1. TRENDS IN OT PRACTICE
Appreciating how Slagle Lectures have fostered common themes and trends in the OT profession today

2. Once Upon A Time…
Eleanor Clarke Slagle is the best-known founder of the profession of occupational therapy
Lecture award is given each year by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Highest scholarly honor awarded in our profession.
Slagle Lectures – provide history of relevant themes, research, and prominent members of the OT family since 1955.

3. Who’s Who in OT?
Refer to Table 1-1: Slagle Lectures and Themes 1986 to 2004 (Cole & Tufano, 2008)
These most recent 15 award recipients help us to understand the many theoretical and pragmatic changes faced by occupational therapists today

4. UP, UP, AND AWAY… from a predominant medical model practice
TREND – COMMUNITY PRACTICE

5. The Whole Picture
Becoming holistic means becoming less reductionistic (e.g., medical model)
TREND – HOLISM

6. What’s Occupation Got To Do With It?
Occupations are more than activities!
TREND – REDEFINING OCCUPATION

7. Brain Power
Increase in research & technology concerning cognition, sensation, & neuroscience
TREND – NEUROSCIENCE IS THE COMMON
DENOMINATOR FOR ALL HUMAN BEHAVIOR

8. TREND – OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE
Getting Disciplined
A new theory was discovered that describes the form, function, & meaning of occupation – called an academic discipline (founded at USC)
TREND – OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE

9. TREND – EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
Prove It!
Healthcare demands evidence to support that OT really works.
TREND – EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

10. TREND – ADAPTATION PROCESS IN CONTEXT OF CULTURE & COMMUNITY
Just Adapt!
New emphasis on adaptation of the environment as a critical role for OT practice
TREND – ADAPTATION PROCESS IN CONTEXT OF CULTURE & COMMUNITY

11. TREND – CLIENT CENTERED PRACTICE
The Client Knows Best
Empowering & respecting the client as a consumer who has choices, resources, & knows what he wants from life
TREND – CLIENT CENTERED PRACTICE

12. What’s Next? OT in the 21st Century
World Health Organization’s revision of its classification system (WHO, 2001)
OT Practice Framework (AOTA, 2002)
OT’s practice within the community
Increase in student enrollment
Increase in the job market.