Rate My Professor Rachel Swanick

Her research interests centre on attachment theory, constructivism, attachment across the lifespan, and supporting women and children, including in non-Western communities. Swanick authored the forthcoming book A Clinical Guide to Interpersonal Constructs and Attachment Theory, scheduled for publication by Springer in 2026. She co-authored a reflective training manual on the Assessment of Parent-Child Interactions in 2019 and has published articles such as “What are the factors of effective therapy?” in Approaches Journal in 2019 and “Achieving Behavioural Advancement through the Dynamic Maturation Model and the Assessment of Parent-Child Interactions in a Music Therapy Context” in Behavioural Sciences in 2022. Additional publications include chapters in the Oxford Handbook of Early Childhood Music Learning and Development in 2023 and a position paper on Music and Parental Wellbeing published in Music & Science in 2025. Swanick is Vice President of the European Music Therapy Confederation, a Chartered Psychologist, and an HCPC Registered Music Therapist. She has delivered keynote speeches and training across Europe and contributes to international research collaborations.