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The CRPO path, by Canada Therapy & Wellness
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Where the marks are, a plan for four, eight or twelve weeks, every study week, and how to review a case.
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Where the marks are
- In CRPO's blueprint, Area 3 is at least 25 to 30% and Area 6 at least 10 to 15%: start there.
| Blueprint area | At least |
|---|---|
| 1. Make an initial assessment | 10 to 15% |
| 2. Establish a working relationship | 10 to 15% |
| 3. Therapeutic relationship | 25 to 30% |
| 4. Working towards change | 5 to 10% |
| 5. Manage separation and ending | 5 to 10% |
| 6. Professional practice | 10 to 15% |
| 7. Make use of supervision | 3 to 5% |
Every study week
- Six to ten hours. From the third week, at least two thirds of them on cases and their review.
- Review each case for three times as long as you took to work it.
- One line in your error log per mistake: case, section, what you did, the trap, what you will do instead.
- Type your notes as you work, as the exam's electronic notepad requires: no paper.
Pick your plan
| Stage | 4 weeks | 8 weeks | 12 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations | Week 1, a weekend: format, strategy, consent, confidentiality, records | Weeks 1 and 2: format, scoring, the competency profile, the standards | Weeks 1 and 2, as for eight |
| Cases by area | Week 2: Areas 3 and 6 first, then 1 and 2 | Weeks 3 to 5: Areas 1 and 2, then 3, then 4 to 7 | Weeks 3 to 8: two passes through the areas |
| Timed mocks | Week 3: one full mock, then error analysis | Weeks 6 and 7: two mocks, repair between | Weeks 9 to 11: three mocks, repair between |
| Taper | Week 4: repair, then one timed case a day | Week 8: one timed case a day, logistics | Week 12: as week 8 |
Review a case in seven steps
- Before any rationale, write what each section was testing.
- Read every rationale in weight order, +3 down to -3.
- Each positive you missed: knowledge, pacing or hesitation?
- Each negative you chose: name the trap.
- Read the negatives you avoided: find the near misses.
- Find the warmest response on a negative, the flattest on a positive.
- Add one line to your error log.
Short on time, or in the last week
- Drop the second mock before the first.
- Drop reading before practice.
- Never cut the review: four cases reviewed properly beat twelve worked and skimmed.
- No new material in the last week. No third mock in the last three days, and no cases the day before: read your error log once, then stop.
Practice earns more than reading. Review earns more than practice.