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Divorce Recovery Workshop is a national organisation to initiate and further the process of recovery from the emotional trauma of divorce and separation in a way that will most effectively meet the need in the UK.
Divorce Recovery Workshop is a registered charity and non-profit making.
Although DRW is a national organisation the workshops are organised by local volunteers.
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About Divorce Recovery Workshop

You can download and watch a 5 minute video introduction to DRW.

In June 1992 the first UK Divorce Recovery Workshop was created based on a concept from the USA. The course was offered to various care groups but the lack of interest resulted in the decision to run the workshop independently.

The first workshop was run in a country mansion near Maidenhead and attended by thirty people. Their enthusiasm for the course was overwhelming and they subsequently requested another workshop be held.

During the subsequent discussions it became clear that the Maidenhead workshop could never meet the national need. It was also clear that the way forward was for the workshops to be run by people who had been through it themselves. As a result two committees were formed - one to run the local workshop and one the expand the workshops nationally.

The national committee was given the brief to "replicate and support local workshops across the country". The results have been so successful that a workshops are now held throughout the UK with new ones starting all the time.

The National Committee continues to be the responsible for the day to day running of the organisation. All members of the committee are unpaid volunteers who, like everyone else involved with DRW, have been through the workshop.

In November 1994 DRW was registered as a charity with three trustees. At the same time the fundamental principles were drawn up to provide a standard for the workshop. The number of trustees has increased as the organisation has grown. The trustees ensure that all workshops are run to an approved standard and comply with the fndamental principles. The trustees are responsible for making changes to the standard and principles as necessary.

Although many new workshops grow naturally from existing ones nearby there is a great demand places some distance from the nearest group. In these cases the National Committee provide support to get the workshop of the ground by providing a "taster day" for anyone interested in starting a workshop.