Practice case
Area 4 · Working towards changeRead 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
EstelaCommunity Health Centre, Scarborough
You are a Registered Psychotherapist at a Scarborough community health centre. A nurse practitioner refers Estela, 43: 'Generalized anxiety. Chest tightness, insomnia, cardiac workup normal. CBT?'
Estela, from the Philippines, is a live-in caregiver for an elderly couple. Her work permit names her employer; she needs fourteen more months of qualifying work to apply for permanent residence. She wakes at three most mornings. 'Can you teach me the breathing?'
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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 14 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) and Area 6 (Professional practice).
Competencies it exercises
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
- 1.5Integrate knowledge of human and cultural diversity
- 3.8Assist client with needs for advocacy and support
- 4.2Establish and maintain core conditions for therapy
- 4.1Orient client to therapist's practice
- 4.4Conduct an appropriate risk assessment
From CRPO’s Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile, most exercised first.
Practice standards its reasoning cites
- Standard 2.1Seeking Consultation, Clinical Supervision, and Referral
- Standard 3.1Confidentiality
- Standard 5.1Clinical Records
- Standard 5.2Requests for Reports
- 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.