The association was founded in 2012. It formed the association of international forced use specialists trained by Susan Woll and Jan Utley, all of them occupational and physical therapists. The original purpose at the time was to ensure the quality and informal dissemination of the concept. Over the years, the association has continued to open up to its current status and will continue to adapt to the current needs of its members in the future. Quality assurance and management will continue to have top priority.