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APA format  is the official  style  of the American Psychological Association ( APA ) and is commonly used to cite sources in psychology, education, and the social sciences. The  APA style  originated in a 1929 article published in Psychological Bulletin that laid out the basic guidelines Basic guidelines: Use white 8 ½  x 11” paper. Make 1 inch margins on the top, bottom, and sides The first word in every paragraph should be indented one half inch. APA recommends using Times New Roman font, size 12. Double space the entire research paper Include a page header known as the  “running head”  at the top of every page. (To make this process easier, set your word processor to automatically add these components onto each page) To create the running head/page header, insert page numbers justified to the right-hand side of the paper (do not put p. or pg. in front of page numbers) Then type “TITLE OF YOUR PAPER” justified to the left using all capital letters If your title is l

Role of Social Worker While working with individual, group, community and organization, a social worker needs various skills and knowledge to play multifaceted roles in relation to specific situation and condition. Some of the major roles are; Leader A social worker needs to play a role of leader at several instances. Therefore he/she needs to know about leadership skills including envisioning, planning, speaking, coordinating and controlling. Knowledge of leadership style like democratic leadership style or laissez-faire leadership style helps a social worker while leading a group, organization or community. Role and Skills Needed for Social Worker While working individual, group and community, a social worker needs to play various roles and he/she needs different knowledge. Following are the roles and activities outlined by Federico While describing skills needed for social worker (as cited in Zastrow 2000 p. 105): 1.       Outreach Worker Reaching out in