Publications

Dr. Susan Branco, one of the co-founders of ACÁ, has published numerous reports about Colombian adoptees. You can read one of her published reports below.

Branco, S. F., & Cloonan, V. (2022). False narratives: Illicit Colombian transnational adoption practices. Genealogy, 6(4), https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy6040080 (open access)

She has also published the follow that can be requested from her website directly.

1. Branco, S. F., Kargess, S., Swann, W., & O’Leary, E. (2022). Moving towards an anti-racist curriculum: Student and counselor educator advocacy. Journal of Technology in Counselor Education and Supervision, 12(2), 46-49. https://doi.org/10.22371/tces/0028. + (students, open access)

2. Branco, S. F., Stella, S., Langkusch, A. (2023). Liberating our ancestors: Colombian transnational first family reunion experiences. Adoption Quarterly. Advanced Online Publication. https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/BFM2FBNYKR89MQ2NFXP9/full?target=10.1080/10926755.2023.2172505* + (students)

3. Branco, S. F., Stella, S., & Langkusch, A. (2022). The reclamation of self: Kinship and identity in transnational Colombian adoptee first family reunions. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 30(4), 514-522. https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807221104112  +(students)

4. Meade, N., Branco, S. F., Isaacs, B., White, R., & Hanks, E. (2022). Cultural appropriation, appreciation, and adaption: A rejoinder to “Effects of a Rite of Passage ceremony on veteran’s behavior”. Journal of Counseling and Development, 100 (1), 96-103. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12400

5. Branco, S. F. (2021). Relational-Cultural Theory: A supportive framework for transracial adoptive families. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 30(1), 22-29. https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807211028986

6. Branco, S. F., & Jones, C. T. (2021). Supporting Black, Indigenous, People of Color counselors: Considerations for counselor skills training and practice. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 43(4), 281-300. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.43.4.01

7. Branco, S. F. (2021). The Colombian adoption house: A case study. Adoption Quarterly. 24(1), 25-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2020.1834042

8. Branco, S. F., & Davis, M. (2020). The Minority Fellowship Program: Promoting representation within counselor education and supervision. The Professional Counselor, 10(4), 603-614. https://doi.org/10.15241/sfb.10.4.603 (open access) Author video: https://youtu.be/SH4bCNaDRXg

9. Jones, C. T., & Branco, S. F. (2020) The interconnectedness between cultural humility and broaching in clinical supervision: Working from the multicultural orientation framework. The Clinical Supervisor, 39(2), 198-209. https://doi.org/10.1080/07325223.2020.1830327

10. Branco, S. F., & Bayne, H. B. (2020). Carrying the burden: Counselors of Color experiences with client microaggressions in counseling. Journal of Counseling & Development, 98(3), 272-282. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12322

In 2022, Collin Kawan-Hemler wrote a thesis for Haverford College on transnational adoptions.

From Orphan, to Citizen, to Transnational Adoptee: The Origins of the U.S.-Colombian Adoption Industry and the Emergence of Adoptee Counternarratives