Psychometric Tests and Client-Centered Counseling

ONE hears various superficial and distorted statements as to the viewpoint of client-centered or ‘nondirective counseling regarding the use of psychometric tests. Such statements often include the notion that the client-centered counselor is “against all tests” or “has no use for testing.” These statements have their bases in the fact that the client-centered counselor makes less use of tests than the counselor of the traditional diagnostic-prescriptive viewpoint, and uses them in very different fashion. What are the reasons for these differences?