SUPERVISION NOTE
Works with OT · PT · SLP · BCBA credentials · Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and school settings · 50-state formats
How compliance works
1Who you are
2This session
3Your note
Fill the form above and press Generate note to see your record here.
How this works
What supervisors forget to document
Most supervision notes record that supervision happened. Fewer record what competency was observed and what directive was given. When a certification board or a payer reviews the file, the second category is what demonstrates that oversight was substantive rather than nominal.
Observation of the supervisee, not the client
A supervision note is about the supervisee’s clinical behavior. Describe what you observed them do — data collection accuracy, prompt delivery, parent coaching — and what you said in response. Client progress belongs in the client’s record.
Give the supervisee something specific
The plan section generates a directive statement. A supervisee who receives "continue to work on programming" learns nothing. "Collect interobserver agreement data on two targets before next supervision and bring the graphs" is a directive that can be verified at the next meeting, which is also what makes the next supervision note easy to write.
Questions
Common questions
Does this work for fieldwork or practicum hours?
The structure covers the documentation elements most verification bodies require. Confirm the specific format with your program or certifying body before relying on it.
Who signs a supervision note?
Follow your certifying body or employer policy. The generated text is the note body; the signature block lives in your own documentation system.