Speech therapy treatment plan template and example
A speech therapy treatment plan template with a goal table and an example entry for every section, from snapshot to review.
✓Baseline, target and review per goal
✓Home guidance families can follow
✓Example goal row included
Free · No sign-up · Saves in your browser · Built into healhab as “Functional Speech and Language Goal Plan”
What's inside
Communication Strengths and Priorities
Therapy Goals
Generalization and Communication Settings
Caregiver / Home Guidance
Review Plan
Additional Recommendations
Therapist Sign-off
Preview · 7 sections
Functional Speech and Language Goal Plan
Patient
Patient ID
Date of birth
Plan date
Therapy
Therapist
Source assessment
Next review
Assessment snapshotUse explicit facts from the assessment this plan follows.
Patient caregiver priorities
Communication Strengths and Priorities
Strengths
Priorities
Therapy Goals
Clinical Area / Skill
Goal
Baseline
Success Criteria
Therapy Guidance
Timeframe / Review
Generalization and Communication Settings
Generalization contexts
Caregiver / Home Guidance
Caregiver home guidance
Review Plan
Review plan
Additional Recommendations
Additional recommendations
Therapist Sign-off
Therapist
Designation
Registration
Date
How to fill it in
1
Assessment Snapshot
Three to five lines of dated assessment findings that explain these goals.
More guidance
In three to five lines, give the assessment findings this plan responds to, with the date of that assessment. Use facts from the report rather than new observations. Someone who reads only the plan should understand why these goals were chosen.
2
Patient / Caregiver Priorities
What the person and family most want to change, in their own words.
More guidance
Write what the person and family most want to change, in their own words. Priorities decide which goals come first. If the family and the school want different things, record both and say how the plan balances them. When several relatives attend, note whose priority is whose.
3
Communication Strengths and Priorities
Pair each priority with a strength you can use in therapy.
More guidance
List the strengths you will use in therapy beside the priorities they support. A child who loves music may learn new words through action songs; an adult who reads well can use written cues. Pairing each priority with a strength gives the plan a practical starting point.
4
Therapy Goals
One row per goal: who, what, where, how much support, criterion, date and baseline.
More guidance
Write one row per goal. Name the skill area, then a goal that says who will do what, in which situation, with how much support, to what level, and by when. Take the baseline from your assessment data. Therapy guidance describes the approach and cues you will use, and the last column gives a review date.
5
Generalization and Communication Settings
Where each skill must appear outside therapy, and who will support it.
More guidance
Say where each skill needs to appear beyond the therapy room: home routines, school, the playground, the workplace, phone calls. Name the people involved, such as a grandparent, class teacher or shadow teacher. A goal that only shows up in clinic rarely changes daily life.
6
Caregiver / Home Guidance
Two or three short, specific home activities, each linked to a goal.
More guidance
Give two or three specific things the family can do, each linked to a goal and written plainly. Say how long and how often. Keep it realistic for a working family: five minutes inside a daily routine is more likely to happen than a twenty-minute practice slot. A separate home programme can carry the detail.
7
Review Plan
When the goals will be reviewed, using what data, and who attends.
More guidance
State when the goals will be reviewed, what data you will use, and who will attend. Say what happens if a goal is met early or progress stalls. Mention the progress report the family will receive after the review, and how they can ask for an earlier review if something changes.
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Additional Recommendations
Anything outside the goal table, such as a hearing test, with a reason.
More guidance
Add anything outside the goal table that supports the plan: a hearing test, a trial of a communication aid, an occupational therapy opinion, classroom adjustments, or a change in session frequency. Give a reason for each so the family understands why it is there.
Speech therapy treatment plan template and example: filled sample
Fictional entries, initials only, showing the level of detail to aim for. Impression and summary sections are left for the treating clinician.
Assessment Snapshot
From the assessment on 4 August: R. uses single words and some two-word phrases in Hindi and English, follows one-step instructions with gestures, and is understood by family but rarely by unfamiliar adults.
