translated from Spanish: September 10: National Occupational Therapist Day

On September 10, the Day of the Occupational Therapist is celebrated in Argentina. The date is related to an epidemic of poliomelitus that occurred in the country in 1956.La epidemic that occurred that year generated that in the Rehabilitation Center of the Crippled of Buenos Aires a therapeutic program emerged that preceded the first National School of Occupational Therapy of our country and Latin America, founded in Buenos Aires in November 1959.La creation of the program and the National School led to that years later,  On August 17, 1962, the Argentine Association of Occupational Therapists was created, according to the basic principles of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.
Despite having all these dates, September 10 was the day designated to commemorate the profession, because in 1985 the First Argentine Congress of Occupational Therapy was organized in the province of La Rioja.It is worth mentioning that Occupational Therapists provide services to people of different age groups whose occupations are affected by stressful situations, illness, disability or other reason affecting occupational performance, their quality of life, and therefore their overall health.

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