ABSTRACT
The chapter explains about activity to externalize the problem for children who are brought to therapy with behavior problems. In Jumanji, the therapist and family participate in making up a game, and then the entire family plays the game against the problem, eventually defeating the problem. Externalization of the problem is a concept that stems from narrative therapy. Narrative therapy was popularized by Michael White, David Epston, and Michael Durant in the 1980s and is based on the assumption that there are two "stories" that a person uses to interpret events and experiences: a dominant story and a subjugated story. White and Epston assert that externalizing problems in child cases is important, as most members of the family attribute the problem to the child or identified client. A follow-up technique involves the closure of therapy sessions and takes approximately two sessions to complete, one of them being the last session.
