Meeting your unique healthcare goals requires a modern, multi-disciplinary approach. The Rapids Family Health Team connects you with a diverse network of skilled professionals, including specialized Nurse Educators, Case Managers, Registered Dietitians, Social Workers, and Psychologists. Working hand-in-hand with your primary care provider, our team is here to deliver personalized, evidence-based care, educational programmes, and ongoing support to empower you and your family to live healthier lives.
Nurse Educators are Registered Nurses who provide health promotion and chronic disease management education and support to clients. Teaching includes diabetes/prediabetes education, smoking cessation (quit smoking) counselling and COPD & lung health education. The Nurse Educators will work with the client to develop a self-management plan.
The Diabetes Nurse Educator (or Certified Diabetes Educator) role at Rapids Family Health Team provides services such as:
Nurse Educator for Smoking Cessation Counselling (or Certified Tobacco Educator) role at Rapids Family Health Team provides services such as:
A nurse case manager is a health care professional who specializes in helping patients with their health care services and needs. Nurse case managers act as liaisons between patients, their families, and health care personnel to ensure efficient and prompt health care services.
Case management is a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual’s and family’s comprehensive health needs through communication and available resources to promote quality outcomes.
The nurse case manager is recognized as an expert and serves as an important facilitator among the patient, family or caregiver, the health team, and the community. Nurse case managers are vital participants in the care coordination team who empower people to understand and access quality, efficient health care.
Clinical Psychologists receive undergraduate and graduate level University education, and rigorous pre-doctoral and post-doctoral clinical training and experience that enables them to provide an in-depth understanding and treatment of behavioral, emotional, cognitive, interpersonal, organizational and social problems. Clinical Psychologists are certified and governed by the Ontario College of Psychologists.
The Clinical Psychologists at Rapids Family Heath are integral members of the multidisciplinary treatment team providing the following Psychologist services:
Referrals for Psychological Services at Rapids Family Health are made by your family physician. Please request a referral if you are emotionally dissatisfied or disconnected from yourself, spouse, family or your work, and you want to discover ways to be happier. We look forward to meeting and working with you.
Health promotion is designed to ensure that the health and well-being of individuals is optimized. Rapids Family Health Team believes that the best way to address health issues is to do things with people rather than doing things for them. When patients actively participate in their care it enables them to take greater control over the conditions affecting their health. Our Health Promoter works closely with our clinical staff, patients and physicians to ensure we are providing and promoting quality programs to make a positive impact on our patients’ health and overall well-being.
Registered Dietitians are the recognized food and nutrition professionals in Canada. They have an Honors Degree in Nutrition as well as complete an internship or master’s program. Our dietitian's are always striving to have the most up-to-date information in the area of nutrition and seek ongoing training and education. Some of our Dietitian's are also Certified Diabetes Educators, which means they have additional training and experience counselling people with diabetes. Learn more about what a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) is here
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Our Dietitians offer individual counselling and group nutrition programs. They provide a wide range of services including helping you:
RFHT offers structured, short-term clinical services to those experiencing challenges in their life. Our focus is to educate and motivate individuals to develop goals and skills that will support their mental and emotional well-being.
Please remember that clinical services do not allow space to support complex/long-term support/services. Clinical services are through a Trauma-Informed Lens that is not long-term treatment. Mental health intake screening assesses if a client’s needs fit within the scope of RFHT counselling services. Appropriate referral suggestions may be offered as part of the intake process.
The Occupational Therapist (OT) provides support to patients who are experiencing difficulty with everyday tasks as a result of chronic or acute health conditions or disabilities. The Occupational Therapist may also see family caregivers to help minimize their risk of injury, manage caregiver stress, or connect them with community resources.
Examples include:
Treatment may include cognitive screenings, functional assessments, therapeutic exercises, education, recommending mobility aids and adaptive devices and accessing ADP funding for mobility aids.
Our Occupational Therapist is also involved in instructing the Boosting Balance and Bone Health program and Memory and Aging program. If you feel Occupational Therapy would be of benefit to you, please contact your family doctor's office.
RFHT offers structured, short-term clinical services to those experiencing challenges in their life. Our focus is to educate and motivate individual towards developing goals and skills that will support their mental and emotional well-being.
Please remember that clinical services do not allow space to support complex/long-term support/services. Clinical services are through a Trauma-Informed Lens that is not long-term treatment. Mental health intake screening assesses if a client’s needs fit within the scope of RFHT counselling services. Appropriate referral suggestions may be offered as part of the intake process.
