Paul Michaels Senior Practitioner
Registered Sign Language Interpreter
Languages: BSL English
(Registration Expires: 30/04/2026)
Photo ID Card No: 100025X
Languages: BSL English
(Registration Expires: 30/04/2026)
Photo ID Card No: 100025X
| Weekdays | Evenings | Weekends |  |
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| Contact no | 07947 534 833 |
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| Text only | No |
| Email address | paul.michaels@me.com |
The information provided below is additional to registration requirements and therefore has not been verified by NRCPD.
Memberships
| Organisation | Date joined |
|---|---|
| Association of Sign Language Interpreters (ASLI) | 01/04/2009 |
| European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters | 19/09/2009 |
| NUBSLI | 01/08/2015 |
| British Sociological Association | 04/10/2016 |
| Visual Language Professionals (VLP) | 08/09/2018 |
| WASLI | 01/01/2009 |
Additional qualifications
| Type | Qualification | Date achieved |
|---|---|---|
| Communication / Language | Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced BSL & Related Studies | 04/07/2008 |
| Professional | Postgraduate Diploma in Interpreting BSL/English | 07/02/2011 |
| Professional | Masters Degree by Research | 08/04/2015 |
| Specialist Professional | Diploma in Supervision for Sign Language Interpreters and Allied Professionals | 03/03/2018 |
| Specialist Professional | TSLI Supervisor | 01/04/2018 |
| Professional | Postgraduate Diploma in Interpreting with the Deaf Community | 03/07/2009 |
| Professional | Level 3 Certificate In Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) | 13/04/2022 |
| Professional | PhD | 23/10/2023 |
Employments
| Start date | End date | Job title | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2009 | Junior Trainee Interpreter | ||
| 07/02/2011 | MRSLI | ||
| 28/03/2022 | Assessor (CAVA) | ||
| 13/11/2018 | NRCPD Supervisor | ||
| 31/03/2018 | Professional Supervisor |
General Info
In addition to offering British Sign language interpreting, I am also a qualified professional supervisor (https://labyrinthsupervision.com/supervisors/paul-michaels) and an NRCPD Practice Professional. I qualified as an assessor in March 2022 with a Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) which has replaced the old A1 Assessor qualification and therefore I can also be your NRCPD Practice Assessor. I hold a PhD from Durham University (2023) which examined the motivations and experiences of men in the predominantly female profession of British Sign Language interpreting. I am a member of ASLI, VLP, efsli and WASLI.
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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulmichaelsbsl
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Twitter: twitter.com/bslinterpreter
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulmichaelsbsl
Facebook: facebook.com/paul.michaels.391
Assignments
| Education |
| Schools, e.g. classroom, staff meetings/training, parents' meetings |
| Adult Education, i.e. 'leisure' courses |
| Further Education |
| Higher Education and professional |
| SEN tribunals |
| Leisure |
| Sport indoor |
| Social events, e.g. wedding reception |
| Sport outdoor, outdoor pursuits |
| Mental Health |
| Clinical meetings |
| Therapy/treatment |
| Clinical interviews, e.g. mental state examinations, assessments |
| Tribunals |
| Health and Social Services |
| Physical health, e.g. GPs, hospitals, physio, opticians, dentists, health visitors, ante-natal |
| Community consultation meetings |
| Housing |
| Child protection case conferences |
| Social Services casework |
| Social Services home visits and assessments |
| Theatre, Arts, Television |
| Workshops or training, arts, TV |
| Theatre/opera performance, musicals, pantomime, comedy, etc |
| Talks, e.g. gallery, museum |
| Deaf cabaret |
| Television on screen, i.e. front of camera |
| Legal and Quasijudicial |
| Prison or probation |
| Solicitors'/barristers' meetings, law centres |
| Tribunals, e.g. DLA appeals, employment, immigration |
| Memorandum interviews with children and vulnerable adults |
| Courts, e.g. magistrates, crown, civil |
| Police interviews (including customs and immigration) |
| Employment |
| Training/professional development |
| Work support, e.g. telephone interpreting, meetings, correspondence, supervision |
| Disciplinary proceedings - employment |
| Interviews |
| Other Specialisms |
| Telephone |
| Children and young people |
| Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual |
| Conferences and large meetings |
| Usher |
| Religion specified, e.g. services, weddings, funerals |
| Disabilities, i.e. deaf people with disabilities |
| Disability politics |
| Video telephony, i.e. remote, distance |
| Minimal language skills clients |
| Political |
| Driving test |