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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a sought-after, impactful profession that enables meaningful, positive change in individuals' lives. It is a compelling scientific discipline that integrates theoretical knowledge, evidence-based practical skills, and diverse career opportunities, while rigorously investigating the factors that influence human behavior.
Behavior analysts examine the relationship between environmental variables and behavior, identify behavioral challenges, and develop individualized intervention programs that result in significant and sustained behavioral change. The field supports diverse populations across varied settings, including schools and kindergartens in both general and special education, as well as family-centered interventions in home environments.
There is growing demand for behavior analysts in both the public and private sectors across a wide range of educational and therapeutic settings.
The Behavior Analysis Training Program at Ono Academic College is designed to advance the field of behavior analysis in Israel by preparing outstanding female professionals. The program integrates comprehensive and current scientific knowledge, evidence-based applied competencies, and socio-cultural sensitivity. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life of individuals and communities through the systematic application of behavior-analytic principles, while upholding academic excellence, professional and ethical responsibility, innovation, compassion, and meaningful social impact.
The program is designed explicitly for Haredi women and operates within a respectful, culturally responsive framework. The learning environment includes culturally adapted settings, relevant academic and professional support, and preservation of values related to modesty, identity, and community belonging. This cultural adaptation is integral to the program's core objectives: empowering Haredi women, advancing workforce leadership, and expanding access to rigorous, evidence-based professional education.
The program is designed explicitly for Haredi women and operates within a respectful, culturally responsive framework. The learning environment includes culturally adapted settings, relevant academic and professional support, and preservation of values related to modesty, identity, and community belonging. This cultural adaptation is integral to the program's core objectives: empowering Haredi women, advancing workforce leadership, and expanding access to rigorous, evidence-based professional education.
Schedule: One full study day per week (Wednesday, 5:00 PM–10:00 PM)
Duration: Two years over four semesters, comprising 350 instructional hours
Practicum: 500 supervised fieldwork hours during the second year (one additional day per week)
Format: Hybrid model combining distance learning with three face-to-face sessions per semester
First Year
Second Year
*Curriculum content is subject to modification based on updates and requirements from international accrediting bodies.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
The admissions process includes:
The Behavior Analysis Training Program follows a structured, cohort-based model integrating theoretical coursework, supervised practicum experience, and academic supervision. Accordingly, the program does not recognize prior academic coursework or grant transfer credit from other institutions.
Exceptions may be considered in rare circumstances where all of the following conditions are met:
Requests for transfer credit are reviewed individually by the Program Director and Academic Registrar based on detailed syllabi, official transcripts, and comprehensive documentation from the originating institution.
Given that the program is designed as an integrated, sequential training curriculum, such requests are uncommon and approved only when full course equivalency can be demonstrated.
The Behavior Analysis Training Program operates within the School of Continuing Education and Professional Development at Ono Academic College, benefiting from comprehensive academic, administrative, and pedagogical institutional support.
The program is culturally and pedagogically adapted to meet the specific needs of students within the Haredi community.
Administrative Structure Components:
School of Continuing Education and Professional Development
Provides academic and pedagogical oversight, quality assurance, faculty management, institutional policies, instructional standards, and teaching and learning resources (program website, access to libraries and databases).
Beit Yaakov
Delivers administrative infrastructure, culturally adapted learning environment, logistical support, and community-responsive programming.
Program Director
Holds primary responsibility for:
Program Faculty (Course Instructors and Practicum Supervisors)
Collaborate in pedagogical decision-making, curriculum updates and refinement, student evaluation and progress monitoring, and continuous program improvement initiatives.
Orly Rubin, BCBA- Program Director
Founder and director of the Center for Behavioral Counseling and Therapy, expert in behavior analysis, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), holds a Master's degree in Special Education with specialization in Autism Spectrum Disorder, and is a doctoral candidate at the School of Health Professions at Ariel University.
Brings approximately 20 years of professional experience in training, guiding, and mentoring educational teams in inclusion and intervention programs for children with complex disabilities; training behavior analysts in educational systems and home-based programs; supervising educational teams in both special education and general education settings; and training and mentoring parents.
Liat David, BCBA, MA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst and holds MA in Early Childhood Counseling.
Has served as a faculty member in behavior analysis training programs for many years as part of the senior academic staff and as a guest lecturer in other programs. Her areas of expertise include special populations, team training, and professional ethics.
Currently, Liat provides consultation and training to parents and educational teams in both private and public sectors and supervises early-career behavior analysts in private practice and as part of the professional development framework at ALUT (Israeli National Autism Association).
Vered Pasternak-Zeidman, BCBA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
Has served as an instructor in core courses and practicum supervisor in educational systems within behavior analysis training and certification programs for 12 years, and leads the Ministry of Education's induction course for beginning teachers.
In addition to her academic contributions, Vered has worked for 14 years in systemic support programs for preschool children and students with behavioral challenges in general education settings, provides consultation to educational teams, and facilitates professional development workshops in applied behavior analysis for educators through the Teachers' Union and Pisga Professional Development Centers.