Avaliação da viabilidade de uma intervenção on-line em grupo baseada no life-design para estudantes universitários brasileiros

Abstract

The transformations in the world of work over the last century have brought new challenges to career development, including the need to deal with multiple transitions and interventions that consider the lived contexts. In this sense, the transition from university to the labor market has emerged as one of the most significant transitions experienced. The Life Design paradigm proposes the life story narrative as a central tool for career interventions in this new context. The general objective of this research was to develop and assess the feasibility of a career intervention protocol, applied in groups and online, with students in the university-to-work transition, based on this paradigm. The intervention was conducted with 4 psychology students between the 6th and 10th semesters. The analysis revealed its feasibility, with some necessary adjustments, such as: improved time management in one of the sessions, changes in the strategy for sharing the My Career Story (MCS), and the provision of written guidelines. It was concluded that the intervention has potential to be used in future effectiveness studies.The second study, which was descriptive and exploratory in nature, evaluated the cultural appropriateness of the MCS for the Brazilian context. Eight university students from different courses, in their 6th semester or later, participated in the group and online intervention. The intervention used the MCS as the only tool, and participants were asked to fill out an MCS Evaluation Form at the end of the sessions and a Narrability Scale before and after the intervention. The results indicate the clarity and usefulness of the instrument, as well as improvements in narrability levels. However, some difficulties were identified, suggesting the need for updates in the terminology and cultural adaptation of the writing to ensure better effectiveness and cultural sensitivity.