The Employment module Progress Notes feature is an optional database enhancement used to write and maintain narrative documentation of individual employment-related contacts between consumers and agency staff through the entering, updating, and deleting of progress notes. This feature is also used to view read-only progress note reports.
NOTE: A full version of the Progress Notes feature (that can record services other than those that are employment-related) is accessible from within the Services - Individual module. For more information, click here.
Required Permissions 
Because the Progress Notes (Employment) feature is optional, it is not automatically available in all AWARDS databases. When requested (by contacting the Help Desk), it is turned on behind-the-scenes in AWARDS and is available to users with the following permissions:
Program Chart Access
Display Any Chart Records Buttons
Display Chart Records Employment Button
NOTE: Permissions are assigned using the Permissions Maintenance feature. If you do not have access to that feature and need a permission listed here, please contact your supervisor or your local Help Desk for assistance.
Click-by-Click Instructions 
NOTE: The topics listed here reference accessing the Progress Notes feature from the AWARDS Services - Individual module rather than from within the Employment module. Regardless of the point of access, the Progress Notes functionality is the same. The one exception is that when working from within the Employment module, you are limited to working with employment-related services only.
Entering / Updating a Progress Note - Learn to create new progress notes and edit existing ones.
Electronically Signing Progress Notes - Learn to electronically sign progress notes you or others have written, or to assist a client in doing so.
Deleting Progress Notes - Learn to delete progress notes you previously entered in AWARDS.
Viewing a Progress Notes Report - Learn to view progress notes reports using available report settings.
Viewing a Progress Notes Viewing Report - Learn to view a report of which users have viewed progress notes in a specified time period.
Using the Progress Notes ReportBuilder - Learn to generate customized reports of data as recorded using progress notes.
Frequently Asked Questions 
NOTE: The frequently asked questions page listed here references accessing the Progress Notes feature from the AWARDS Services - Individual module rather than from within the Employment module. Regardless of the point of access, the Progress Notes functionality is the same. The one exception is that when working from within the Employment module, you are limited to working with employment-related services only.