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Your SOAP notes should be no more than 1-2 pages long for each session. A given section will probably have 1-2 paragraphs in all (up to 3 when absolutely necessary).

However, all SOAP notes should include Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan sections, hence the acronym SOAP. A SOAP note should convey information from a session that the writer feels is relevant for other healthcare professionals to provide appropriate treatment.

SOAP notes include a statement about relevant client behaviors or status (Subjective), observable, quantifiable, and measurable data (Objective), analysis of the information given by the client (Assessment), and an outline of the next course of action (Planning).

On average, respondents spend 10 minutes on each note and see 18 clients per week. Ideally, mental health professionals should be able to complete their note writing in five minutes or less.

The order in which a medical note is written has been a topic of discussion. While a SOAP note follows the order Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan, it is possible, and often beneficial, to rearrange the order.

Length: SOAP notes should be 1-2 pages long for each session. Typically most sections are 1-2 paragraphs in all (up to 3 when necessary).

Introduction. The Objective (O) part of the note is the section where the results of tests and measures performed and the therapist's objective observations of the patient are recorded. Objective data are the measurable or observable pieces of information used to formulate the Plan of Care.