Meet Dr. Booker
SASCI will evaluate/assess, identify, develop and implement Education Services for Systems of Care. SASCI offers counseling, professional development, resource materials and ongoing support to create and implement a therapeutic milieu (environment). The designs of the education programs are backed by research and solid evidence that demonstrates effectiveness over time.
Dr. Booker has extensive national research experience in Special Education. The analysis of research and the data that she has collected over the years ignited her vision for the creation of SASCI.
She is an adjunct professor for The George Wash-ingron University and serves on numerous advisory boards in the field of Special Education. Her ideals, integrity, spiritual principles and beliefs about Education are integrated and reflected in the programs she has developed, designed and implemented for children, youth and Systems of Care. She is acutely aware of the unique skills professionals require when working with at-risk or challenged individuals who exhibit emotional and behavioral disorders.
She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education and Special Education from Duquesne University in 1976; a Masters of Special Education (Emotional Disturbance) from American University in 1980; and a Doctorate of Special Education/ Administration from The George Washington University in 1994.
WHAT IS SASCI, Inc.?
SASCI, Inc. is an Education Advocacy/ Consultant Service, with emphasis in Special Education, P.L. 101-476, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), for parents, families, youth, schools (public/ public charter/private), residential treatment centers, health care providers (HMO), organizations and agencies responsible for the care of children.
SASCI, Inc. was established in June 2000 by Dr. Ava Hughes-Booker to provide comprehensive Education Advocacy Service for children, adolescents and families. Dr. Booker has been privileged to serve and advocate for challenged individuals in the field of Special Education in the Washington Metropolitan area for more than 25 years. She has been committed and dedicated to serve the populations of individuals who have been abused/neglected/abandoned and who are t cally ignored, misunderstood, over-identified ar underserved by Systems of Care.
SASCIs goal is to enlighten, encourage and empower families and professionals so that they are equipped to deliver quality treatment and services to challenged individuals.