2. APA Referencing
for SWSi Community Services students
When submitting assignments, students must acknowledge the sources they have used
in their work. SWSi Community Services students use the APA referencing system. The
examples in these slides show you how.
3. APA Referencing
for SWSi Community Services students
Step 1
In-text citation
When including someone else’s idea in an assignment, refer to the idea in the body
of your report this way (example only):
Critics of evidence-based practice argue in favour of intuition which focuses on
individual experience (Rimmerman, 2013).
the author, whose idea you are referring to,
appears in brackets at the end of the sentence with
the date
4. APA Referencing
for SWSi Community Services students
Step 2
Reference list
A reference list is placed at the end of your report and lists the books, webpages and
journals you have used to gather ideas for your assignment. See the next slide for an
example of a reference list.
5. APA Referencing
for SWSi Community Services students
References
Curwen, C., & Rudd, K. (2011). Brief behaviour therapy: How to learn by your
client’s mistakes (Brief Therapies Series). London: SAGE Publications.
Radford, M. (2012). The spiritual and religious understanding of pupils: Diversity and
differences. British Journal of Religious Education, 18(2), 153-156.
Rimmerman, A. (2013). Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities: National and
International Perspectives. Retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/kyrlzr2
6. APA Referencing
for SWSi Community Services students
Books
Reference a book using this formatting:
Curwen, C., & Rudd, K. (2011). Brief behaviour therapy: How to learn by your
client’s mistakes (Brief Therapies Series). London: SAGE Publications.
7. APA Referencing
for SWSi Community Services students
Journal articles
Reference a journal article using this formatting:
Radford, M. (2012). The spiritual and religious understanding of pupils: Diversity and
differences. British Journal of Religious Education, 18(2), 153-156.
8. APA Referencing
for SWSi Community Services students
Websites
Reference a website using this formatting:
Rimmerman, A. (2013). Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities: National and
International Perspectives. Retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/kyrlzr2
9. APA Referencing
for SWSi Community Services students
For more information go to the APA website http://www.apastyle.org
