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The Clinician's Diagnostic Blueprint
Clinical engagement and the SCID-5-PD, as slides — a resource from inside the program.
Mindspan Psychology · Independent educational resource · Not affiliated with AHPRA, the Psychology Board of Australia, or any university.
8
Clinical vignettes
10
Practice cases
39
Graded checkpoints
P1-P7
Process scripts
6
Domain modules
4-week
Study calendar
12 mo
Access from purchase
14-day
Refund if under 20% opened
The station circuit, stage by stage
Learn the station framework, map the diagnostic domains, practise the protocols you say aloud, then sit timed papers.
116lessons in 9 stages
Foundations
Learn the station framework, then complete a baseline check.
- Orientation & Framework
- Baseline Diagnostic
- 4 lessons
Diagnostic domains
Map six domains, learn cardinal criteria and complete checkpoints.
- Eating Disorders
- Schizophrenia Spectrum
- Anxiety Disorders
- OCD & Related
- Bipolar & Depressive
- Trauma & Stressor-Related
- 18 lessons
Station skills
Practise interviews, handover and applied vignettes.
- Station Skills & Protocols
- Applied Vignettes
- 16 lessons
Review
Review the course, use the quiz bank and complete the final check.
- Consolidation & Mastery
- 5 lessons
Interactive trainers
Practise with the scribe, interview tool, DDx coach and DSM reference.
- Interactive Trainers
- 4 lessons
Exam-Condition Mini-Papers
Complete 40- and 80-question papers under exam conditions. Feedback appears when you finish.
- Exam-Condition Mini-Papers
- 2 lessons
Dx Bank intensives
Study each cluster, practise with workouts and complete station checkpoints.
- Dx Bank · Anxiety Disorders
- Dx Bank · OCD & Related
- Dx Bank · Eating Disorders
- Dx Bank · Trauma & Stress-Related
- Dx Bank · Bipolar Spectrum
- Dx Bank · Depressive Disorders
- Dx Bank · Psychotic Spectrum
- Drill Bank · Extended MCQs
- 54 lessons
Extended question bank
Practise diagnostic reasoning across the differential set.
- Question Bank — Extended Station Drills
- 6 lessons
Extended Drills
Practise optional station-based diagnostic reasoning.
- Extended Drills
- 7 lessons
What’s in the program
Work through short modules, then test your reasoning.
A look inside
See the actual materials
Preview real pages, video, audio and visual references. The full set is available after purchase.
Sample · video walkthrough
Demystifying Eating Disorders
Sample · audio briefing
Eating Disorders: audio briefing
Listen on the commute, part of the audio library inside.
Read it, hear it, watch it
One real sample of each format — opened or played here, nothing gated. Each card says where it comes from.
Worksheet
Diagnostic interviewing — practice worksheet
Ten short-answer questions with ruled space, and the model answers on a separate page.
Poster
The OSCE station map
The station method and ISBAR handover on one landscape sheet.
Explainer audio
Risk triage — station walkthrough
A sample walkthrough from the audio library.
Auto-generated captions (machine transcript, not yet human-checked). Below the player and in full screen.
Explainer video
Navigating the Map of the Mind
The master overview video from inside the program.
Auto-generated captions (machine transcript, not yet human-checked). Below the player and in full screen.
The program also includes 30+ more frameworks, worked vignettes, quick references, weekly modules and a quiz bank.
Why this, and why now
You are buying a rehearsal path to your OSCE, with software that keeps you on it.
The platform is the vehicle. What you are paying for is one station flow rehearsed until it feels familiar, and a checkpoint at each section that shows whether it has stuck.
Who it is for
- Psychology candidates with an OSCE on the calendar
- People who know the content but lose the thread of what to say in the room
- Anyone studying around placement, work or family who needs the plan already made
What it takes off your plate
- Starting each study day unsure what to do first
- Blanking on the station flow when the clock is running
- Finding out a section never stuck only when the exam shows you
The journey inside
- Walk in free
The first module is open with no signup. After that the course drops you back where you left off, every time.
- Learn one station flow
The Navigator framework: opening, screen, risk, handover. You rehearse the same flow until it runs on its own.
- Work the cases
8 full station vignettes. Commit to a differential first, then reveal the examiner criteria, a worked MSE and the handover.
- Prove it stuck
39 graded checkpoints across 23 modules. You move on when you pass, not when you feel ready.
- Consolidate
A 4-week calendar, or a 1-week intensive when the date is close, with the process scripts on audio for the commute.
- 9 stages · 23 modules · 116 lessons
- 39 graded checkpoints with a pass mark
- 8 full OSCE-format vignettes with worked handovers
- Downloaded PDFs stay yours after access ends
Honest answers to the usual doubts
I will start later.
That is fine, and the test drive stays open while you decide. Know what later costs, though: the course plans assume four steady weeks, or one intensive week when the date is close. Starting late mostly costs you the four-week option and the room to fix a weak domain.
I can just use ChatGPT.
A chat model is a good study partner, and the samples below come with a prompt so you can try exactly that. What it does not give you by default is a syllabus in a set order, checkpoints with a pass mark, or a log of the topics you found hardest. The course carries that part, so your AI time goes on practice rather than planning.
It is too expensive.
A$399 incl. Australian GST once for 12 months, not a subscription, and 14-day refund if under 20% opened. The first module is free, so you can judge the teaching before you pay anything.
I am not sure it fits my OSCE.
Take the test drive. If the Navigator framework does not match how your OSCE runs, you will know inside the first module. Check your own program’s station rules too; this is an independent study resource.
Take a sample into your own AI
Open the sample, copy the prompt, and give both to the AI model you already use. It is a fair way to see how the material works before you commit to anything.
