Practice case
Area 4 · Working towards changeRead 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
NathanIndigenous-led health centre, Sioux Lookout
You are a non-Indigenous Registered Psychotherapist, trained in CBT, at an Indigenous-led health centre in Sioux Lookout. You joined last month and have not worked alongside an Elder before. Nathan Wright, 23, from a northern fly-in First Nation, left college after his cousin's death and sleeps three hours a night.
In session two he says: 'I want Mary, an Elder my grandmother knows, here for some of it. And I'm going to ceremony in June.'
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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 6 (Professional practice).
Competencies it exercises
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
- 1.5Integrate knowledge of human and cultural diversity
- 2.3Contribute to a collaborative and productive atmosphere
- 3.1Comply with legal and professional obligations
- 3.4Evaluate and enhance professional practice
- 4.2Establish and maintain core conditions for therapy
From CRPO’s Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile, most exercised first.
Practice standards its reasoning cites
- Standard 2.1Seeking Consultation, Clinical Supervision, and Referral
- Standard 3.1Confidentiality
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