Practice case
Area 3 · Therapeutic 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
YukiSolo private practice, Kincardine
You are a Registered Psychotherapist in solo private practice in Kincardine. Yuki Sato, 41, a child protection worker with the local children's aid society, has seen you for six weeks for burnout and is sleeping better. You also see Krista Kerr, 31, a single mother whose son's file is open with the society.
Today Yuki sighs. 'New family. The mum's name is Krista, she works at the...'
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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 6 (Professional practice) and Area 5 (Separation and ending).
Competencies it exercises
- 3.1Comply with legal and professional obligations
- 4.2Establish and maintain core conditions for therapy
- 4.6Refer client
- 3.2Apply an ethical decision making process
- 4.1Orient client to therapist's practice
- 4.5Structure and facilitate the therapeutic process
From CRPO’s Entry-to-Practice Competency Profile, most exercised first.
Practice standards its reasoning cites
- Standard 1.6Conflict of Interest
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.