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
HollisCommunity counselling agency, Kenora
You are a Registered Psychotherapist at a community agency in Kenora. Hollis Reid, 36, operates heavy equipment at a dry mine camp, two weeks on, two off. Since his brother Darren died in a snowmobile accident, he drinks most of each day off. His partner, Jolene, says quit or she leaves.
In this first session he asks: 'I want to cut back, not quit. What should I do?'
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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 1 (Initial assessment) and Area 3 (Therapeutic relationship).
Competencies it exercises
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
- 4.4Conduct an appropriate risk assessment
- 4.2Establish and maintain core conditions for therapy
- 4.6Refer client
- 1.3Integrate knowledge of comparative psychotherapy relevant to practice
- 2.3Contribute to a collaborative and productive atmosphere
From CRPO’s Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile, most exercised first.
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