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
MartinCommunity mental health agency, Sault Ste. Marie
You are a Registered Psychotherapist at a community mental health agency in Sault Ste. Marie. Martin, 24, has seen you weekly for five months for depression and isolation. In foster care from age eleven, he says no adult stayed long.
For six weeks he has texted the clinical line, never in crisis. Last night at 11:40: 'Just wanted someone to know today was hard.' He arrives with a paper bag.
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About this case
A clinical simulation in the format of the CRPO Registration Examination: 7 sections, 3 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 5 (Separation and ending) and Area 6 (Professional practice).
Competencies it exercises
- 4.2Establish and maintain core conditions for therapy
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
- 1.2Work within a framework based upon established psychotherapeutic theory
- 1.4Integrate awareness of self in relation to professional role
- 3.1Comply with legal and professional obligations
- 3.7Maintain client records
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 3.1Confidentiality
- Standard 3.4Electronic Practice
- 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.