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
JoelleCommunity mental health agency, Sudbury
You are a Registered Psychotherapist at a Sudbury mental health agency, seeing Joelle Bergeron, 29, for low mood after a workplace injury. Today she says a therapist she saw last year hugged her at length each session, called her the only client he thought about, and twice touched her thigh. She believes he is a Registered Psychotherapist. 'You're not going to do anything, right?'
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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 2 (Working relationship).
Competencies it exercises
- 3.1Comply with legal and professional obligations
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
- 3.8Assist client with needs for advocacy and support
- 4.4Conduct an appropriate risk assessment
- 2.1Use effective professional communication
- 4.1Orient client to therapist's practice
From CRPO’s Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile, most exercised first.
Practice standards its reasoning cites
- Standard 1.3Mandatory Reporting
- Standard 2.1Seeking Consultation, Clinical Supervision, and Referral
- Standard 3.1Confidentiality
- Standard 3.6Complaints Process
- Standard 5.1Clinical Records
- 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.