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profmattdecarlo
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Social work teacher & administrator, open educator, oaf, )'(, pirate. I also co-run opensocialwork.org. he/him

My personal page. Does not represent my employer.
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profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
How many on this website I ask thee
Former libertarians for civic virtue in Zohran style font
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
See how this graph has a real zero point? SO MUCH BETTER.

Also, Sci-Hub's largest collections are in medicine...worth considering from an EBP/EBM perspective!
doi.org/10.54857/iji...
Figure 3: Collection status of Sci-Hub. Medicine has 25 million articles, the next highest is chemistry at over 15 million. The figures are rough. Link to full text in skeet.
October 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
I wish this dedication extended to these #GraphCrimes.

Literally anything would have been better than this.
Graph of a gender distribution of visitors Sci-Hub and LibGen (shadow libraries for scholarly works). The percentages appear to show massive differences but the differences are miniscule...the creator zoomed in on one specific part of the number line for an unexplained reason.
October 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Lol, I forgot they labeled them!

Too bad Sam cooked his brain. I miss this wonkery.

I think the backlash to tariffs might actually realign liberalism for once.
A 4 x 4 matrix with anti-pro transfer on the left and anti-pro market on the top. There are four boxes. Pro-transfer anti-market is pro-government. Prot-transfer Pro-market (preferred by the author) is the Free Market Welfare State. Anti-transfer, anti-market is reactionary populism. Anti-government is pro-market, anti-transfer...and that's where the US is (Canada, less so)
September 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
www.niskanencenter.org/the-free-mar...
An X-Y graph with larger income transfers on the Y axis and more economic freedom (as measured by Heritage Foundation). It shows a pretty clear positive correlation
September 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Bruh, wtf are these categories...
Rating scale from 1-7. 1 To an Extremely Small Extent 2 To a Very Small Extent 3 To a Small Extent 4 To a Moderate Extent 5 To a Large Extent 6 To a Very Large Extent 7 To an Extremely Large Extent N/A Not Observable or Not Applicable
August 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
YouTube, wtf is this?!
Screenshot of Ask about this video (experiment). A chatbot conversation purporting to interact with the content of the video I'm watching.
August 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Absolutely my favorite slide for orientation...

Zero textbook cost means we can all see the same resource.

There is no scavenger hunt for required resources, and I will never give up collaborative annotation.
Orientation slide saying "We post PDFs for students" with a screenshot of Canvas Modules with arrows pointing to links. The module is Week 2: Introduction to generalist social work. The links are to two case studies and a textbook chapter.
August 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Dude, I was only half joking evidently
There are fewer cops on the beat today than since the era of Mayor dinkins. Even though our population has surged by 1 million. Under my safety plan, we will hire and retain 5,000 more police officers in the additional forcible paper itself by reducing overtime. Public confidence and safety must be restored
June 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Immigrant rights protest, Norristown, PA.
June 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Lol, we made it, ma!
To date, four DSM subcommittees have been established, focusing on social determinants, quality of life and functioning, biomarkers, and structure. During dedicated oral sessions held throughout the meeting, each subcommittee chair presented preliminary plans, emphasizing that these are still in development and remain open to revision. Social determinants is highlighted
June 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Ok wtf
Screenshot of a paywalled article on journal article piracy
May 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Social workers, do you know these cats? I need to be friends with these cats.
CHAPTER 6 Reframing Social Work Education Using OER Jennifer Wood and Mary Jo Orzech Social work is, by definition, a profession devoted to the pursuit of social justice and the eradication of oppression, inequity, disparities, and other forms of injustice. Social workers are focused on the empowerment of marginalized people and communities and are expected to adhere to clear standards of ethical and competent practice. Additionally, the title of “social worker” is earned through the successful completion of social work education, either on the undergraduate or graduate levels. These social work programs are, in the United States of America, accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), which periodically revises and updates its Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS)1 and monitors the adherence of each accredited program to these standards. Essentially, CSWE determines the learning of every social worker in the United States.
May 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Omg, it's a not-evil author's agreement.

I have never seen such a thing before...

#openaccess #creativecommons #CCBY
ADVANCES IN SOCIAL WORK Author Agreement Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: a. Authors grant to Trustees of Indiana University on behalf of Advances in Social Work a non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, and publicly distribute, perform, and display the work, with or without a subscription or access fee or other charge, in any medium now known or hereafter developed, separately or with other material, including making the work available through a keyword searchable database. This license includes the right to sublicense others to do any of the above. b. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal. c. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access). Author’s Name ______________________________________________________ Author’s Signature ___________________________________________________ Date _______________________________________________________________
May 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Does anyone know whether videos of state meetings are public domain in Maryland?

