Occupational therapy history: A lopsided tale told by the ' designated survivors '

Some overtly prejudicial information has been published about George Barton.  In an officially sanctioned history of the occupational therapy profession, Quiroga (1995) wrote that " Barton was undoubtedly an unusual if not eccentric character, who had difficulty knowing his own identity. "  She also stated that " some of Barton ' s writings may have created more foes than allies to the cause " and that " George Edward Barton was an occupational therapy zealot " with a " near-crusade mentality " who " was undoubtedly a difficult person with whom to work in the organizational phase of the national association " who " did not possess the interpersonal skills that he needed " and " simply did not fit the profile of what his contemporaries considered to be a professional leader. "There is very little evidence to support this level of prejudice.  Quiroga misinterprets Barton ' s claim to being a ' sociologist ' - forgetting to consider his training under William Morris.  She fails to understand and correctly interpret Barton ' s metaphorical style in his paper, " Inoculation of the bacillus of work. "  There is no evidence at all that suggests Barton alienated the broad medical profession.  In fact, his minimal involvement in NSPOT following his resignation makes it nearly impossible to have had some negative impact on the developing profession.As I have been documenting for the last several years, it is probably very fair to state that Barton was ecce...
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