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In OBP, the probation officeralso brought in the caregiver feedback aboutprimary areas of concern and a discussion ofthe youth's strengths and interests to developgoals (Structured Goal Setting) in three areas:probation goals, responsibility goals, and lifegoals. Theprobation officers ranged widely in experience,with a minimum of four years of experiencein juvenile probation. Findings Content analysis of the probation focus groupwas oriented towards developing constructivefeedback that could improve the OBP modeland facilitate better program experiences forprobation officers and OBP families. Of five probation officersinvolved in the pilot, one ended up droppingout due to struggles with reconciling theperceived obligations of probation supervision(e.g., violating youth for noncompliantbehaviors) and incorporating a youth developmentapproach. [Extracted from the article]

In response to the largest recognized Ebola virus disease epidemic now occurring in West Africa, the governments of affected countries, CDC, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other international organizations have collaborated to implement strategies to control spread of the virus. One strategy recommended by WHO calls for countries with Ebola transmission to screen all persons exiting the country for "unexplained febrile illness consistent with potential Ebola infection." Exit screening at points of departure is intended to reduce the likelihood of international spread of the virus. To initiate this strategy, CDC, WHO, and other global partners were invited by the ministries of health of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to assist them in developing and implementing exit screening procedures. Since the program began in August 2014, an estimated 80,000 travelers, of whom approximately 12,000 were en route to the United States, have departed by air from the three countries with Ebola transmission. Procedures were implemented to deny boarding to ill travelers and persons who reported a high risk for exposure to Ebola; no international air traveler from these countries has been reported as symptomatic with Ebola during travel since these procedures were implemented.