How to Cite My Helping Lab in APA

Citing Documents

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  List the author in the following format:

  Last name, first initial.

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  List the year of publication in parentheses, followed by a period. For example:

  (2008).

• 3

  List the title of the document, followed by a period. Capitalize only the first letter of the title, along with the first letters of any proper nouns. For example:

  Social work practice in Florida.

• 4

  List the URL of the document in the following manner:

  Retrieved from http://www.myhelpinglab.com/flpractice1080.html

• 5

  Ensure that the finished citation appears in the following manner:

  Smith, D. (2008). Social work practice in Florida. Retrieved from http://www.myhelpinglab.com/flpractice1080.html

  If no author is credited, begin your citation with the title of the document, followed by the year of publication and then the URL. For example:

  Social work practice in Florida. (2008). Retrieved from http://www.myhelpinglab.com/flpractice1080.html

Citing Video

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  List the title of the video.

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  List the medium of publication in brackets and followed by a period. For example:

  [Video file].

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  List the URL of the document in the following manner:

  Retrieved from http://www.myhelpinglab.com/vids/familycouns/4.html

• 9

  Ensure that the finished citation appears in the following format:

  Family Counseling Practice Video 4 [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.myhelpinglab.com/vids/familycouns/4.html