Practice case
Area 2 · Working 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
QuentinCommunity mental health agency, Pembroke
You are a Registered Psychotherapist at a Pembroke mental health agency. Quentin Rhodes, 24, is autistic and referred for anxiety and 'escalating meltdowns'. His mother, Donna, booked and attends.
Donna says, 'He won't talk to strangers. I'll tell you everything, and I'll need to know what he says.' Quentin, in headphones, types and shows you: 'I can talk. Just not fast.'
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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 1 (Initial assessment) and Area 3 (Therapeutic relationship).
Competencies it exercises
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
- 4.2Establish and maintain core conditions for therapy
- 4.4Conduct an appropriate risk assessment
- 4.1Orient client to therapist's practice
- 1.5Integrate knowledge of human and cultural diversity
- 3.1Comply with legal and professional obligations
From CRPO’s Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile, most exercised first.
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