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Welcome to the Occupational Performance Model (Australia) website.

The Occupational Performance Model (Australia) [OPM(A)] is one of the models of human occupation and occupational performance that exist around the world. It illustrates the complexity of occupational performance, the scope of occupational therapy practice, and provides a framework for occupational therapy education. The OPM(A) was conceptualized in 1986 primarily by two occupational therapy scholars in Australia, Dr. Christine J. Chapparo and Ms. Judy L. Ranka, who developed it further through several research phases. Information about the model, its development and application first appeared in published form in 1997. Since then, many occupational therapists in Australia and elsewhere have contributed to its development. The OPM(A) website was first launched in 1999 as an academic site to facilitate dissemination of information about the model in a timely manner, to make it accessible to occupational therapists around the world and to encourage dialogue among the international occupational therapy community. It was restructured in 2000, again in 2005 and was re-launched in its present form in 2006.

Please feel free to explore this site and:

• download chapters from Chapparo, C., & Ranka, J. (1997).The Occupational Performance Model (Australia) Monograph 1. Author: Occupational Performance Network [ISBN: 0909353956] (out of print)
• discover how occupational therapists are using the OPM(A) in practice.
• learn about the suite of OPM(A) assessment tools that exist, including: The Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform System of Task Analysis (PRPP) and the Comparative Analyses of Performance (CAPs)
• read about ongoing research and development work that is being carried out to advance the OPM(A) and related assessments.
• investigate what has been written about the OPM(A) and related assessments in other languages.
• find out about education and training opportunities
• view our photo gallery
• obtain contact details for key contributors to the OPM(A) and related assessments.

You may navigate this site by clicking on one of the tabs on the left side of this page or follow the link below

Biographical Information will lead you to information about the key scholars who developed the OPM(A)

Model Illustration will lead you to illustrations of the four levels of the model.

Origin will lead you to a reprint of the original article about why the OPM(A) was developed and the research process used to develop the constructs and structure.

Structure will lead you to a reprint of the original article that described the major constructs of the model and the relationship between these constructs.

Definitions will lead you to the definitions of each of the constructs.

OPM Book will lead you to the original content of the OPM(A) Monograph published in 1997 and now out of print.

Practice Guide will lead you to content that explains how to the OPM(A) can be used to guide practice.

Assessments will lead you to information about assessment approaches, methodologies, and instruments that have been developed in line with the constructs and structure of the OPM(A); including the Perceive, Recall, Plan & Perform System of Task Analysis

Applications will lead you to examples of how therapists have used the OPM(A) and/or assessments or strategies that emerge from the OPM(A) in practice, research, education or the organization of OT services. Click on these and you will be redirected to the location of the publication and any available content. Follow links to any available PDF files.

Publications will lead you to a list of publications. Some of these are references only. When ‘Read more’ is present, click on these and the text or PDF file link will appear.

International Development will lead you a list of countries and related work that has been done on any aspect of the OPM(A) or the related assessments or interventions. This content is cross referenced with the language tabs in the top banner.

Calendar will lead you to a schedule of events, such as conferences and courses, where information about the OPM(A) and/or related assessments will be disseminated.

Past Events will lead you to archival material about courses where the OPM(A) or any related assessments or interventions have been presented.

Photo Gallery will lead you to a variety of photographs, including: contributors, course participants, locations that relate to content on the site.

Links will lead you to links in the public domain that have some relevance to this site. Where necessary, permission has been granted for links to appear.

You may also click on one of the language tabs across the top of this page

This will lead you to any content on the site that is available in Canadian French, Danish, Dutch, Farsi, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish or Thai.

Alternatively, you may enter a keyword in the search box

This will enable you to find content on the site that is linked to that key word (eg. construct terminology).