I am preparing for a psychology OSCE. I have attached a practice worksheet on diagnostic interviewing from the Mindspan OSCE program. It is one small piece of a 116-lesson course, so treat it as a starting point, not the whole picture.
Please be my study partner:
1. Ask me the worksheet's questions one at a time, and wait for my answer before moving on.
2. After each answer, tell me what an examiner would most likely want to hear that I left out, and why.
3. Keep a running list of the areas I found hardest.
4. At the end, name my three weakest areas and suggest what I should practise next.
Keep it educational. Do not invent exam rules; if you are unsure how my OSCE is run, say so.A sample is one step. The course carries it through 23 modules and 116 lessons, with checkpoints that remember where you got to.
Independent educational resource by a registered psychologist. Not affiliated with AHPRA, the Psychology Board of Australia, the APS or any university. Study aid only: no result is promised.
In developmentWhy this, and why now
A rehearsal partner for the station itself. In development.
The Companion is being built to sit beside you while you practise a station out loud. It is held for a privacy and clinical-governance review, so it is not on sale, and we will say so plainly until that changes.
Who it is for
- OSCE candidates who practise alone and want structure while they talk
- People who rehearse better out loud than on paper
What it takes off your plate
- Practising a station alone with no one to keep time or prompt the next step
- Losing your place in the station flow halfway through
The journey inside
- Today
The rehearsal companion view already sits inside the OSCE program library for enrolled candidates.
- In review
The desktop Live Companion waits on a privacy and clinical-governance review before anyone can buy it.
- When it opens
One email to the people who asked, sent to the product page. No checkout link in the email.
- Built on the same Navigator station flow as the OSCE program
In development: not for sale. Nothing here is a promise of a release date.
Take the free OSCE baseline
8 questions, then a result that tells you which OSCE skills to work on first. It sits in the free test drive: the first 3 modules of the real course, 7 lessons.
- A start button appears as soon as you send the form
- No account and no card
- 7 practice stations and 489 explained questions in the full program (including the free ones)
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The course at a glance
- Modules
- 23
- Lessons
- 116
- Checkpoints
- 39
- Time to complete
- about 29 hours
Your progress path
Modules unlock in order, each lesson ends with a short consolidation, and your progress saves as you go — the dashboard shows where you are and resumes where you stopped.
- Module 1: Orientation & Framework
- Module 2: Baseline Diagnostic
- Module 3: Eating Disorders
- Module 4: Schizophrenia Spectrum
- Module 5: Anxiety Disorders
- Module 6: OCD & Related
- Module 7: Bipolar & Depressive
- Module 8: Trauma & Stressor-Related
- Module 9: Station Skills & Protocols
- Module 10: Applied Vignettes
- Module 11: Consolidation & Mastery
- Module 12: Interactive Trainers
- Module 13: Exam-Condition Mini-Papers
- Module 14: Dx Bank · Anxiety Disorders
- Module 15: Dx Bank · OCD & Related
- Module 16: Dx Bank · Eating Disorders
- Module 17: Dx Bank · Trauma & Stress-Related
- Module 18: Dx Bank · Bipolar Spectrum
- Module 19: Dx Bank · Depressive Disorders
- Module 20: Dx Bank · Psychotic Spectrum
- Module 21: Drill Bank · Extended MCQs
- Module 22: Question Bank — Extended Station Drills
- Module 23: Extended Drills
What’s inside
- Orientation & Framework2 lessons
- Baseline Diagnostic2 lessons
- Eating Disorders3 lessons
- Schizophrenia Spectrum3 lessons
- Anxiety Disorders3 lessons
- OCD & Related3 lessons
- Bipolar & Depressive3 lessons
- Trauma & Stressor-Related3 lessons
- Station Skills & Protocols7 lessons
- Applied Vignettes9 lessons
…and 13 more modules.
What you will practise
- Read your per-domain result
- Recognise the cardinal features of Specific phobia
- Recognise the cardinal features of Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Recognise the cardinal features of Anorexia nervosa
- Recognise the cardinal features of PTSD
- Recognise the cardinal features of Bipolar I disorder
Free test drive
Walk the real course dashboard and its opening lessons before you pay — no card needed.
Common questions
Who is this for?
Students preparing for the psychology OSCE in their Master of Professional / Clinical Psychology program, and the supervisors who prepare them. The Master Reference also supports clinicians reviewing DDx.
How long do I have access?
12 months from purchase. It is one payment, not a subscription, so nothing renews or charges again.
Is this official exam guidance?
No. This independent educational resource is written by a registered psychologist. It is not affiliated with AHPRA or a university. Check the Psychology Board of Australia's materials for exam requirements.
What format are the materials in?
Read HTML pages online and use the interactive quiz and graded checkpoints. Materials are available on any device from purchase.
Does the price include GST?
Yes. Prices are in AUD and include GST. We email a tax invoice to your checkout address after purchase.
What is the refund policy?
Full refund within 14 days of purchase if you have opened less than 20% of the materials. When we refund you, your access to the program ends. Ask from My Mindspan (/account/refund) or email info@mindspan.com.au. This policy is in addition to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. If something you bought is faulty or not as described, you can ask us to fix it or refund you, and the 14-day and 20% limits do not apply.
What if the price drops after I buy?
If you bought a program in the 30 days before we introduced a bundle or a lower price, ask us and we'll refund the difference or apply it to an upgrade. Ask from My Mindspan (/account/refund) or email info@mindspan.com.au.
Can I study for the OSCE and NPE together?
Yes. The programs cover overlapping assessment, ethics and intervention topics. A combined OSCE + NPE option is available. Compare the options →