About Us
History
At their annual convention in October of 1961, the Iowa State Police Association (ISPA) voted unanimously to establish a home for troubled boys. In September of the following year, a ground breaking ceremony marked the opening of the Jerry Rabiner Memorial Boys Ranch. The Ranch's 240 acre site was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rabiner, in memory of their son Jerry, who was killed in an auto accident in 1953.
Today, the relationship between the Rabiner Treatment Center and ISPA is stronger than ever. Our tradition of partnership and commitment to serving youth in need lives on through our mission and values.
Our Agency Mission
Since 1961, the mission of the Rabiner Treatment Center has been to instill hope in the youth and families we serve. We continue this tradition by teaching self-discipline, responsibility, commitment and pride through innovative treatment and positive growth experiences, delivered in a rural Iowa setting. Rabiner Treatment Center is sponsored by the men and women of the Iowa State Police Association.
Our Agency Values
- Preserve our history
- Respect for all individuals
- Integrity
- Excellence
- Fiscal responsibility
- Staff development
- Facility development
- Having Fun!
Unique Settings
Located on 240 beautiful acres of wooded area, grassland and farmland, you will find Rabiner Treatment Center's Fort Dodge Campus. Established in 1961 as the "Jerry Rabiner Memorial Boys Ranch", our main campus can be found five miles Northwest of Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Five miles Southeast of Algona, Iowa is our Kossuth Campus. The former county care facility is situated on 10 acres of grassland and woodland and is surrounded by farmland "as far as the eye can see".
Our Fort Dodge Campus includes: five residential cottages, on-campus classrooms, computer lab/library, gymnasium, baseball field, soccer field, running track, basketball courts, health club, game room, go-cart track, remote control car track, hiking trails and a disk golf course.
Affiliations
In addition to our connection with the ISPA, we are also members of the Coalition for Family and Children's Services of Iowa, the Child Welfare League of America and the Iowa Association of Community Providers.
Rabiner Treatment Center is licensed by the State of Iowa as a comprehensive residential treatment facility.
Our Staff
RTC has highly skilled staff in each of its different programs. Counseling staff meet all licensing and remedial qualification standards. All direct care staff meet qualification standards for skill development services. Our program staffing ratios meet or exceed state licensing standards. In our residential programs, third shift staff (Night Monitors) provide supervision and support during sleep time.
Additionally, our direct care staff participate in a comprehensive training program which includes: Truthought (cognitive restructuring) Mandt (client management/de-escalation techniques), Supervision of Clients, Interactions with Clients and a myriad of other treatment related in-services.