summarize 3 articles

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUMMARIZING ARTICLES

Please summarize the attached article. The article can be written in a narrative form and should not exceed ¾ of a page.  It should be written in clear, simple language.  Your summary should discuss the purpose for the article, how the research was conducted, the results and other pertinent information from the article. Be sure to determine how the article is relevant to the work we do and how the information might be used in clinical practice.

When writing your summary, please keep the following points in mind:

· You must receive approval in advance from Rita to summarize articles.

· Your summary must be submitted in WORD format, as a WORD document.

· We will be publishing your summary in a future staff and/or family newsletter.

· You must provide complete citation information (see below).

Write a citation for the journal article at the top of the summary. The citation should follow the American Psychological Association’s style (see sample below). You will need to include the title of the article, the journal where the article is published, the volume number, the issue number, the publication date, the author’s name and page numbers.

Sample citation in APA format:

Jones, S.H. (2010). Playing the piano: Ten easy steps. Young Pianist, 90 (11), 88-90.

In order to be paid for your time:

1. Be sure to put your name and the date you completed the work on your article summary.

2. Document your time and the date on your timecard. Write "Special Projects" in the client name space on your timecard.

3. Put the name of individual who assigned the Special project

4. Email the summary as a Word "attachment" to Pam at [email protected]

5. Send in a hard copy of the summary with your time card; it is "supporting documentation" of your time, just like a client daily note.

6. Provide all the necessary reference citation information (see above).

7. If you fail to include all the necessary reference information, your summary will be considered “incomplete documentation” for the purposes of payroll, and you will be asked to supply the missing information in order for us to be able to process your timecard.

Thanks, Rita

10/18