ABSTRACT
Research in developmental psychology documents how children grow in complex environments, how they are able to deal with complex social situations since the early stages, and how actively they participate in triangular relationships. Professionals work in networks comprising interconnected families, schools, groups, parents, teachers, colleagues, teams—networks within which people construct identities, relationships, and social worlds. From the interdependent system perspective, instead of the professional system, the child and his or her family are seen as an interdependent network of many different, interrelated, and interconnected characters. The ideas of interdependence and social construction suggest the adoption of two levels of analysis for the understanding of the processes implied in any intervention: the level of the individual construction and the level of co-construction. The practice of relational competence contributes to the construction of interactive contexts within which clients develop the answers to their needs.
