Michelle Jacobs, R. Kin - Family Health Team

Michelle Jacobs is a R.Kin and a CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist working for the Kincardine Family Health Team (KFHT). Michelle graduated from Brock University with a Bachelor of Kinesiology (Honours) in 2013 and then Niagara College graduate program Exercise Science for Health and Performance in 2014. It took a few years for her to get where she is at the KFHT and each step taught her something about what she wanted out of her career. Her role at the KFHT is to provide exercise prescription for the variety of rehabilitation programs offered as well as run health promotion programs. Working with such a wide patient population challenges her to use many of the skills she has learned over the years. She finds the work very rewarding when her patients make a lifestyle change that helps to manage their overall health. Michelle has truly found her dream job!

In this episode we talk about being "more than an assistant", helping the community at large and moving outside of the box.

Show Notes

01’ - Wrote COKO Exam in September 2014

02’ - Graduated from Brock University and Niagara College Health Promotion

05’ - QR Fitness Trails Placement

06’ - Wrote CSEP-CEP and COKO Exams in 2014

08’ - Learning to be more confident with clients

10’ - Being treated as a Physio Assistant

11’ - Deciding on the Kincardine Family Health Team

15’ - What is Family Health Team?

23’ - Team Unbreakable - Mental Health for Youth

26’ - Deciding that I can do more than being an assistant

28’ - Helping the community

29’ - Exercise is Medicine-> More Kins in a Family Health Team Role (Health Promotion)

33’ - Don’t be stuck in a box

35’ - Face it until you make it

37’ - Advice, Books, Courses

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