Practice case
Area 3 · Therapeutic relationshipRead the scenario, then work each section as you would on the exam. When you check a section you see every option's weight and reasoning. A mock exam shows nothing until the end.
Scenario
AmaanCommunity health centre, Mississauga
You are a Registered Psychotherapist at a Mississauga community health centre. Its nurse practitioner referred Amaan, 26, for insomnia. He calls his Muslim faith the most settled part of his life. You know Islam from one workshop.
In session two he says he is gay, has never said so aloud, and his parents are arranging marriage introductions. 'I'm not asking you to fix that. Can we just do the sleep thing?'
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About this case
A clinical simulation in the format of the CRPO Registration Examination: 8 sections, 3 Information Gathering and 5 Decision Making, about 18 minutes. Each section unfolds what happens next; every selection is final, and every option is weighted from +3 to -3, as on the exam.
Exam blueprint
It also draws on Area 1 (Initial assessment), Area 4 (Working towards change) and Area 6 (Professional practice).
Competencies it exercises
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
- 1.5Integrate knowledge of human and cultural diversity
- 4.2Establish and maintain core conditions for therapy
- 4.4Conduct an appropriate risk assessment
- 4.7Conduct an effective closure process
- 3.4Evaluate and enhance professional practice
From CRPO’s Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile, most exercised first.
Practice standards its reasoning cites
- Standard 1.9Referrals
- Standard 2.1Seeking Consultation, Clinical Supervision, and Referral
- Standard 3.1Confidentiality
- Standard 3.4Electronic Practice
- Standard 3.7Affirming Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Standard 5.3Issuing Accurate Documents
- Standard 6.3Discontinuing Services
New to the format? How the exam works explains the sections and the scoring. What the lab covers maps every standard and competency to its cases.