Setting the context: Introducing legal literacy

These resources provide an introduction to the concept of legal literacy and explore its development in adult social care. They also provide an overview of the Legal Literacy: Change Project resources and how they might be used.

Written for strategic leaders, managers, supervisors, practitioners and people in learning and development, readers will gain an understanding of:

  • legal literacy

  • the role and value of strategic initiatives in supporting the development of legal literacy

  • the role of supervision in supporting practitioners to engage in critical thinking and other activities to develop legal literacy

  • the development of legal literacy in adult social care, including the current policy and regulatory background.

This resource (resources) were correct at the time of writing and publishing and do not constitute legal advice.