| November
30, 1955 |
The first certification
exam was developed. |
| June
1956 |
The first certification
exam is given. |
| July
1959 |
Dr. John E. Davis was elected
to the newly established position of Executive
Director of the Association. |
| 1960 |
Eastern Washington State
College in Cheney, WA, under the leadership of
Dr. Jack R. Leighton, applied for and was granted
the first accredited status by the APMR. |
| 1964 |
The "Introductory Handbook
to Corrective Therapy and Adapted Physical Education"
was written by Earl W. Mason and Harry B. Dando.
It was later edited and rewritten by John R. Murphy,
Jr. and Karl K. Klein and offered for sale to
all corrective therapists and interested parties. |
| July
8 - 14, 1967 |
The APMR became the American
Corrective Therapy Association (ACTA), during
the Board of Governors meeting. |
| 1973 |
The VA medical centers
in Chicago, including Hines, Chicago Lakeside,
Chicago Westside and North Chicago helped create
a novel CT clinical affiliation with the University
of Illinois, Chicago Circle campus. Jim Descourourez,
Associate Professor of Physical Education at the
university, coordinated the program. |
| May
23, 1974 |
VA Central Office up-graded
all VA clinical training programs in corrective
therapy from 240 clock hours to 400, effective
July 1, 1976. |
