Welcome to the Documentation and Descriptive Writing for Employment Specialist training! We’re so glad you’re here.
This training is designed to help you sharpen an essential skill in our work: documentation. Strong writing doesn’t just check a compliance box — it helps us tell the real story of the people we serve, communicate clearly with our partners at OVR, and ensure quality services across the state.
Throughout this course, you’ll gain strategies to make your writing more accurate, objective, and impactful. You’ll review real-life examples, rewrite vague or subjective notes, and practice using descriptive language to reflect the skills and growth of those you support.
Before we jump in, take a moment to reflect on what you hope to gain from this session.
In this course, you’ll also see links to a shared Dropbox folder that includes example documentation, note templates, and helpful resources we’ll use throughout the course. Be sure to download these materials when prompted for future reference.
Let’s get started — and thank you for committing to improving the way we write, reflect, and support others through documentation.
Instructions
Organization: This course is divided into lessons and topics. Each topic must be completed in order to move to the next lesson. You can view an outline of the Lessons on each screen.
Lessons: Once you’ve finished the lesson, select “Mark Complete” to measure your completion of the course. To continue to the next topic/lesson, please click on the link at the bottom of the page that says “next lesson” or “next topic.”
Think Spot: These are scattered throughout the course to offer you time to think about how the information applies to your work. You must enter responses and will automatically receive credit for your answer. The instructor will read all responses entered and may respond to you directly.
If you have questions about moving through this online course, please email us at setraining@uky.edu.
