Active Engagement and Social Communication: A Leadership Lens

Includes a Live Web Event on 12/01/2026 at 3:30 PM (EST)

Task completion is easy to see. Active engagement is harder.

Join us for a free supervision CEU that gives clinical leaders a new lens for observing, recognizing, and coaching toward the kinds of connection and communication that make learning stick.

Active Engagement and Social Communication: A Leadership Lens

Tuesday, December 1, 2026 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. EST
1 Supervision CEU
Cost: Free
Presenter: Megan DeLeon Miller, PhD, BCBA-D, IBA, Founder, Do Better Collective

What This Session Covers

Active engagement and social communication are foundational to meaningful learning, but they are easy to overlook when clinical teams are focused primarily on task completion, responding, or skill acquisition. This session reframes the question for supervisors: not just whether a learner is responding, but whether they are truly engaged.

Dr. DeLeon Miller introduces research-informed indicators of active engagement and social communication, including subtle and nonverbal forms of noticing, seeking, sharing, and reciprocating. Participants will practice recognizing these moments through video examples and explore how leaders can coach their teams to support more responsive, individualized interactions using a CORE-informed observational lens.

What You’ll Learn

Key indicators of active engagement and social communication during early intervention interactions
How to differentiate meaningful engagement from participation that is primarily adult-directed or prompt-dependent
How to recognize a full range of communicative behaviors, including subtle and nonverbal forms
How to use a CORE-informed lens to observe interactions and coach clinicians toward more responsive support

This session is designed for BCBAs and clinical leaders at any experience level who want a sharper eye for what genuine engagement looks like in practice.

We look forward to seeing you on December 1.

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Published: November 4, 2026
ACE Provider: Bierman Autism Centers
Disclosure: Dr. DeLeon Miller has no financial relationships with any companies, products, or services related to the content of this event. Bierman Autism Centers is the ACE Provider for this event.

Megan DeLeon Miller (Moderator)

Founder

Do Better Collective

Dr. Megan DeLeon Miller is a global behavior analyst, author, trainer, and founder of the Do Better Collective, an international community dedicated to helping behavior analysts, educators, parents, and related service providers deliver more compassionate, effective, and person-centered support.

With over 20 years of experience in autism, behavior analysis, and service delivery, Dr. DeLeon Miller is known for translating research into practical tools that support autonomy, communication, emotional regulation, meaningful participation, and quality of life. Her work centers neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed, and person-centered approaches to intervention, with an emphasis on bridging the gap between research and real-world practice.

Dr. DeLeon Miller is the author of two book chapters, several peer-reviewed articles, and has presented at more than 116 conferences and professional events across the globe. Affectionately known as the “Resource Queen,” she is widely recognized for creating accessible, actionable resources that help practitioners bring compassionate, research-informed support into everyday practice.

Through her training, coaching, writing, and community-based work, Dr. DeLeon Miller continues to support professionals in building practices that are grounded in science, guided by humanity, and responsive to the lived experiences of the people they serve.