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An action research project on the links between families and institutions has led to the creation of a specific study devoted to the singular role played by psychologists in National Education (psyen). This research which was conducted in different primary and secondary schools and takes account of the evolution of the missions devolved upon the psyen, looks at the latter’s role as third parties creating links between schools, families, pupils professionals and partners. The statements collected during individual interviews and participant observations have highlighted certain paradoxes with which the psyen can be faced, in particular the permanent nature of their work around limits. Thus, the treatment accorded to the recognition of psychic life in the missions of the psyen, the choice of being present or absent at disciplinary committees and the recruitment by a middle school of a psychologist in the private sector, give rise to analyses and questions.