The Casson Memorial Lecture 1999: Alice Constance Owens — Reflections upon a Remarkable Lady and a Pioneer of Occupational Therapy in England

Abstract

The Casson Memorial Lecture 1999, given on 23 July at the 23rd Annual Conference of the College of Occupational Therapists, held at the University of Liverpool.

Qualifying as an Occupational Therapist: An Educational Journey from Ward-Based to Workplace Learning

“…Wilcock (2002, p124) referred to it as a 'holistic, communal and participatory model', integrating education and practice. Tyldesley (1999) identified it as a Therapeutic Community, which reflected Casson's philosophical aim for the way in which staff and students used their individual talents This article reviews the ways in which occupational therapy qualifying programmes in the United Kingdom have changed over time as a result of political, sociological, professional and educational influences on the curriculum. Historically, professional and educational strategies were embedded in a set curriculum for a diploma qualification in occupational therapy.…”