Q & A with Sharon's son, George. Episode 118: Special Guest Margot Escott & Improv Comedy

Margot Escott LCSW graduated from the New York University School of Social Work in 1983 and has lived and practiced in Naples since 1984. In 1986 she became a Licensed Clinical Social worker in Florida. For over thirty years she has presented workshops and seminars on the “Therapeutic Value of Humor and Play” on a national level and has published several articles on humor, geriatric issues, and improvisational comedy. She is an active member of the National Association of Social Workers and the Florida Chapter of NASW. She studied with psychologist Dr. Daniel Wiener, who wrote the first book on using improvisational theatre in clinical practice, Rehearsals for Growth (RfG). She is now an RfG Certified Trainer and Therapist. She currently teaches his program to therapists and teachers in China, online. In addition to her work with Dr. Wiener for over a decade, she has studied various schools of improvisational theatre, and performed and teaches diverse patient populations using improv. She is considered one of the pioneers in teaching Improv for people with Parkinson’s disease.