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
YolandaSolo private practice, Sarnia
You are a Registered Psychotherapist in solo practice in Sarnia and the health information custodian. On Saturday your work laptop, password protected but not encrypted, was stolen from your locked car at a gym. It holds notes for twenty-three clients; your last weekly upload to your secure records system was eight days ago.
It is Monday morning. You have told no one.
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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 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 1 (Initial assessment).
Competencies it exercises
- 3.1Comply with legal and professional obligations
- 3.7Maintain client records
- 4.4Conduct an appropriate risk assessment
- 3.4Evaluate and enhance professional practice
- 4.2Establish and maintain core conditions for therapy
- 3.2Apply an ethical decision making process
From CRPO’s Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile, most exercised first.
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