Morton Chethik
Morton Chethik is a longtime child therapist from Ann Arbor, Mich., and emerita professor at the University of Michigan. He is author of the book, "Techniques of Child Therapy." He is at work on a book about the importance of play in child-adult communication.
Articles:
‘Mort for Short:’ A Bereavement Tale
This is an excerpt from a book in progress about how play can help children communicate their thoughts and feelings, including grief. The action picks up in the therapist’s office. Nickie, at 8 ½, was not at all happy about seeing a “shrink.” “It was pathetic that they sent me here.” She hated her life. She had lived in a beautiful house before, and now she was squeezed into a small bedroom. Her new stepmother asked her what kind of curtains she would like, and she told her she wanted rags. The street was “pathetic,” the neighbors were “pathetic”. How […]
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