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
RosalbaRoom in a wellness studio, Picton
You are a Registered Psychotherapist about to move your practice into a wellness studio in Picton. The owner, Petra, teaches yoga and is not a regulated health professional. Instead of rent she proposes a share of your fees, and her desk sells supplements beside your own anxiety workbook. Your first client there will be Rosalba Quintero, 56, a retired school bus driver who has barely slept since her divorce.
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About this case
A clinical simulation in the format of the CRPO Registration Examination: 5 sections, 2 Information Gathering and 3 Decision Making, about 14 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
- 3.10Establish business practices relevant to professional role
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
- 3.1Comply with legal and professional obligations
- 3.7Maintain client records
- 4.2Establish and maintain core conditions for therapy
- 2.3Contribute to a collaborative and productive atmosphere
From CRPO’s Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile, most exercised first.
Practice standards its reasoning cites
- Standard 1.6Conflict of Interest
- Standard 1.7Dual Relationships
- Standard 6.2Advertising
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.