Publisher's Synopsis
"The future of occupational therapy lies in the hands of the bright and passionate students who come to Washington University in St. Louis to study with distinguished scientists, educators and health-care professionals working at the forefront of the field. These students are here because 100 years ago, St. Louis civic leaders rose to the call of a nation in need. The Great War had taken its toll and demanded skilled therapists to restore the physical and mental health of wounded soldiers. With great urgency, this group of public-spirited men and women established the St. Louis Training School for Rehabilitation Aides. In the following decades, the school evolved to advance human health and meet society's changing needs. In a rollercoaster rise to prominence, it became the Program in Occupational Therapy in one of the preeminent medical schools in the country. The story of its development, in tandem with that of the profession, is nothi