ROC-MC Practice Test case studies
ROC-MC Practice Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The ROC-MC is a multiple-choice practice examination built around the working knowledge a rehabilitation-oriented counselor needs: how to assess and diagnose, how to build and maintain a therapeutic relationship, how to plan and deliver treatment, and how to practice ethically and legally. The eight content domains are weighted, with clinical assessment (18%), therapeutic relationships (17%), treatment planning (17%), and ethics and law (16%) carrying the most items, followed by multicultural practice (12%), research and measurement (10%), and smaller sections on career development and supervision or consultation (5% each). The ROC-MC Practice Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,427 words.
1Differentiating Grief From Major Depression in a Bereaved Client
A 58-year-old man is referred by his primary care physician eight weeks after his wife died suddenly in a car accident. He reports crying most days, sleeping about four hours a night, a 6 kg weight loss, and difficulty concentrating at work.
714 words, about 4 min2A Ruptured Alliance After a Scheduling Error
A therapist has seen a client for 11 sessions for anxiety. The client, who has a history of being dismissed by authority figures, arrives for a session to find it was rescheduled without her knowledge after a front-desk error.
693 words, about 3 min3Stepped Care for Panic Disorder With Agoraphobic Avoidance
A 34-year-old woman has panic disorder with agoraphobic avoidance. She has had three emergency department visits in four months, all medically cleared.
697 words, about 3 min4Records Request in a Rural Practice With a Shared Community
A counselor in a small rural town has seen a client for 14 sessions for workplace stress and marital conflict. The client's estranged spouse has now filed for custody of their two children, and the spouse's attorney sends a subpoena duces tecum for the full clinical record.
670 words, about 3 min5Evaluating a School Mentoring Program With Weak Data
A community agency runs a mentoring program pairing at-risk middle schoolers with adult volunteers for 20 weekly sessions. The program director asks you to evaluate it to support a grant renewal.
653 words, about 3 min