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
MaeveSolo private practice, Kingston
You are a Registered Psychotherapist in private practice in Kingston. Maeve Okonkwo-Doyle, 34, was referred by a fertility clinic after a third pregnancy loss; one funded IVF round remains. Over four sessions she has talked about her husband Dan's silence, never the losses. She watches your face.
You have had two pregnancy losses, the latest fourteen months ago, and have no children. Session five begins: 'Do you have children?'
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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 2 (Working relationship) and Area 6 (Professional practice).
Competencies it exercises
- 4.2Establish and maintain core conditions for therapy
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
- 4.3Ensure safe and effective use of self in the therapeutic relationship
- 3.4Evaluate and enhance professional practice
- 1.1Integrate a theory of human psychological functioning
- 3.5Obtain clinical supervision or consultation
From CRPO’s Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile, most exercised first.
Practice standards its reasoning cites
- Standard 1.7Dual Relationships
- Standard 2.1Seeking Consultation, Clinical Supervision, and Referral
- Standard 5.1Clinical Records
- Standard 6.3Discontinuing Services
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