The Center for Writing & Learning (CWL), located in Howarth 109, offers students opportunities to get help on all aspects of the writing process.  Services include:

• Writing Advisors who are selected through a rigorous application process and who are specially trained to help students get started on a paper, organize their thoughts, or improve their editing skills.
• Peer Tutors in a wide range of subjects who are nominated by professors in their disciplines and who are specially trained to help students individually or in small groups.
• Language Partners who work with multilingual students to help them navigate the conventions and quirks of academic English writing.
• Academic Consultants who are specially trained to help students improve their time management skills, organization, study skills, and test-taking strategies.

Sound Writing is the official writing handbook on campus, written by student writing advisors and specifically tailored to the needs of Puget Sound students and their faculty.

In addition to supporting the development of successful academic writing skills, Sound Writing also includes sections on research methods, writing in the disciplines, and more.

Sound Writing provides help with three citation styles: MLA, APA, and Chicago (notes & bibliography).

Current Edition: 2020

Papers written for Counseling classes follow the format and style set forth by the American Psychological Association in their Publication Manual.

References also follow the citation format set forth by the APA.  Copies of the manual can be found in the library and at CWLT.

There are also many online tools available that may be helpful. Listed here are a select few.

• APA Formatting and Style Guide from OWL the Purdue Online Writing Lab.
• APA Style site of the American Psychological Association.
  • Free tutorials from APA.
• Collins Library Quick Guides:
  • APA Style