Someone reads it properly. Twice, before the College does.
A written report on your case, in the register an examiner uses: once on your draft, once on your revision, marked against the College’s own criteria. By a practising psychiatrist who isn’t marking you.
A year of therapy, eight to ten thousand words, and most trainees write it having never seen a marked one. Supervision helps, but your supervisor knows this case as well as you do, and that’s the problem. An examiner won’t.
Pricing
- →One written report against the full criteria
- →Every criterion marked and commented
- →Back in 10 working days
- →Full written report on your draft
- →Second report on your revision, point by point against the first
- →You finish knowing what moved and what didn't
- →10 working days each
- →Add to either option, as many or as few as you want
- →Booked after a report, so the time goes on what you want to argue with
- →Videoconference, evenings available
All prices in AUD and include GST. Payment is taken at booking; the second read has no expiry.
You get a document, not a conversation
The report is written before we ever speak, and it’s yours to keep. A live read-through is useful at the time, but you can’t open it again at 11pm six weeks later when you’re rebuilding the formulation. That’s why the report is the main thing here, and sessions are an extra.
How it works
- 01
You send the draft
De-identified, exactly as you'd submit it. I check the word count and formatting first, because a case sent back unread at 10,400 words is a waste of a year.
- 02
A written report comes back in 10 working days
Section by section against the criteria. Each one marked met, partly met or not met, with what’s missing and what to do about it.
- 03
You rewrite it
Your work, your words. I won’t send you replacement paragraphs, and there’s a reason for that below.
- 04
You send the revision
The second report goes back through the first one point by point: addressed, partly addressed, not addressed. You submit knowing where you stand.
The questions people actually ask
Is this allowed?
Yes, as long as you declare it. The College allows assistance provided you acknowledge it in the signed statement on your submission form, the same way you would for help with statistics. I’ll give you the wording to use. This is feedback on your own draft, which is what supervision already is. It’s just written down, by someone who isn’t marking you.
How is this different from my supervisor?
Your supervisor has heard about this patient for a year. When they read it the gaps are already filled in for them, so they genuinely can’t see what’s missing. An examiner opens it knowing nothing about you or the case. That’s the read you’ve never had, and it’s the one that decides it.
Will you rewrite the weak sections?
No. If that’s what you’re after I’d rather not take the work. You get the judgement and the direction, you write the words. A case that isn’t yours is the one thing here that could actually cost you your Fellowship, and no amount of polish is worth that.
I’ve already failed once. Is this worth it?
Honestly, this is who it’s most worth it for. You’ll have the examiners’ feedback, so I know exactly what to aim at, and a resubmission gets read by people who know it’s a resubmission. Send that feedback along with the draft.
Why is this more than other options?
You’re getting two written reports instead of a conversation. A read-through tells you things you’ll half-remember a fortnight later. A report is something you keep open while you rewrite, and the second one shows whether you actually fixed what came up. If a live discussion is all you want, book a single session at A$350. That’s probably the better buy.
What happens to my patient’s material?
Send it de-identified, as the College requires. I delete it within 30 days of finishing. I don’t keep cases as examples, use them in teaching, or show them to anyone.
Can you guarantee a pass?
No, and nobody honestly can. I don’t quote pass rates, and there’s no refund if your case doesn’t get through.
Being straight with you
- Not a guarantee. No pass rates claimed, no refund on an unsuccessful submission.
- Not ghostwriting. I comment; you write.
- Not a College service. I’m a practising psychiatrist with no standing in the assessment process, and no involvement in marking the Psychotherapy Written Case.
- Not unlimited. 4 cases a month. When they’re gone you’ll see the next available date, not a waitlist form.
Questions before you book? Send them over — a real person reads these.