Australian Centre for Community Services Research
The Australian Centre for Community Services Research (ACCSR) is a research centre in the School of Social and Policy Studies, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Flinders University Adelaide, South Australia. It brings together the skills and knowledge of researchers and field workers in a broad range of disciplines to run research programs, and provide consultancy and advisory services tailored to specific needs.
ACCSR applies social science research methods to the design and evaluation of community service programs, adopting a predominantly evidence-based approach. It aims to work with social service providers to identify effective program design methods, and innovative and proven program implementation strategies. It also aims to provide up-to-date information in diverse areas of service delivery.
In particular, ACCSR works with agencies in the community services sector that face stubborn service delivery issues while under pressure from funding bodies and other external groups to justify their work and quantify their results.
*Note: ACCSR was previously a joint venture between Flinders University and Anglicare. It is now run solely by Flinders University.*
