casc -inside out

CASC- Inside Out

Dr. Hari Sholinghur

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Clear Pass

• The candidate demonstrates a clear level of competence expected of a newly appointed ST4 with a clinical approach that is justifiable, well communicated and technically proficient. The candidate shows a logical approach that covers most of the key areas identified in the expanded construct. Any omissions do not detract from the overall performance.

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Pass

• The candidate demonstrates an adequate level of competence expected of a newly appointed ST4 displaying a clinical approach, which whilst it may not be fluent, is clinically justifiable and technically proficient. The candidate covers all essential areas of skill identified in the expanded construct but may omit some relevant but less important points.

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Fail

• The candidate fails to demonstrate an adequate level of competence displaying a clinical approach that at times is unsystematic or inconsistent with practice at the ST4 level. Technical proficiency may be a concern. The candidate fails to adequately cover the essential issues or makes too many omissions of less important factors.

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ST4

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CASC failure tips

• CASC is my life • There is ‘no life’ without MRCPsych• Life is a disgrace without MRCPsych• I am unlucky • I have never failed exams in my life and I am

failing- I am a total failure- I must be lacking something- losing confidence

• I will ‘do …..’ after I pass exams

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“What you resist persists, what you befriend you will

transcend”

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CASC

• Take life easy• Exam/MRCPsych is ‘just’ one of the challenges

in life• Keep doing other stuff/ activities• Family/friends support still there• Believe that failing in CASC as an opportunity/

and not ‘self blame’ or ‘lose confidence’

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CASC

• ?Validity • ?Reliability• ?believe the CASC• ?negative views of the CASC

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CASC

Psychiatric Training- ST/SHO-

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Psychiatric Training- ST/SHO-

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MRCPsych/ Psychiatrist

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Paper1,2 Paper 3 CASC

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Everyone of you are easily capable of passing the CASC

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Negative CASC cycle

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Positive CASC cycle

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Anger/ negativity• No point to work against the RCPsych• ‘’They just want to make more money’’ ‘’want to

fail based on communication’’ ‘’CASC is a test of English English and not psychiatry’’

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned”

Buddha

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Fear

• What is my biggest fear (about CASC)?• Is this fear helping me( in my

preparation/exam)?• How do I work on this fear?

"Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are developed."-Michael Pritchard

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Failure

• Failure doesn't mean you are a failure... it just means you haven't succeeded yet -Robert Schuller

• You always pass failure on your way to success -Mickey Rooney

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The power of Imagination

This world is but a canvas of our imagination”

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

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The power of Imagination

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last you create what you will.’

George Bernard Shaw(1856-1950)

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“For myself I am an optimist-it does not seem to be much use being anything else”

Winston Churchill

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