 Collaboration between social educators and nurses in institutions for persons with disabilities in French-speaking Switzerland: Developments and challenges for the field of social work 
The ageing of people with disabilities and the evolution of their problems imply an increased need for support and care. In institutions for people with disabilities, social educators and nurses are called upon more and more to work together within socio-educational teams. Based on the perspective of sociology of professional groups and works on interprofessional collaboration, this article analyses the interprofessional collaboration between social educators and nurses in institutions for people with disabilities in French-speaking Switzerland, according to professionals concerned and employers. Interviews provide insight on the processes of redefining the areas of intervention between social educators and nurses, by pointing out two institutional modalities of division of labour in the consulted structures, formal distinction and no formal distinction, the issues they raise and how professionals make them their own. Results also highlight the good collaboration between these professions, the areas of tension and the influences on interdisciplinary collaboration.