Ruth Phillips of The Woodlands, Texas, is the wife of the Rev. Peter Phillips and the mother of one daughter, Renae. She has three grandchildren, Tamika, Simon, and Timothy, and one great-grandson, Andre. She is a licensed vocational nurse and enjoys her work as a Nurse; it goes hand and hand caring for the people. Ruth received the call to preach in February, 1993. Through her anointed speaking and singing the songs of Dr. Watts, she makes a difference in the lives of others wherever she goes. Has Pastored in the African Methodist Episcopal Church for 17 years, enduring the struggles that clergy women face in Ministry. This book provides insight, support and a look at women's leadership in the church with their partner in the ministry. Rev. Ruth Berry-Phillips is an itinerate Elder in the 10th Episcopal District of the AME Church. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theology, with a minor in Christian Counseling and Masters of Divinity degree from Houston Graduate School of Theology.

Intensive interaction is a valuable approach, with the potential to radically enhance the well-being of difficult-to-reach individuals, such as those with profound and severe learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and emotional problems. This highly accessible book will help families and professionals develop a deeper understanding of this highly-successful approach and its associated issues, resulting in improved communication opportunities within a variety of care, therapeutic and educational settings. This compendium offers a multidisciplinary perspective to intensive interaction, bringing together the authors' experience and research from different disciplines. A glossary format and thematic structure are employed to enable readers to quickly access topics of interest, and gradually build on their understanding of the approach. Each chapter is devoted to an over-arching concept - including psychological theories of human behaviour, relationship building and maintenance and social inclusion - and illustrated with case studies to support theoretical assertions and offer practical examples of useful techniques. A useful reference and reflective tool, this book will interest both family and professional carers, support staff, special education teachers, learning disability nurses, social services practitioners, speech and language therapists, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, or anyone who is interested in intensive interaction and wants to learn more.