Practice case
Area 6 · Professional practiceRead 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
HamidSolo private practice, Collingwood
You are a Registered Psychotherapist with a doctorate. Next month you leave a group practice to open your own in Collingwood. Hamid Farahani, 36, a web designer, has seen you for seven months for panic attacks.
Ending today's session, he says he saw your draft website. 'The marketing firm did a poor job. Let me rebuild it at half my rate. And I'll write you a proper testimonial.'
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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 3 (Therapeutic relationship).
Competencies it exercises
- 3.1Comply with legal and professional obligations
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
- 4.2Establish and maintain core conditions for therapy
- 3.5Obtain clinical supervision or consultation
- 4.1Orient client to therapist's practice
- 2.1Use effective professional communication
From CRPO’s Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile, most exercised first.
Practice standards its reasoning cites
- Standard 1.2Use of Terms, Titles, and Designations
- Standard 1.6Conflict of Interest
- Standard 1.7Dual Relationships
- Standard 3.1Confidentiality
- Standard 3.6Complaints Process
- Standard 6.1Fees
- Standard 6.2Advertising
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.