The Alternative Suspension Therapy (AST) program is a trauma-informed, in-school discipline model that was designed to serve as an alternative to traditional suspension. The goal of the AST program was to minimize or eliminate the number of referrals a student might receive that could possibly lead to suspension. The participants in the AST program were fifth and sixth grade students who attended two different urban elementary schools located in Wilmington, Delaware. Ten students were chosen to participate -- five students from each school. The participants were referred to the program based on receiving three or more referrals in a two-week period. The researchers did not exercise any gender discrimination; both boys and girls were allowed to enter the program. Nine of the participants chosen were African American boys and one participant was an African American girl. Once the students were chosen to participate in the AST program, they were required to engage in two weeks of CBT therapy that would be administered for thirty minutes a day for a total of ten days by a licensed therapist. The students from School A were isolated from their peers during the treatment period and the students from School B were not isolated from their peers during the treatment period. After the ten-day period was completed, the participants were given point cards to carry throughout the day to have their post-program behavior assessed. The behaviors that were tracked included target behaviors such as classroom disruption of any kind, noncompliance, verbal aggression, physical aggression, elopement, and the destruction of school property. The participants were also required to track positive behaviors such as engagement and completion of work, use of appropriate language, and staying in the classroom. The behaviors were tracked daily for a period of two weeks. The post-treatment results show that four out of ten participants (40%) did not receive referrals two weeks post-treatment. However, six students did receive negative ratings and referrals on their point cards. One of the six participants who had increased referrals was inadvertently given a negative rating due to the rater not fully understanding the program process. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]