Conchita Abad, Fe Isaac Sano, Gliceria
Andaya
(YEAR) The Philippine Amputation and
Prosthetic Unit ( PAPU)
1946
9940th Technical Service Unit
The Philippine Amputation and
Prosthetic Unit (PAPU)
made an amputation center and prosthetic shop in the Philippines
Mary Berteling and Elizabeth Nachod
Train Filipinos in constructing
prostheses and establish an
amputation center and prosthetic shop
in PH
The Philippine Amputation and
P ros thetic Uni t ( PAPU)
One of the successful hospitals which
transitioned into local control
POST- WWII Philippine Orthopedic
Center ( P O C )
Formerly known as the National
Orthopedic Hospital (NOH)
Philippine Orthopedic
Center ( P O C )
Established in the year 1962
POST- WWII The School of Allied Medical
Professions (SAMP)
recognized the need and
recommended the establishment
of a school for rehabilitation
professions
Dr. Benjamin Tamesis
The School of Allied Medical
Professions (SAMP) (PLACE)
UP-Manila
The first ever curricula for OT was
approved in SAMP
JUNE 1962
The School admitted its first
occupational therapy students (MONTH ND YEAR)
NOVEMBER 1962
pioneers of the
profession in the Philippines
Evanina Estrada and Corazon
Tablan
Temporary house of SAMP
National Orthopedic Hospital in Quezon
city
Occupational Therapy
Association of the Philippines
(OTAP) was granted Associate
Membership status by the World
Federation of Occupational
Therapists (WFOT) (YEAR)
1966
Associate Membership status by the World
Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)
(COUNCIL ND COUNTRY)
Seventh Council Meeting in London
SAMP’s occupational therapy
curriculum was authorized and fully
recognized. (YEAR)
1968
SAMP was transferred inside the
premised of PGH (YEAR)
1969
(YEAR)
Republic Act 5680
(PERSON) served as the
project’s chairperson
JUNE 21, 1969
Fe Isaac-Sano
Introduced by Sen. Juan Flavier
Republic Act 5680 (OT-PT LAW)
The Philippine Regulatory
Commission appointed (PERSONS) as the first
Occupational Therapy Board
Examiners (PRC)
Isaac-Sano and Abad
The first Board Exams for
occupational and physical therapists were given (MONTH AND YEAR)
JUNE 1973
(NUMBER) SAMP Graduates, 100%
passing rate
11
Create and adopt a long-term,
integrated, and comprehensive
National Rehabilitation Plan. (MONTH AND YEAR)
JUNE 1978
(PD ?) established National
Commission Concerning
Disabled Persons which was
renamed to National Council for
the Welfare of Disabled Persons
PD 1509
-WHO declared to be
“International Year for Disabled
Persons”
-Decade of Disabled Persons
(YEAR)
1981
-BP 344 (Accessibility Law)
-Philippine Foundation for the
Rehabilitation of Disabled
(PFRD)
(YEAR)
1983
Key Persons (1940s-1980s)
-Conchita Abad
-Charlotte Floro
-Dr. Benjamin Tamesis
-Fredrika Foulks
-Fe Isaac Sano
Rehabilitative training from
the United States Army
Conchita Abad
OT programs in Manila,
including the National
Orthopedic Hospital and the Elks
Cerebral Palsy Center
Conchita Abad
Conditions for the
professionalization of OT in
the Philippines
Conchita Abad
Milwaukee Downer
College in Wisconsin (PERSON)
Charlotte Floro
First Filipino Certified OT
Charlotte Floro
Developed the conditions for the professionalization of OT in the Philippines
Charlotte Floro
-Founder and Director of the School of Allied Medical Professions in UP-Manila
-Director in National Orthopedic Hospital
Benjamin Tamesis
Fieldwork educator for the first group of OT students from SAMP
Frederika Foulks
Philippine General Hospital
Frederika Foulks
Founded the OT Department in PCAU 1
Fe Isaac Sano
Rehab in Paraplegics (PERSON)
Fe Isaac Sano
OT-PT Law Project Chairperson
Fe Isaac Sano
Occupational Therapy Association of the Philippines
(YEAR)
1965
Occupational Therapy Association of the Philippines
Pioneer officers were:
President: Charlotte Floro
VP: Conchita Abad
Sec: Corazon Tablan Santos
Treasurer: Fe Isaac-Sano
PRO: Evanina Estrada
OTAP to ?
PAOT
From OTAP TO PAOT (MONTH AND YEAR)
August 2015