Practice case
Area 5 · Separation and endingRead 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
ColmCommunity counselling agency, Port Hope
You are a Registered Psychotherapist at a publicly funded agency in Port Hope. Colm Brennan, 44, a father of two, sees you for depression. His father left without a goodbye when Colm was twelve.
Last week, as he began talking about his father, you glanced at the clock and stopped on the hour. This morning he emails: 'I'm done with counselling. Cancel my Thursdays. No need to reply.'
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About this case
A clinical simulation in the format of the CRPO Registration Examination: 6 sections, 2 Information Gathering and 4 Decision Making, about 15 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 3 (Therapeutic relationship) and Area 6 (Professional practice).
Competencies it exercises
- 4.1Orient client to therapist's practice
- 3.7Maintain client records
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
- 4.7Conduct an effective closure process
- 4.2Establish and maintain core conditions for therapy
- 3.1Comply with legal and professional obligations
From CRPO’s Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile, most exercised first.
Practice standards its reasoning cites
- Standard 3.1Confidentiality
- Standard 3.2Consent
- Standard 5.1Clinical Records
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.