Work SimulatorWork Day
Format 2 · Work Day
A whole shift. Not just one scene.
A Conversation tests how you handle one situation. A Work Day shows whether you can last a whole day in the job: several conversations back to back, paperwork, a phone call at the worst moment and decisions under time pressure. At the end you get a verdict: is this your kind of work?
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A day at the clinic · Clinical psychologistA shift on the ward · Adult psychiatristA day at school · School counsellor
- 8:00
PaperworkSchedule and notes
You go through the day's plan and notes from previous sessions. There are 4 consultations on the list.
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- 9:00
ConversationConsultation: a teenager with anxiety
Kuba says very little. You have 50 minutes to build rapport.
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- 10:05
SurpriseThe previous session runs over
The next client has been waiting for 10 minutes. Do you wrap up or let Kuba finish?
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- 12:40
ConversationAn urgent call from a parent
Kuba's mum calls, worried. What can you tell her, and what can't you?
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- 14:00
DecisionPlan for further support
You decide: more sessions, a psychiatric consultation or support from the school.
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- 15:30
PaperworkPaperwork and supervision
You write up the day and go over the hardest moment with your supervisor.
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Verdict of the day
Is this your kind of work?
A calmer pace than in a hospital, but deep conversations and a lot of responsibility. A good fit if you enjoy one-to-one work and don't mind that results show after weeks.
In the real simulation, the verdict is based on your decisions. Here we show what the job is like.
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Pacemedium
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Emotional loadhigh
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Independencehigh
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Paperworkmedium
- 7:30
PaperworkNight shift report
Two new patients, one restless overnight. You set priorities.
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- 8:30
ConversationWard round
Short talks with six patients. Each of them needs something different.
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- 10:00
ConversationAdmitting a new patient
A psychiatric assessment of a patient who doesn't want to cooperate.
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- 11:45
SurpriseCalled to the emergency department
An urgent consultation on another ward. Your plan for the day falls apart.
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- 13:15
ConversationTalking with the family
The patient's daughter wants to know why her father has to stay on the ward.
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- 15:00
DecisionMedication and discharges
Who can go home, whose treatment needs changing. You write down your reasons.
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Verdict of the day
Is this your kind of work?
The most intense of the three days: lots of emotion, quick decisions and work in a medical team. A good fit if you handle pressure well and like combining conversation with medicine.
In the real simulation, the verdict is based on your decisions. Here we show what the job is like.
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Pacehigh
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Emotional loadvery high
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Independencehigh
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Paperworkhigh
- 7:45
ConversationHallway duty before lessons
A student stops you in the corridor: “Can I come and see you today?”
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- 8:55
PaperworkReports and paperwork
Two reports for the counselling centre due by the end of the week. You start the first one.
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- 9:50
SurpriseA fight at break
A form tutor calls you in. Two students, and each tells a different story.
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- 11:00
ConversationTalking with a student
Szymon says he's been bullied for a week. You establish the facts.
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- 12:00
ConversationA call from a parent
The other boy's father is upset and threatens to file a complaint.
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- 14:30
DecisionPastoral team meeting
You propose a plan: mediation, consequences and support for both sides.
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Verdict of the day
Is this your kind of work?
A fast pace and constant switching between students, parents and teachers. A good fit if you like being on the move, working with people and resolving conflicts as they happen.
In the real simulation, the verdict is based on your decisions. Here we show what the job is like.
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Pacevery high
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Emotional loadhigh
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Independencemedium
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Paperworkmedium
Conversation or Work Day?
Conversation
15–45 minutes · one scene · you practise a specific skill · great for starting out and for practice runs.
See ConversationsWork Day
Full shift · several scenes back to back · time pressure and random events · answers the question “do I want to do this every day?”. Required for the certificate.
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Verdict of the day
How you coped with the pace, emotions and paperwork of the job.
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Decision analysis
Which choices were spot on, which were risky, and why.
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A step towards your certificate
1 Work Day unlocks the Field Certificate, 3 unlock the Competence Certificate.
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