The brief therapy approach to counseling was born in the post-World War II cybernetics movement. The shift from a problem focus to a solution focus altered the way in which counselors approached helping clients out of their inflexible cognitive representations. Alongside this evolution in psychotherapy were the growth of research in artificial…

This article helps educators use and teach technical vocabulary. A communication model is presented to help visualize the terminology problem. Practical guidelines for terminology usage are discussed, including technical jargon, abbreviations, trade names, conceptual terms, and cybernetics and personification terminology. Audience considerations…