CAREER TRANSITION AND MENTAL HEALTH.

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Abstract

In this interview, Professor Juliana Menêzes da Nóbrega discusses the growing trend of career transitions in contemporary society, emphasizing the importance of understanding the motivations that lead individuals to seek new spaces to express their subjectivity at work. Drawing on her extensive experience as a career mentor, she highlights the urgency of addressing the connection between professional paths, mental health, and well-being in the corporate environment. Juliana brings attention to issues that are still rarely explored by organizations but that can significantly impact professional development. She also examines how managerial practices influence career management and transition decisions, inviting the reader to reflect on the need to redefine the concept of professional success.

Author Biographies

  • Anna Luiza de Castro Gianasi, Universidade de Brasília - UnB

    é Psicóloga graduada pelo CEUB, pós-graduada em Psicologia Humanista - ACP (UNEPOS) e em Psicanálise (PUCRS) e Advogada graduada e mestre em Direito pela PUCMinas. É professora do Centro Universitário de Brasília (CEUB) e atua na Clínica em atendimentos de psicoterapia.

  • Mário César Ferreira, University of Brasília

    Bachelor’s Degree and Licentiate in Psychology (FUCMT, 1984); Specialization in Social Psychology (FUCMT, 1989); Master’s Degree in Psychology (University of Brasília – UnB, 1992); Diplôme d’Études Approfondies in Ergonomics (École Pratique des Hautes Études – EPHE, 1995); Doctorate in Ergonomics (École Pratique des Hautes Études – EPHE, 1998); Postdoctoral Fellowship in Activity Ergonomics Applied to Quality of Work Life (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2008).

    He is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Social and Work Psychology at the Institute of Psychology of the University of Brasília (UnB), teaching courses in the Graduate Program in Social, Work, and Organizational Psychology (PPG-PSTO, CAPES rating 6).

    He coordinates the following groups: the Work and Health Working Group at the National Association for Research and Graduate Studies in Psychology (ANPEPP, 2016–2018); the Research Group on Personnel Development and Quality of Work Life in the Public Sector (DViTra) registered with the CNPq Research Groups Directory; and, within the Institute of Psychology at UnB, the Activity Ergonomics, Cognition and Health Center (ECoS) and the Study Group on Ergonomics Applied to the Public Sector (ErgoPublic).

    He was Director of the Scientific Initiation Program at the University of Brasília (2009–2012). He is the author of the book Quality of Work Life: An Approach Focused on Workers’ Perspectives (3rd Edition, Paralelo 15 Publishing House, 2017) and co-editor of 11 books, including Quality of Work Life: Fundamental Issues, Analysis and Intervention Perspectives (Paralelo 15 Publishing House, 2013).

    His research and intervention activities focus on the fields of Work Psychology and Activity Ergonomics, with emphasis on the topics of Quality of Work Life (QWL), work, and health.

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Published

2025-10-20

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2025): Revista Laborativa

Section

Entrevistas