Broken Arm
Photo attached.
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/santheo/2438840018/in/photolist-4HvGaQ-5e9fD-5wRPx3-9zsFbF-6PwihJ-9zvED1-2dF78Lj-6uqx5K-7AEEqs-5e9fC-6uqxTa-qQsACQ-2kdJR45-aEVya9-2jd9LU-7ueErX-7ueED4-4qPR9-7KsVa8-PiRYxE-6ToU58-4sctbX-RhcGZB-7HNSbW-5BjgFW-PF5gH8-5e9fF-4VNpZN-6NuxU-2wwqQ-2wwDC-5osdzj-6cj7mv-dHoCyH-aEdMoJ-5onWNt-sa8oS-6eBR98-EAtm9-DXyEiT-9tpxXe-2kUxhY8-6RfvFj-7zPCww-5CyHGY-RrH5Z2-2k15Ci9-29Y7pr7-247uqL3-2dxYoCm
Creator: Sandor Weisz
License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0)
I tried using 5 different sites listed in the module. I really liked the Gender Spectrum Collection because all of the photos were good quality and had lots of different representation, however, it didn’t have the image that I was looking for (child with a broken arm), as most of the images were of young adults.
In terms of searching, I really liked the Flickr site, as it had lots of options for how to filter (similar to the Creative Commons site), and seemed to have a good selection of images.
When I was searching, I found that it was helpful to focus in on what I wanted. At first, I used more descriptors (boy broken arm), as that is the client in my scenario. This didn’t yield many results, and the results that it did yield mostly weren’t relevant. I changed it to child broken arm, but that also didn’t yield the photo quality and content that I was looking for. I decided to try a less specific approach and searched for broken arm, and it definitely helped. I found a higher quality photo of someone with a broken arm, only showing the chest area with the arm crossed across the chest. It didn’t matter then if it was a boy or a girl, which is helpful.
This would support learners’ understanding of the case scenario, as it would add a partial visual that would allow them to start to conceptualize what the client might be experiencing, but also not to get caught up on other factors that might distract them (i.e., background factors, supposed ethnicity/gender/other comorbidities/etc.).
The most interesting thing to me was that this was not the type of photo I thought I wanted, but it would fit perfectly!
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