Psych CASC / OSCE · Professional — psychological therapies
Explain CBT and co-design a first experiment — CASC communication station
MRCPsych/FRANZCP-style CASC: explain CBT collaborative empiricism, five-area map for social anxiety, drop safety behaviours concept, design a small behavioural experiment, address medication questions briefly, and check understanding.
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Format. Communication station, approximately 7–10 minutes active time after reading. You are the psychiatry registrar in outpatient clinic. [1]
Candidate instructions. The patient has social anxiety and has been offered CBT. Explain what CBT is in plain language, map a simple five-area formulation of a recent social situation, introduce the idea of safety behaviours, and co-design one small behavioural experiment with a clear prediction and review plan. Address a brief question about whether tablets will still be needed. Check understanding; avoid promising cure; keep collaborative tone. [1][3][5]
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