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Using the SOAP format (see details below), write a note about something that happened in your life this week.

SOAP is an acronym for subjective, objective, assessment, and plan. Supports the identification, prioritization, and tracking of client problems so they can receive attention in a timely fashion.

Subjective refers to information about the problem from the perspective of the client or other people.

The case manager’s observations and external documents comprise the objective component; it is written in quantifiable terms (e.g., nervousness expressed through chewing nails and repeated shifting in chair).

In the assessment section the subjective and objective sections are summarized; clinical diagnoses may be added here.

Plan refers to the next action and case prognosis.