For Speech-Language Pathologists ·
What you'll accomplish
By the end of this guide, you'll have SLPFlow set up to generate clinically formatted SOAP notes from your session data — reducing your daily documentation from 2+ hours to under 30 minutes. Instead of writing each note from scratch after 8-10 exhausting sessions, you'll enter your session highlights and get a complete, edit-ready SOAP note in under a minute.
What you'll need
Go to slpflow.com and click Get Started or Free Trial. Enter your email, create a password, and confirm you're a licensed speech-language pathologist. You'll be taken to your dashboard.
What you should see: A clean dashboard with options to create a new note, view past notes, and manage settings. Troubleshooting: If you don't receive a confirmation email, check your spam folder.
Click Settings (gear icon, usually top right). Look for Clinical Profile or Default Settings. Set:
What you should see: A settings form with dropdown menus for patient population and note preferences. Troubleshooting: If you don't see a profile option, skip to Step 3 — you can configure preferences later.
From the dashboard, click New Note or Create SOAP Note. You'll see either:
Fill in what happened: patient profile (age, diagnosis), activities worked on, patient response, accuracy/data, and your plan. Be brief — bullet points work well here.
What you should see: A structured input form with labeled fields or a single text prompt area. Troubleshooting: If the fields aren't labeled clearly, look for a "How to Use" or "Tutorial" link in the app — most onboarding is short.
Click Generate or Create Note. SLPFlow's AI processes your input and generates a complete SOAP note in standard clinical format within seconds.
What you should see: A formatted SOAP note with S (Subjective), O (Objective), A (Assessment), and P (Plan) sections, written in professional clinical language. Troubleshooting: If the output sounds generic, your input was probably too vague. Add specific accuracy percentages, cue levels, and activity names.
Read through the generated note carefully. Edit any section that doesn't reflect your clinical observations accurately. The AI drafts the structure and prose — you are responsible for clinical accuracy. Common edits: updating specific accuracy percentages, correcting cue level descriptions, adjusting the plan.
Highlight the complete note text, copy (Ctrl+C / Cmd+C), and paste into your EHR (WebPT, TherapyNotes, etc.). Format if needed to match your EHR's layout.
For articulation/phonology:
Patient: [age]yo [sex], [diagnosis]. Activity: [target] [level]. Data: [X/Y] ([%]%) with [cue level]. Behavior: [engagement/affect]. Plan: [next steps].
For language therapy:
Patient: [age]yo with [diagnosis]. Worked on: [language target]. Stimuli: [type]. Performance: [description] with [level of support]. Behavior: [engagement]. Plan: [continue/modify/add target].
For dysphagia:
Patient: [age]yo with [swallowing dx]. Diet: [IDDSI level]. Activities: [strategies practiced]. Observations: [swallowing behavior, compensatory strategies used]. Tolerance: [food textures, liquids]. Plan: [continue/modify/refer].
For voice:
Patient: [age]yo with [voice dx]. Worked on: [technique]. Patient self-monitoring: [description]. Vocal quality: [description]. Plan: [next steps].
For fluency:
Patient: [age]yo with [fluency dx]. Technique focus: [technique]. %SS baseline this session: [X]%. Technique use: [description]. Avoidance behaviors: [present/absent]. Plan: [continue/transfer to conversation level].