1. Alaska Job Corps Center Arika Browne Human Services Instructor
APA Style Writing
Alaska Job Corps Center
Arika Browne
Human Services Instructor

2. What is APA?

3. American Psychological Association The largest scientific organization
Organize and publish research
Advance psychology in healthcare

4. Why is this relevant?

5. Almost all college level papers are required to be written in APA style formatting
Writing assignments in the Human Services trade should be written in APA
You are required to know how to write in APA
Writing in APA will help you with comprehension while reading research
Because…….

6. Organization
Formatting
Language
Citations
In a nutshell

7. Organization The organization of the manuscript 1- Title page
2- Abstract – 120 words/on its own page
3- Introduction
4- Body
5- Conclusion
6- References
Organization

8. Double spaced
1 inch margins on all sides
Times New Roman or Courier
size 12 font
Justify left
Number all pages
Indent paragraphs 5 – 7 spaces
Formatting

9. Language Use no bias at all… Research suggests…
Use either past or present tense
Active voice
Be direct, to the point and interesting
Your thoughts and suggestions go in the conclusion only
Economy of expression
Language

10. Citations & References
The most important part of APA
In text citation
“Five out of six children will graduate from school” (Benny, 2010, p. 32).
Every paragraph needs a citation
Use a variety (5+ for each paper)
Most should be peer reviewed sources
Reference page
Citations & References

11. Conclusion Congratulations!
Now you know all about APA style writing and can effectively teach the topic.
Conclusion