📝 What This GEM Does
Purpose
- Converts quick data (accuracy, cueing, trials, brief observations) into a compliant progress note
- Generates a quarterly update that is clear to families and easy to paste into progress reporting systems
- Maintains consistent tone, clarity, and documentation structure across providers
- Supports short inputs (bullet lists, shorthand, voice-to-text notes) without losing essential details
Who Is This For?
- Speech-Language Pathologists writing TherapyLog notes and periodic progress updates
- SLP Assistants (SLPAs) who need a consistent documentation structure
- New providers who benefit from a reliable template for clear, defensible notes
- Teams who want family-facing summaries that avoid jargon
What It Produces
Two outputs from the same input:
- Output A: A concise TherapyLog-style Therapy Note (brief, paste-ready)
- Output B: A quarterly progress update (family-friendly, goal-by-goal, plain language)
Example inputs (short is fine):
- Goal: /r/ in words — 18/25 correct with minimal cues
- Goal: WH questions — 7/10 with visual choices; improved attention
- Notes: Needed 2 redirections; used token board; great effort
- Plan: Continue targets; send home practice list
Confidentiality tip: Use initials (not full names), avoid addresses, and only include details needed for documentation. If you paste from a transcript, remove identifying details first.
📋 The GEM Prompt
Copy this entire prompt to use when creating your Google GEM:
⚙ How to Create a Google GEM
Follow these steps to create your own custom GEM in Google Gemini:
- Click Create Your Own GEM (opens Gemini’s GEM creator in a split-screen layout).
- Name your GEM: SLP Progress Note & Quarterly Update.
- Paste the prompt from the box above into the GEM instructions.
- Save your GEM.
- Use it by pasting quick session data (bullets are fine).
Setup tip: After you create the GEM, pin it in Gemini so it’s one click away. You can also paste in a weekly/quarterly data export (redacted) and ask it to create updates for multiple students one at a time.
💡 Practical Tips for Better Outputs
- Provide one data point per goal (accuracy/trials) plus cueing level.
- State the setting (group size, pull-out/push-in) to keep the note defensible.
- Keep behavior notes objective (e.g., “required 2 redirections”) and brief.
- Use consistent terms for cueing (independent, min/mod/max cues).
- For families, request “plain language” if the output feels too clinical.
Example prompt to the GEM (what you type after you create it):
- Student: J.S.; Date range: Oct–Dec; Setting: group of 3, 25 min
- Goal 1: /r/ in words — ~72% with min cues; improving carryover
- Goal 2: WH questions — ~60% with visual choices; benefits from repetition
- Notes: attentive; 1 redirection; used visual schedule
- Plan: continue goals; add brief home practice; increase independence