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
PriyaSolo private practice, Barrie
You are a Registered Psychotherapist in solo private practice in Barrie. Priya Ramanathan, 38, has seen you weekly for nine months for anxiety after a separation. She and her former husband are in a parenting dispute.
Yesterday his lawyer served you with a document requiring you to attend a hearing in three weeks with the complete clinical file. Priya does not know yet.
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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 3 (Therapeutic relationship) and Area 4 (Working towards change).
Competencies it exercises
- 3.1Comply with legal and professional obligations
- 4.4Conduct an appropriate risk assessment
- 4.1Orient client to therapist's practice
- 3.2Apply an ethical decision making process
- 3.7Maintain client records
- 2.1Use effective professional communication
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
- Standard 3.2Consent
- Standard 5.1Clinical Records
- Standard 5.2Requests for Reports
- Standard 5.4Appointment Records
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.