This fast-paced boot camp workshop invites participants to bring their organization’s procedures and protocols for discussion. This conference workshop focuses on basic forensic photography skills needed for the documentation of bodily injuries for victims of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, child physical and sexual abuse, and elder abuse. It is designed to increase basic photography skills, knowledge and competence for healthcare professionals, specifically forensic nurses who have completed Adult/ Adolescent Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Training, Pediatric Sexual Abuse Forensic Examiner Training, and/or Domestic Violence/Strangulation Training.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this program the learner will be able to:
• Discuss the history of photography and rationale for photo-documentation in healthcare specialties.
• Describe the use of standardized photography protocols for best practice forensic photo-documentation.
• Verbalize a working knowledge of the equipment used to achieve a quality image.
• Describe the use of measuring devises, filters and adjuncts that assist photo-documentation.
• Demonstrate the Rule of Thirds
• Explain the difference between a RAW file and a JPEG file.
• List the criteria of a quality forensic photograph.
• Critique case studies, using a trauma informed lens and photo-documentation protocols.