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Discussion 2: Gender Sensitivity in Social Work Practice
SOCW 6202 week 2
A. Respond by Day 5 to at least two colleagues with suggestions as to how that person might address his or her identified challenges with APA Style.
APA Writing Tutorial
I found reading through the APA Style: Overview very helpful. I have not used APA since my undergrad program. After reading through that and watching the crash course video there are two things I think I could easily incorporate into my writing. The first one is using the APA template. I have followed one before and found it easy to utilize and implement when I am writing a paper. I like that Walden offers different templates to use for different types of papers. I also like the APA checklist. It has everything listed to follow and will be easy to go back to when I need to cite or put a reference page together. I plan to print that page out so I can utilize it better.
Two challenges I expect to have would be remembering the different types of citations and how to correctly utilize them. Looking at the crash course video I need to look those over again to make sure I include them correctly in my paper. I also need to look at the rules on how often to cite. I have struggled with that before and could see that as another challenge. I have never cited myself in any of my past papers. That is something new that I do not remember from before.
Walden University. (n.d.-b). APA Style. Retrieved June 11, 2013, from
Two aspects of APA style that I think would be easy for me to incorporate are word choice and general formatting. Whether writing a review or report, I have been utilizing APA format all throughout college. Therefore, I think it would be easy for me to showcase what I have learned in my MSW graduate program. Due to using APA styles in my undergraduate courses, I have never had a problem with general formatting or the basic requirements.
One challenge would be mastering the correct use of in-text citations, proper usage of commas, and footnotes and endnotes if needed. I plan to familiarize myself with them, because there have been some cases when I was unsure. In addition, it is crucial to make sure that all in-text citations are located on the reference page. Often papers have a lot of references, but no in text citations should not be missing. Another challenge would master the majority of the APA style guidelines. However, I could use this website as a guide to prevent using too many citations and proper wording. Word choices could possibly distract the reader and defeat the purpose of the paper. The purpose of the paper is to inform and educate the reader. By familiarizing myself with APA style guidelines that I’m unsure about will help me in this MSW program.
