Practice case
Area 1 · Initial assessmentRead 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
AyaanChildren's and youth mental health centre, Ottawa
You are a Registered Psychotherapist at a children's mental health centre in Ottawa. Hodan Warsame brings her son Ayaan, 15, to a first appointment after his school raised concerns about attendance and a drawing. His sister, 24, interprets.
Ayaan keeps his hood up. Hodan says, 'The school wants a note from the therapist. Just tell me what is wrong with him.'
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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 16 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 6 (Professional practice) and Area 2 (Working relationship).
Competencies it exercises
- 4.1Orient client to therapist's practice
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
- 3.1Comply with legal and professional obligations
- 3.7Maintain client records
- 1.5Integrate knowledge of human and cultural diversity
- 2.1Use effective professional communication
From CRPO’s Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile, most exercised first.
Practice standards its reasoning cites
- Standard 3.2Consent
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