Patient / Caregiver Priorities
Parents: "We want him to ask for what he wants instead of crying." Grandmother: "I want to understand what he says."
Communication Strengths and Priorities
Strength: enjoys action songs and copies gestures readily. Priority: asking for food and toys with words at snack and play time.
Therapy Goals
Expressive language | R. will use two-word phrases to request at snack and play, when offered a choice, in 8 of 10 opportunities across two sessions | Single words in 3 of 10 | Modelling, expectant pause, choices | Review 15 November
Generalization and Communication Settings
Practise requests with grandmother at lunch and during evening play. Class teacher to offer a choice at snack time twice a week.
Caregiver / Home Guidance
At bath time, pause before handing over each toy and wait for R. to say or sign "more" or the toy's name. About five minutes, most days.
Review Plan
Review after 20 sessions or on 15 November, whichever comes first, using session data and a parent check-in. Progress report shared with parents within a week of the review.
Additional Recommendations
Hearing test before the November review, as no result is on file.
Treatment plan vs one-page goal sheet
Treatment plan
One-page goal sheet
Purpose
The full plan for a block of therapy
A quick reference to goals by communication area
Goal detail
Baseline, success criteria, guidance and review for each goal
Goals, focus examples and what progress looks like
Home guidance
A dedicated section for caregivers
A short recommendations line
Typical reader
Family, therapist and referrer
Teachers, shadow teachers and co-therapists
When written
After assessment and at each review
From the plan, when a short version is needed
Tips and mistakes to avoid
Do
Build the first goal around the daily moment the family says matters most.
If grandparents care for the child by day, invite them or send a voice note in their language.
Keep a block to three to five goals so the family can remember them.
Use the same measure in the baseline and the success criterion.
Adapt goals from the speech therapy goal examples page, or word new ones in the SMART goal builder.
Avoid
Goals with no baseline, so nobody can judge progress at review.
Goals that describe what the therapist will do, not what the person will do.
Copying a goal bank goal without fitting the situation, support and criterion.
No review date, so a plan runs for a year unchecked.
About this treatment plan
A speech therapy treatment plan sets out the goals for a block of therapy, each with a baseline, success criteria, therapy guidance and a review date, and explains how the family will carry practice into daily life. This template follows the Functional Speech and Language Goal Plan structure and opens free in your browser, ready to fill in and download.
Turning a new assessment into first-block goals
Rewriting goals at a three- or six-monthly review
Agreeing priorities with parents, grandparents or an adult
Sharing goals with a school or another therapist
Read more
The treatment plan links your assessment to your sessions. In India and the UK it is often called a care plan; in the US it forms part of the plan of care.
Write it with the family after the assessment and revisit it every few months. It answers three questions: what are we working on, how will we know, and what can we do at home?
Questions
What should a speech therapy treatment plan include?+
The assessment it rests on, the family's priorities, measurable goals with baselines and success criteria, how therapy will work towards each goal, where skills should generalise, home guidance and a review date.
Is there a filled example of this treatment plan?+
Yes. Each section shows a fictional sample entry, using initials only, including a complete goal row. The goals, baselines and clinical decisions in your own plan must come from your assessment of the person.
Is a treatment plan the same as a plan of care?+
In the US, "plan of care" usually adds session frequency, duration and sometimes funding details. Clinics in India and the UK more often say treatment plan or care plan. Add frequency under Additional Recommendations.
How often should speech therapy goals be reviewed?+
Many clinics review every three months or at the end of a block, but the right interval depends on the person. Put the date in the plan so everyone knows when it is due.
How do I write SMART goals for speech therapy?+
Say who will do what, in which situation, with what support, to what level, and by when. The free SMART goal builder takes you through those parts one at a time.
Is this the Functional Speech and Language Goal Plan built into healhab?+
Yes. The headings match that built-in starter. This free version gives you the same structure with an editable goal table to fill in and download.
