Practice case
Area 3 · Therapeutic relationshipRead 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
JulianSolo private practice, Waterloo
You are a Registered Psychotherapist in private practice in Waterloo. Julian Osei, 45, an emergency physician, booked for 'burnout'. Four months ago a nineteen-year-old he discharged died at home; a review cleared him. He now sleeps four hours a night.
First session. He arrives late in scrubs and sets his phone face up: 'I've read the burnout literature. Give me three strategies and I'll implement them.'
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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 1 (Initial assessment).
Competencies it exercises
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
- 4.4Conduct an appropriate risk assessment
- 3.2Apply an ethical decision making process
- 4.2Establish and maintain core conditions for therapy
- 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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