Dorset Recovery Education

19/12/2025

The REC office is now closed for the festive break and will reopen on Monday, 5 January for all enrolment, course and admin enquiries.

📞 If you are struggling and require support, please contact the Connections 24/7 helpline open to Dorset residents of all ages on 0800 652 0190 or NHS 111 for free.

💚 We wish you a restful couple of weeks and look forward to seeing everyone again in the new year.

10/12/2025

Goodbye Autumn Term, you have been amazing!

Here at the REC, we ran a total of 57 courses, including 25 face to face and 32 online webinars. We also met lots of lovely new students at their enrolment appointments.

Thank you to all our wonderful students for sharing their stories, thoughts and reflections - we are incredibly grateful for all of your contributions. If you would like to join us next year, take a look at the registration form on our website for more details https://ow.ly/6v9v50XGYZF.

Our Spring Term begins on Wednesday, 14 January and we can't wait to see you then.

05/12/2025

We are really looking forward to delivering our Building Safer Connections course in Portland on Tuesday, 9 December.

There are places available so if you are enrolled as a student of the REC and would like to attend, give us a call on 01202 584478 or email dhc.recovery.educationcentre@nhs.net to book your space.

02/12/2025

Grief is a powerful, multifaceted and often uncontrollable response to profound losses of many kinds which impact on people’s thoughts, feelings, actions, experiences and sense of place in the world.

Our Making Sense of Grief Course sets out to provide students with a road map of their own design to help navigate the grief journey from loss toward recovery and a life re-made.

Contact the REC to find out more about upcoming courses, or take a look at the workbook on our website. https://ow.ly/p0Cm50XzVum

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01/12/2025

Running in Portland on Tuesday, 9 December, our Building Safer Connections course gives REC students the chance together to explore different types of connection and the things that can make us feel safe.

We currently have places available, so if you're interested in attending and are already registered and enrolled as a student with us, give us a call on 01202 584478 or email dhc.recovery.educationcentre@nhs.net to book your space.

26/11/2025

24/11/2025

Each Term, our trainers really enjoy delivering courses in Sherborne. This Term, the course is Managing Mood in December and there are still places available!

Managing Mood is one of our most popular courses and explores how changes in mood can effect our day-to-day routines and wellbeing. It explores mood and discusses how identifying anchor points can connect us with helpful coping strategies and build resilience when things feel challenging.

If you're interested in attending this course and are already registered and enrolled as a student with us, just give us a call on 01202 584478 or email dhc.recovery.educationcentre@nhs.net to book your place.

Not yet registered and enrolled, take a look at our website https://ow.ly/P6fO50XvPHs for more details.

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19/11/2025

Save the dates for our community pop-ups in and !
Speak with our peer team to explore how connection supports your Wellbeing and Recovery.
Welcoming spaces with time to chat, learn, and reflect.

📅 Wednesday 26 NOVEMBER 2025 | 10 AM–1 PM
Waitrose & Partners Gillingham cafe space

📅 Thursday 4 DECEMBER 2025 | 10 AM–4 PM
Citizens Advice in East Dorset & Purbeck fuel poverty awareness event
GATHER community space, Dolphin Centre Poole

Discover our Sports and Social by Dorset Mental Health Forum regular activities programme, and Dorset Recovery Education Centre courses with a focus on building community and belonging.
All on your doorstep 💚

We'd love to see you there!


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18/11/2025

Members of the REC Team are really looking forward to attending this event on Thursday to talk and connect with carers in the community .

Hope to see you there!

18/11/2025

This week is National Self-Care Week and here at the REC we've been reflecting on why it's important to take care of ourselves and the ways we take time to do this.

One way we can practice self-care is by making the time to attend courses or look at our online resources to support our own health and wellbeing. Take a look at our website for more information https://ow.ly/1M7E50XtoZF.

13/11/2025

We are absolutely delighted this Autumn Term to be offering a face to face course in Swanage for REC students.

This one session Our Mental Health course will run on Tuesday, 25 November and explores how we support ourselves and others. It considers different approaches to mental health and recovery, thinking about what good mental health looks like for us.

If you would like to attend but aren't yet registered and enrolled with us, just complete the simple online registration form https://ow.ly/iwx050Xr8q5 and we'll contact you to arrange an enrolment appointment.

If you are already enrolled as a student with us and would like to book a place, just give us a call on 01202 584478 or email dhc.recovery.educationcentre@nhs.net