Further more, when people fail the exam, they should also receive detailed information about why they were failed. The pass rate for the oral remains the same and examinees remain baffled by their inability to pass this exam. To date when applicants fail the exam they still do not receive any individualized information about why they failed.
Applicants receive one single numerical score for each content area.
The numerical score will correspond with a table that consists of generic standard responses regarding whether or not the response is determined to be deficient. Neither the numerical score nor the table will provide applicants with any individualized information about why their response was determined deficient or which of the different associated knowledges was not covered sufficiently. As for the exam's relationship to actual psychotherapy, critics said experience and deliberation were essential to sound treatment, while the instant analyses and snap judgments required on the oral could lead to malpractice in a real clinical setting.