STOMP (Stopping Over-Medication of People with Learning Disabilities)

What the course covers:

• Develop awareness of the background to STOMP
• Commit to improve the quality of life of people with a learning disability, autism or both
• Improved understanding that people should only receive psychotropic medication for the right reasons and in the right amount
• Improved understanding of psychotropic medicines and when they should or should not be given
• Improved understanding of non-medication interventions
• Better understanding of how to make sure that people with a learning disability, autism or both are involved in decisions about their health and treatment

How this course can be completed:

• Classroom: this course can be completed as a half-day course in a classroom environment, which lasts approximately 2.5 learning hours.
• Webinar: this course can be completed as a webinar that lasts approximately 2 learning hours.