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PRPP Prize – Best paper

Admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:13:38 +0000

Dr. Marieke Rothuizen-Lindenschot won a prize for best paper presenting value of PRPP-A as an outcome measure for children with rare, genetic diseases at a conference for paediatricians in the Netherlands.

New publication: ULPA

Admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:08:57 +0000

Barden, L.H., Baguley, I.J., Nott, M.T., Elhindi, J., & Ranka, J. (2026). Self-selected goal attainment following Botulinum Toxin A injections: Upper Limb Performance Assessment. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research DOI: 10.1177/15394492261435538

New PRPP courses announced

Admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:17:04 +0000

New PRPP courses have been listed for 2026.

New publication: PRPP

Admin — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 01:40:28 +0000

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)

New publication: OPM(A)

Admin — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 01:38:59 +0000

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

2025 courses added

Admin — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 01:32:29 +0000

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

PRPP Assessment Courses UK

Admin — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 02:44:37 +0000

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

PRPP Courses – Australia

Admin — Thu, 09 May 2024 22:42:57 +0000

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.

PRPP – Application to Aboriginal Australians with brain injury

Admin — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 20:19:02 +0000

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 Therapy Journal (70)4, 446-549 doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12866

Publications update

Admin — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 20:12:38 +0000

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.