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    Effectiveness of Brief Strategic Family Therapy (Bsft) on Juvenile Delinquents with Conduct and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders: A Case of Shikusa Borstal Institution in Kakamega County
    (Daystar University, School of Applied Human Sciences, 2017-11) Otieno, Rose A.
    Adolescent delinquency is a major health concern. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) in treating juvenile delinquents by reducing the symptoms of Conduct Disorder (CD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). BSFT is one of the many family therapies targeting the youth and their parents as a system throughout the treatment. The study was conducted at Shikusa Borstal Institution, Kakamega County, which was chosen from the three Borstal institutions in the country. The study employed quasi-experimental study design with pre and post-test evaluations. Purposive sampling was used to select 67 participants who were screened and scored positively both in CD and ADHD. Data was collected using socio-demographic and standardized tools. The standardized tools included Family Assessment Measure (FAM 111) to assess family functioning and Youth Self-Report (YSR) for ages 11-18 to assess CD and ADHD. Quantitative data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21, while the qualitative data was analyzed by grouping the results into themes. The results showed a proportionate morbidity rate of 61.2% of the 67 sampled respondents having ADHD, 59.7% had CD while 22.4% had a comorbidity of CD and ADHD. The results indicated that from the juveniles’ perspective, 7% came from mild dysfunctional families, 80.6% were from moderate dysfunctional families, and 13.4% came from severe dysfunctional families. From the parents’ perspective, 11.6% of the juveniles came from mild dysfunctional families, 78.8% from moderate ones, while 9.6% were from severe dysfunctional ones. Results also indicated that BSFT was effective in reducing symptoms of CD and ADHD among the juveniles, with effect size statistically significant at α=0.05, and a statistical significant difference of P<0.0001.