A journal from Callie

No. 09

The Practice

The work behind better care: original, deeply practical guides for speech, occupational, and physical therapists building stronger practices.

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The documentation issue

SOAP

Session note

Relevant report

Caregiver reports carryover at home

Observable change

78% accuracy · minimal verbal cue

Clinical meaning

Self-monitoring is emerging

Next decision

Progress to conversational retell

Clinical operationsJuly 15, 20268 min read

SOAP Notes That Show Your Clinical Thinking

A practical guide to writing concise, defensible SOAP notes for speech, occupational, and physical therapy, with a reusable template and discipline-specific examples.

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The Medicare 8-Minute Rule: How Minutes Become Billable Units

The complete minutes-to-units table for Medicare Part B therapy billing, plus the remainder rules and payer divergences that cause most unit errors.

Clinical operationsJul 27, 2026

The Progress Note That Justifies the Next Ten Visits

A copy-ready progress note template built around what a reviewer reads first: objective change against each goal and the skilled rationale for continuing care.

Practice growthJul 14, 2026

A Better System for Fewer Therapy No‑Shows

A practical seven-step system to reduce missed appointments in speech, occupational, and physical therapy, with reminder scripts, tracking formulas, and a 30-day rollout plan.

Clinical operationsJul 13, 2026

Goals That Make the Next Session Obvious

A practical method for writing measurable, functional therapy goals for speech, occupational, and physical therapy, with examples and a goal-quality checklist.

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The original Callie resource collection: free PDFs for the decisions you want to mark up, share, and revisit.

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Private practice

Should I Open a Private Practice?

A decision guide for evaluating readiness, risk, and the path from side work to ownership.

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Billing

Cash Pay vs. Insurance: Choosing Your Payment Model

Compare payment models, tradeoffs, and the operating questions behind a sustainable choice.

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Growth

Marketing Basics for Your New SLP Private Practice

A practical introduction to referrals, online presence, community visibility, and word of mouth.

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Operations

Essential Tools and Systems for Your SLP Private Practice

Build a lean practice stack and know what you need now versus what can wait.

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Marketing

Marketing Basics for Your New SLP Private Practice

A focused field guide to referral relationships, community connections, and measurable outreach.

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Built for working therapists

Useful enough to change how your next week runs.

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The Practice

SOAP Notes That Show Your Clinical Thinking

The Medicare 8-Minute Rule: How Minutes Become Billable Units

The Progress Note That Justifies the Next Ten Visits

A Better System for Fewer Therapy No‑Shows

Goals That Make the Next Session Obvious

Every guide

The Medicare 8-Minute Rule: How Minutes Become Billable Units

The Progress Note That Justifies the Next Ten Visits

SOAP Notes That Show Your Clinical Thinking

A Better System for Fewer Therapy No‑Shows

Goals That Make the Next Session Obvious

An Intake That Earns the First 15 Minutes Back

A Claim Denial Is a Workflow, Not a Mystery

The Clinical Day Needs a Finish Line

Home Programs Designed for Real Life

Keep the field guides close.

Should I Open a Private Practice?

Cash Pay vs. Insurance: Choosing Your Payment Model

Marketing Basics for Your New SLP Private Practice

Essential Tools and Systems for Your SLP Private Practice

Marketing Basics for Your New SLP Private Practice

Useful enough to change how your next week runs.

The Practice

Featured guide

SOAP Notes That Show Your Clinical Thinking

The Medicare 8-Minute Rule: How Minutes Become Billable Units

The Progress Note That Justifies the Next Ten Visits

A Better System for Fewer Therapy No‑Shows

Goals That Make the Next Session Obvious

Every guide

The Medicare 8-Minute Rule: How Minutes Become Billable Units

The Progress Note That Justifies the Next Ten Visits

SOAP Notes That Show Your Clinical Thinking

A Better System for Fewer Therapy No‑Shows

Goals That Make the Next Session Obvious

An Intake That Earns the First 15 Minutes Back

A Claim Denial Is a Workflow, Not a Mystery

The Clinical Day Needs a Finish Line

Home Programs Designed for Real Life

Keep the field guides close.

Should I Open a Private Practice?

Cash Pay vs. Insurance: Choosing Your Payment Model

Marketing Basics for Your New SLP Private Practice

Essential Tools and Systems for Your SLP Private Practice

Marketing Basics for Your New SLP Private Practice

Useful enough to change how your next week runs.