Meet Ms. Julye
Zanyya Gibbs 2022/02/03
Ms. Julye has been Woodland High School’s school social worker for about a year now and she graduated from Georgia State. Even though she’s new, she has a lot to offer.
When wanting to know more about social work, Ms. Julye is the person to ask. Her room is on the 300 hallway (room 314 to be exact). Last week, I interviewed this hard-working woman on the life of being a Social Worker and the ins and outs of this job. What exactly is a social worker? Well, when one thinks about the word specifically, they probably think of someone who works with orphans but that is not exactly true. Social work is about more than just dealing with orphaned kids, it is also about helping kids outside of the school system and aiding them in getting an education, this may include: homelessness, child abuse, counseling, etc. Social workers also help families who are in need. Ms. Julye stated that social workers’ duties are “alleviating any barriers that hinder kids from getting education or access to education.” This job requires a LOT of time. When I asked Ms. Julye how much time this job takes up, she reported that she works “8 hours a day, five days a week,” but she admitted that sometimes the job is over time depending on the situation. In this field, if you want to be a social worker, you are required to have a masters’ degree in social work. Some challenges of this career are self-care, stress, overworking, and taking work home. However, “putting smiles on people’s faces and making differences in people’s lives, building relationships” makes the job worth it.
Ms. Julye’s passion is to help mostly African American girls ``increase their emotional intelligence.” She really wants to bring awareness to all girls about “how food can impact your emotional well-being.” If she wasn’t a social worker, she probably would have been in a career regarding therapy or physical therapy. She became interested in social work when someone came into her psychology class and spoke on social work. Immediately after, her mind went “That’s what I want to do!” Ms. Julye does not regret becoming a social worker because “you can do anything in social work….you’re [social workers] unlimited really….I don’t regret it, at all.”
Ms. Julye has been Woodland High School’s school social worker for about a year now and she graduated from Georgia State. Even though she’s new, she has a lot to offer.
When wanting to know more about social work, Ms. Julye is the person to ask. Her room is on the 300 hallway (room 314 to be exact). Last week, I interviewed this hard-working woman on the life of being a Social Worker and the ins and outs of this job. What exactly is a social worker? Well, when one thinks about the word specifically, they probably think of someone who works with orphans but that is not exactly true. Social work is about more than just dealing with orphaned kids, it is also about helping kids outside of the school system and aiding them in getting an education, this may include: homelessness, child abuse, counseling, etc. Social workers also help families who are in need. Ms. Julye stated that social workers’ duties are “alleviating any barriers that hinder kids from getting education or access to education.” This job requires a LOT of time. When I asked Ms. Julye how much time this job takes up, she reported that she works “8 hours a day, five days a week,” but she admitted that sometimes the job is over time depending on the situation. In this field, if you want to be a social worker, you are required to have a masters’ degree in social work. Some challenges of this career are self-care, stress, overworking, and taking work home. However, “putting smiles on people’s faces and making differences in people’s lives, building relationships” makes the job worth it.
Ms. Julye’s passion is to help mostly African American girls ``increase their emotional intelligence.” She really wants to bring awareness to all girls about “how food can impact your emotional well-being.” If she wasn’t a social worker, she probably would have been in a career regarding therapy or physical therapy. She became interested in social work when someone came into her psychology class and spoke on social work. Immediately after, her mind went “That’s what I want to do!” Ms. Julye does not regret becoming a social worker because “you can do anything in social work….you’re [social workers] unlimited really….I don’t regret it, at all.”
