At the same time, occupational therapists initially called occupational technicians were incorporated into [re]habilitation services. In 1915, with the impetus of their founder, Eleanor Clarke Slagle, a nurse and social worker, the first occupational therapy schools were started in Chicago.
Paralelamente se incorporaron a los servicios de [re]habilitación los terapeutas ocupacionales, llamados inicialmente técnicos laborales y posteriormente laborterapistas; desde 1915, con el impulso de su fundadora Eleanor Clarke Slagle, enfermera y trabajadora social, se iniciaron en Chicago las primeras Escuelas de Terapia Ocupacional.