I would like to apply the 5Rs...

Seems like a fun video case study...
5Rs - Permissions of Open Education Resources OER are materials used for education whose license provides anyone with permission to use the materials through these 5R activities: RETAIN make, own, and control copies of the content (you may download, duplicate, store, and manage copies) REUSE use the content (you may use it publicly or privately) REVISE adapt, adjust, modify, or alter the content (you may edit or translate the content for your purposes) combine the original or revision with other material to create something new
May 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Once I satisfy my oustanding publishing obligations to community stakeholders, it's over for you fools
Henry George taming the dragon of landlordism atop the horse of free trade wearing a banner of justice
May 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Bahaha

I mean, it's hard to be mad at baron von bullshit
This Bluesky post has one like by baron von bullshit
April 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Welp, commissions have decided to adopt it without addressing any of these concerns.

There was only one *nay* vote on the commission
Screenshot of Zoom Q&A Matthew DeCarlo (You) 10:37 AM Legally, do commissioners inherit any legal liability for requiring an examination that is later found to violate testing standards? According to the testing standards, "It is the user who must take responsibility for determining whether scores are sufficiently trustworthy to justify anticipated uses and interpretations for particular uses." Kaitlyn Bison - CSG 10:56 AM Private answer Since the public comment period has ended, please save your question for the next meeting. Thank you! Matthew DeCarlo (You) 10:59 AM you sure you don't want to answer that before voting? :)
April 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
The commission is planning to mandate ASWB examinations in the rulemaking process.

MO & ME speak against.
The commission is requiring ASWB examinations at the LBSW, LMSW, and LCSW level in their draft language.
April 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
I'll be liveblogging the #SocailWork Commission Rules Committee Meeting discussing the qualifying national exam rule.
April 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Qween, Alexandra Elbakyan wrote a preprint on guerilla oa!!!

www.preprints.org/frontend/man...
Phone screenshot of the abstract of the linked article
April 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
What in the fair use???
A screenshot of a book that reads chapter 5 the parody that relied heavily on the fair use defense to forestall any liability for copyright infringement along with a small cartoon of frogzilla
April 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Here is a copy of my poster on unpaid fieldwork & social work student wellbeing.

More students lose weight from food insecurity than earn any $$ for their hundreds of hours of practicum labor.

It's horrific. We need industrial planning for care workers.
Fieldwork is Work: A National Profile of the Basic Needs and Wellbeing of the Social Work Student Workforce Matt DeCarlo MSW PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, MSW Program Director Results 24.8% of students had Very Low Food Security 18.9% had Low Food Security, 16.9% Marginal 57.5% were housing insecure, 11.9% were homeless 68.7% Delayed mental & physical health treatment 57.1% Skipped a meal, 35.6% of whom skip >5x/month 23.7% Went to a food pantry, 22.9% enroll in SNAP 15.6% Lost weight due to lack of food, 7.3% sell blood 53.7% Did not purchase required textbooks 29.5% Got a lower grade, 10.7% Delayed graduation 13.7% Very Low Financial Wellbeing, 22.6% Low, 39.0% Medium Low Financial Wellbeing (CFPB scale) 56.2% Diagnosable depression (9.4% severe)- PHQ-9 47.3% Diagnosable anxiety (20.7% severe)- GAD-7 42% disagreed their health was a priority for faculty 24% disagreed their health was a priority for agencies Impact and Scope 83,610 students graduated with an MSW in 2023. x 900+ required unpaid internship hours x $15/hr minimum wage for student labor = $1,128,735,000+ annual subsidy to the Social Service Workforce More BSW & MSW students (16%) lost weight from food insecurity than received any kind of payment for their fieldwork/practicum labor (12%) in AY 2022-2023. Methods Faculty & student organizations & email lists Sampling period during P4P Week of Action April-May 2023. Cross-sectional Qualtrics survey. Participatory Action Research Questions: Prevalence of basic needs insecurity (#RealCollege) Time and money costs of practicum labor Exploitation and role conflict during practicum 81% female, 10.1% NB; 52.9% hetero; 67% white 19% parents, 26.9% disabled, 37.2% first-gen 38.6% make under $30k, 65.2% under $60k 73.3% employed, 36.6% receive no family support Pay Dynamics 62 paid practicums (12.8% of sample) Median= $4,500/ academic year Range= $450 stipend-$54k/yr salary $1,500 average out-of-pocket expenses
April 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Since we are realigning on economics...

I'd start here
Cover of the book national economic planning: what is left? By Don Lavoie
April 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
profmattdecarlo.bsky.social
Disney outlet ftw
Boss 80s tron hat
March 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM