Phil Watson

Phil Watson (DCS) and newly qualified social worker Rhiannon explain how Norfolk County Council’s ‘call-in’ approach is sharpening practitioners’ skills and boosting collaborative working communitycare.co.uk/2022/11/03/my-…

We've welcomed 11 experienced social workers who have joined our FAST teams since January. They recently went to a training event where they were joined by @CarleneCornish from @uniofeastanglia who shared her experience of moving to the UK from SouthAfrica. #NCCChildrensServices

The @fosteringnet Foster Care Fortnight's campaign this year aims to focus the nation’s attention on the transformational work foster carers do to help children thrive. If you, or anyone you know are interested in fostering, contact them on 01603 306649. thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/get-involved/f…

We are getting excited to be hosting another practice week. This time we are making our conference open to families and partners. We will be joined by award-winning poet @lemnsissay and entrepreneur @Luke_Rodgers Book your place here eventbrite.co.uk/e/practice-wee… #NCCChildrensservices

I attended the launch night for 'How'sYourFather', a @dadsmatteruk documentary on the play which tells stories of dads and their encounters with authority. @NorfolkCC collaborated on the project, we prioritise engaging and including fathers in our work. youtube.com/watch?v=UVun1Y…

It's been great to see a 17-year-old in our care who won an award at the @childrensociety ceremony. The young person has overcome a difficult background and now plans to offer advice to others in similar situations. Well done to everyone who worked with him. #NCCChildrensServices

A huge congratulations to our Youth FAST team who were shortlisted in the Positive Impact category of the @VCP_UK awards. The team didn’t win but were delighted with the recognition and the opportunity to network with other organisations and charities.

It's been a pleasure to hear about Sam Cozens who thanks to our short breaks service is now on route to compete in the next winter @Paralympics. The short breaks funded Sam's ski sessions which he has been doing since he was five. norfolk.gov.uk/children-and-f… #NCCChildrensServices

I'm looking forward to Norfolk's first ever #autismawarenessweek on Monday, aiming to raise acceptance of autism through education. We're reaching out to schools to get involved by providing them with resource packs of activities. schools.norfolk.gov.uk/pupil-needs/sp… #NCCChildrensServices

#WSWDNorfolk Story 5: a message from a parent to our family support worker – five sentences but they say it all! So proud of the passionate people who work in our teams and the difference they make to children and families #WSWD2022

#WSWDNorfolk Story 4: A young person who had been in police custody thanked our youth support worker for his help, and told us how important this trusted relationship had been to him and how much he appreciated this practitioner following through on his promises. #WSWD2022

#WSWDNorfolk Story 3: A partner agency complimented our social worker on her excellent support for a foster family and the birth mother of a little boy and her thorough and excellent court statements in busy and stressful times. #WSWD2022

#WSWDNorfolk Story 2: A family praised our social worker for his kindness and open mindedness. They initially didn’t want his involvement, but he worked hard to talk through their worries and achieved great outcomes for their children. #WSWD2022

#WSWDNorfolk Story 1: A mum said of our social worker that her support helped her rebuild her life and be the best mum she could be. She said the progress she has made with her family is because of the social worker’s dedication and the bond she forged with this family #WSWD2022

We’re keen to share stories about social work – it’s hard to do this because of the sensitivities and confidentiality of our work but we’ve got five stories we’re going to share this afternoon. Let us know what you think #WSWD2022 #WSWDNorfolk

A heart-warming #WSWDNorfolk story in the @EDP24 today about how the @NorfolkCC Dads Matter programme and our social workers have supported Norwich dad Dave and his five-year old son bit.ly/3w6ZCXa #WSWD2022

Here @NorfolkCC we have been working with health, police, education, family groups and the voluntary sector to create Flourish: a new vision for the county’s children and young people, making Norfolk the very best place to grow up. bit.ly/3IKY9cr #WSWD2022 #WSWDNorfolk

Our Norfolk New Deal for Children’s Social Care is the @NorfolkCC pledge to move towards enabling all our practitioners to be able to spend 80% of their time with children and families and have a flexible and healthy work life balance. #WSWD2022 #WSWDNorfolk

We are recruiting experienced social workers to our child protection teams. We have transformed our practice and recently introduced new £12k loyalty payments. Find out more here bit.ly/30PVeex #WSWD2022 #WSWDNorfolk