Ranka, J., Chapparo, C., & Nott, M. (2025).  Cognition, perception and occupational participation.  In M. Curtin, M. Egan, D.C. da Cruz, R. Galvaan, T. Parnell, Y. Prior and K. Sauvé-Schenk (Eds).  Occupational therapy for people experiencing illness, injury or impairment (8th ed., Chap. 43). Elsevier.  (doi to be added)

Chapparo, C., & Ranka, J. (2025).  The Occupational Performance Model (Australia):  Constructs, structure, propositions, and utility for occupational therapy practice.  In M.N. Ikiugu, S.D Taff, S. Kantartzis and N. Pollard (Eds). Routledge companion to occupational therapy:  Theories, concepts and models, (pp. 93-107). Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.  https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003526766-10

Several courses being taught by PRPP Australia have been added for 2025.  See listing via Courses or Calendar.

For information about PRPP Assessment Courses in the UK, please contact prpp.uk@gmail.com

Two PRPP Assessment courses are planned for Australia.  Look at the Courses tab or on the Calendar for August (Darwin) and September (Sydney).  Note these course are open to any OT, regardless of employer.  Note:  OT Australia has reciprocity with NZOT entitling NZ OTs a discount.

The clinical utility of the PRPP Assessment to measure cognitive strategy application within a task-embedded context has been demonstrated — see:  Smith, R., Ranka, J., & Nott, M. (2023).  Using the Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform Assessment of cognitive strategy use with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples:  Initial exploration of clinical utility.  Australian Occupational […]

Dr. Judy Ranka and Dr. Chris Chapparo have recently co-authored several book chapters that reference the Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform System of Task Analysis (PRPP System), and the Occupational Performance Model (Australia) (OPM[A]).  These will be published in 2024.  Bibliographic details will be provided here when available.

Dr. Judy Ranka and Dr. Chris Chapparo continue teaching PRPP courses in Australia and internationally.  International Instructors in Norway, Canada, England and New Zealand are assume greater responsibility while instructors in the Netherlands and Sweden continue to teaching in those languages.  Check out the Archive for the history of Australian-led courses and the Courses tab […]

Courses scheduled for 2023 beginning with PRPP Assessment in Melbourne – February.  Watch for new listings.

With Covid 19 restrictions easing around the world, courses are resuming.  Watch the calendar/courses for updates.  Note also new dates for the Brisbane PRPP Assessment course.